Keyboard Wizard is a mod helps with solving key conflicts and finding unbound keys. It adds an "extra" controls gui that displays an interactive keyboard in the center.
Screenshots:
Features/Explanation:
Keyboard Wizard can be opened in too ways, by pressing F7 or pressing the added button in the controls gui (this can be turned off in the config).
When you open the gui you will see list of keybindings on the left, and a colored keyboard on the right.
- White keys are unbound
- Green keys have only one binding
- Red keys have more than one binding
Click a key (or the mouse button) to set the binding selected on the left to the key clicked plus the active modifier (see below).
Press the All Bindings button to select the category that will be displayed in the binding list.
Press the Active Modifier button to select the Forge key modifier (control, alt, or shift) that will be applied to newly set bindings.
The binding list on the left can be filtered by binding name using the search box underneath it. You can also filter by key name by typing @<key name> without the brackets. Shift click a key to auto-populate the search bar with the key name.
Changelog:
v1.7.1
Added extra keys
v1.7
Added search by key name
Added numpad
Added mouse
v1.6
Changed how the buttons scale
Added categories to hovering text on keys
Category list now displays the currently selected category
v1.6b1
Completely changed the way the keyboard is rendered
Keyboard resizes with the Minecraft window
Modifier keys can no longer modify themselves
Temporarily removed numpad :(
v1.5.6
Updated lang file to include all button labels
Updated Russian lang file
v1.5.5
Added a partial Russian translation
v1.5.4
Added a button in to open keyboard wizard from the controls gui
Added a config file with an option to disable this button
Added a warning that will print when another
mod that overrides the controls gui is installed (currently only Controlling)
v1.5.3
Fixed a bug where bindings would not persist between launches
Actions can now be properly bound to the numpad
v1.5.2
Added compatibility for all 1.12.x versions
v1.5.1
Moved the numpad to a new page
Added a button to change pages
Added more buttons to the numpad
v1.5
Added a clear button to set the current binding to NONE
Added a number-pad to the right of the keyboard
v1.4.5
The category dropdown list now expands to multiple columns when there are more than 10 categories
v1.4.4
Fixed a bug that caused the selected binding on list to not be highlighted
v1.4.3
Added a binding category selector
Yes I know I skipped 1.4.2, just a little trouble on the backend
v1.4.1
Added a search bar to the bottom of the binding list
Bindings that are not set to their default value are colored green in the list
Shifted/resized the function keys to make them look pretty
v1.4
Added function keys to the top of the keyboard!
v1.3
Fixed bug where original binding would still work after being changed
List will only be as wide as the longest name it contains
v1.2
Added support for Forge key modifiers
v1.0
First version!
Features and changelog available on the Minecraft Forum post right here! The future of the Minecraft Form is in flux, therefore I will make the curse site the sole repo for info about Keyboard Wizard.
I WILL NOT LOOK INTO ISSUES POSTED IN THE COMMENTS.
If you have and issue or find a bug, please post a mod list, relevant logs, and steps to reproduce on GitHub.
I really love this mod. Is there anyways to make the menu open up to the Key Wizard by default, just from hitting the menu controls button? Instead of a special keybind or the button inside the controls screen?
Thank you! I was about to have a mental breakdown trying to find which mod is using which key. This is great.
In reply to bryan3881:
Glad you like it!
well, ok, 1.7 isn't what I expected - but I don't blame you
making the mouse buttons using an additional button instead of assign when clicked is really helpful - I have a bad habit to accidently hit some mouse-buttons uncontrolled due to some neurological disorder
also adding the numpad as separate page is good use - allthough I expected both on one page - it's cool though
I guess adding additional layouts are still planed?
still big thanks for this mod - helps making key-config with lots of mods so much easier
In reply to cryptearth:
I could have sworn that I replied to this when you posted it, but I guess not. Yes additional layouts are still planned. Thank you for you feedback.
In reply to mrnerdy42:
hehe - all cool
just checked out the new update - it's getting better every time
may a suggestion: as the new AUX page is already 5 wide - its just fit to add the remain 5 F-keys 20-24 in a new row below the current block - that way you could firmly fit the additional 5 keys but still remain the layout
otherwise may a re-layout to kinda like on a real board would also be nice - depend on how good you with different layout managers - I'm pretty good with GridBagLayout wich might be usefull for create a complex layout to fit like keys are on a real keyboard
I now just have to find a keyboard supporting real F13-F24 keys to actually use them =D - in addition with the 3 modifiers thats 48 already - plus the combination - should be enough to fit even the biggest packs
your mod is getting better each and every update - keep it up !
you may considered to bring it to 1.13/1.14?
even when some would ask me: "hey, vanilla?" I would still enforce to use forge just to add your mod =D
rate 11 on a scale 1 to 10
In reply to cryptearth:
Thanks! To address the F20-24 thing quickly, LWGJL only supports up to F19, as shown in this issue here: https://github.com/LWJGL/lwjgl/issues/55
Please post any other issues or concerns on my GitHub page.
In reply to mrnerdy42:
didn't knew that - but as F13-F24 was specified back by IBM before MS-DOS was a thing any modern OS support this full range - there are even a very few special keyboards out there with a full 2nd row of F-keys - but very expensive
and as OpenGL itself supports these and LWJGL somewhat denies its thier fault guess it's down to JOGL
but, as most custom gaming keyboards only have physical F1-F12 and only rely on thier controller software the map the macro keys the easiest way would be just to use some combination of the modifier keys with regular 12 F keys
about github: would require an account wich I don't have - but thanks for the reply
wait, did you change the ui or is that an old picture?
In reply to sovlv:
The UI changed in version 1.6, if that's what you mean.
In reply to mrnerdy42:
o ok, looks like the file ver I had was 1.5.4, is there an option to use the other one if I update? I like the translucent look
In reply to sovlv:
The new (translucent) UI is here to stay for the foreseeable future. This is because it is part of a move away from using the vanilla gui api to using my own classes. The look of course is subject to change, but I don't see myself changing it any time soon.
also from me: THX for creating this very usefull mod - fired it up - noticed the additional button in controlls menu right away (very important addition - COOL!) - and was quickly able to spot and clear conflicts
just a few additions:
- the default key-binding F7 might not be choosen that good - F7 is mostly known for mods adding mob spawn overlay - wich in itself creates a conflict
- F1 and F3 are fixed use of hide/show hud and debug - maybe you could add them also so one new to it notice it wouldn't be smart to re-use them
- seeing addition of mouse, arrow keys, numpad and home-buttons (ins, home, pg-up, del, end, pg-dn) - but you already mentioned you maybe workin on these - KEEP IT UP !
- also - fixed to en/us layout is a bit inconvinient for users of other layouts (like german, french, russian) - may it's possible to add layout based on system locale (java.util.Locale.getDefault() should get system locale setting no matter of lang setting)?
really can't understand why this has only a few thousand downloads - should be part of any pack - maybe even merged into vanilla =D - keep it comming
In reply to cryptearth:
Thanks for your feedback! I'll try to address you concerns.
- Default binding: I've always associated F4 with mob overlays. But either way I think it's quite difficult to pick a key (even a function key) that's unbound in large modpacks. I'm open to change if I get enough reports though.
-F1 and F3: I'd hope people know that these keys are hard coded. But it may be beneficial to display that fact, thanks.
-Extra keys: The numpad is back in the latest dev version available on GitHub. I've also added the mouse in this version. Barring some testing I'll be releasing it shortly.
-International layouts: I've wanted to add these from the start but didn't find an elegant way to do it until recently. This was the main reason behind the move away from vanilla GuiButtons in the latest release version. Stay tuned!
In reply to mrnerdy42:
nice to hear the good news - it's one of the small but so help-full mods - any way to support you?
as I put together a "pack" for me and my friends I found the mod "ReBind" wich adds the standard binds like F1 for hud, F3 for debug and also ctrl+B for narrator as editable binds - wich without any needed addition or config makes them showing up in you mod - maybe you can get in touch with the author of ReBind (it even allows re-bind of ESC to open/close menu/GUIs)
again - keep it comming - can't wait for the next update to see the new features =D
In reply to cryptearth:
The best way to support me right now would be to spread the word!! I don't have Patreon or PayPal donations set up currently, but I guess I'd be insane not consider letting people give monetary support now that you've gotten me thinking about it :P
P.S. I'm really glad you like my tiny contribution to the modding community. Cheers!
Awesome mod, thanks for all the hard work, this is definitely helpful in identifying keyboard conflicts and optimizing settings.
Do you plan on supporting mouse buttons, left, right, middle, scroll up, scroll down, additional mouse buttons, etc.? Also, any ability to support multi key combinations, for example, ctrl+alt+key or ctrl+shift+key, etc.?
FYI: I think the original GUI looks better, maybe add a config options to switch between the two styles?
In reply to 0xebjc:
Thanks, glad you like it!
As to your questions: Mouse buttons are coming. Multi-key modifiers are not supported by Forge. And the new GUI is here to stay.
Awesome mod! Just what I was looking for for my pack. =)
In reply to twothe:
Great! I created this mod with modpack curators in mind.