Mapping savestates with keyboard keys

[mabakay]

Is it possible to map Save State and Load State to keyboard keys like F5 and F9? Similarly with selecting a slot. Or maybe there's already a solution for this? The idea is to be able to press a key on the keyboard during gameplay instead of opening a window, going to the Save States tab, and using the mouse for all of that.

It would be easier to set up a station for a child where I can explain that this button is for this and that button is for that, rather than the child constantly having to call out – 'Dad, now I want to save and switch to another game' – or – 'Dad, now I want to play Superfrog where I left off.'

[midwan]

You can map the Quick save state and Quick restore state events to controller buttons:

There's no keyboard support for mapping custom events, but if you've got a controller with spare buttons, perhaps this will do the job.

[midwan]

There are a few different keyboard shortcuts inherited from WinUAE, that I haven't tested personally.
For example, Shift + END + F6 will prompt a "Save save state" dialog, while END + F6 will prompt a "Restore save state" one.
END + F1-F4 and SHIFT + END + F1-F4 will do floppy drive insert/remove accordingly.
END + F5 and Shift + END + F5 will do the same for CD0.

I haven't tested these in Amiberry yet, but the mapping is there. The GUI interface is different, so it's possible some might be glitchy or not work, we'll have to test them. The keyboard mapping is all shown in the osdep/keyboard.cpp file. The processed events, are set up in inputdevice.cpp.

I don't see a keyboard shortcut for quick loading a savestate, from what I can see, but maybe it works with/without Shift, like the rest of them? Can't test at the moment to be sure. :)

[midwan]

Update: I see that the shortcuts for Save state dialog are not implemented yet in Amiberry, so those won't work (as you already know).
The floppy selection ones are there and should work. The CD one is also missing. Things to add in the TODO list :)

@mabakay It's still the END key on the PI400, though with the limited keyboard there, it might be hard to use that (I think it's a combo with the Fn key?). We need to have it mapped to a key that's not used inside Amiga emulation, so it's hard to use anything other than those extra keys.

[giantclambake]

I haven't tested these in Amiberry yet, but the mapping is there. The GUI interface is different, so it's possible some might be glitchy or not work, we'll have to test them.

Sure.... I'm being a bit tunnel-visioned here ~ my main focus is on savestates atm...

Shift + END + F6 will prompt a "Save save state" dialog
END + F6 will prompt a "Restore save state" one

Neither of the above key-sequences work (with the GUI) ... I suspect that the triggers are working, as I notice mouse focus is effected, but the dialog windows don't appear (I doubt we have any GUI equivalents here?)

You want a separate ticket for this? (last time I checked, floppy insert/remove was working, but I'll recheck later)

[midwan]

I think this #1559 will suffice :)

[giantclambake]

I don't see a keyboard shortcut for quick loading a savestate, from what I can see, but maybe it works with/without Shift, like the rest of them? Can't test at the moment to be sure. :)

Doesn't seem to work without Shift ...maybe another qualifier?

src/include/savestate.h: extern void savestate_quick(int slot, int save);

src/savestate.cpp: void savestate_quick (int slot, int save)

src/inputdevice.cpp: 		savestate_quick ((code - AKS_STATESAVEQUICK) / 2, 1);
src/inputdevice.cpp: 		savestate_quick ((code - AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK) / 2, 0);

src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK1:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK2:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK3:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK4:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK5:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK6:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK7:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK8:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 	case AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK9:
src/inputdevice.cpp: 		savestate_quick ((code - AKS_STATERESTOREQUICK) / 2, 0);

src/osdep/keyboard.cpp: 					code = AKS_STATESAVEQUICK + v * 2 + ((shift_state || ctrl_state) ? 0 : 1);

What am I missing?