rec.autos.simulators

I have keyboard numpad keys assigned to my various phrases (ie - Pit
Out, etc) but when I press those keys, no message gets transmitted.  No
message appears onscreen whether I'm running online or offline.

I activate GPLOMe chat before running GPL and/or WinVROC (depending on
how I connect to the race.)

Is there some setting which needs to be checked/unchecked?  Or is there
a newer version of this program that's available for download?

I'm running GPL under WinXP Pro with a cable modem connection and
hardware firewall (router) if that matters.

Any help with this would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Bert

How have you set GPLOMe to activate? Is it "active only when GPL running"?
you might want to uncheck that box and make sure it works in other programs
(you can check it in notepad). If it works there, it should work in GPL.

David

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I found that my NumLock was off, and I did indeed have "active only when GPL is
running" checked.  Once I turned NumLock back on and unchecked the box, I was
able to get GPLOMe to work with Notepad.  However, it still does NOT work with
GPL!

The blue title bar at the top of GPLOme says " GPLOMe 1.1 (inactive) ".  I'm
using a wireless keyboard.  Could that relate to the problem?

Any other ideas on what might be wrong?

Bert

Cheers!

Remco

GPLOMe continued to work in Notepad, but not with GPL -- strange...

Bert

Clearing all the checkmarks is probably step one in troubleshooting.
Step two could be to choose some keys which are less...suspicious :)
I think the number pad could be a bad choice, since it might have
some special meaning, and it might depend on some other variables
(numlock on/off, gpl using the numpad for replay control..etc..).
Assign one simple key, like 'q', and try that. First check that it
works in notepad and then in GPL.

Next you could to try the other tricks suggested here. Disabling
Logitech software or some such, if you have any of those. Other
than that I'm unable to come up with further suggestions. GPLOMe
uses a small 'trick' to make Windows beleive you are typing on
your keyboard. It might not always work if there is a program
not using the std ways to read keyboard input, or if you have
some other magic program in between which also intercepts keyboard
presses. Your wireless keyboard could possibly be the problem
if it uses some special keyboard driver.

Casper

There was no need to disable the Logi software, as it turns out.  I was testing
the program offline (DUH).  For some reason, I thought that the assigned keys
would show up on screen offline as well as online.  (I guess I got it mixed up
with NR2003's built-in chat program.)  At least now I know to leave everything
unchecked.

Thanks.  ....and sorry for the false alarm.