[Kde-games-devel] KDE Games Report from Akademy 2008

[Mark A. Taff]

On Tuesday 19 August 2008 02:22:15 Ian Wadham wrote:
> he traditional use of Esc in games, with the meaning "Escape", has been
> to pause the game and/or go to the main menu (where you can quit if you
> want to).  Either way, it means "take a break".  It is a good key to use
> because it is easy to locate in a hurry and is not too close to other keys
> that might be used in controlling the game.
>
> IMHO Esc (not P) should be the standard "pause action" in KDE games.

I play some strategy games in win2k (now Vista), and they use either F3 or the 
pause/break key to pause the game.  Both of those solutions suck, IMHO.

Being right-handed, I use my left for some shortcuts, often resting my left 
arm on the desk.

The esc key is far more convenient for me to use for pause or to pause & go to 
a menu.

Being KDE, I'm sure it will be configurable by some method, but I think esc is 
a good default.

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--Mark