DIK KeyCodes - Revision history

Lou Montana: /* North-American Keyboard */ Add some {{Controls}} template usage

2026-02-13T10:43:17Z

North-American Keyboard: Add some {{Controls}} template usage

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

2025-10-17T15:04:53Z

Some wiki formatting

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	{{TOC\|side}}		{{TOC\|side}}<!-- TODO: use {{Controls}} template? -->
	Each key on any keyboard has a unique Direct Input Keyboard (DIK) code. They are '''not''' character symbols.		Each key on any keyboard has a unique Direct Input Keyboard (DIK) code. They are '''not''' character symbols.
	They refer to the '''position of the key''' on the keyboard. In other words, depending on the keyboard layout, the actual key can change, but its position is always identical.		They refer to the '''position of the key''' on the keyboard. In other words, depending on the keyboard layout, the actual key can change, but its position is always identical.
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"</syntaxhighlight>

	=== DIK Codes ~~for QWERTY~~ ===
			== DIK Codes ==

			=== North-American Keyboard ===

			{{hl\|QWERTY}}

	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
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	! Note		! Note

	\|- <!-- F1..~~F15~~ -->		\|- <!-- F1..F24 -->
	! colspan="6" \| Function Keys		! colspan="6" \| Function Keys
	\|-		\|-
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	<div style="padding-right: 2em">		<div style="padding-right: 2em">

			=== German Keyboard ===

	~~== German Keyboard ==~~		{{hl\|QWERTZ}}

	{\| class="wikitable sortable align-center"		{\| class="wikitable sortable align-center"
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	<div style="padding-right: 2em">		<div style="padding-right: 2em">

			=== French Keyboard ===

	~~== French Keyboard ==~~		{{hl\|AZERTY}}

	{\| class="wikitable align-center"		{\| class="wikitable align-center"
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	</div>		</div>
	</div>		</div>


	[[Category:Reference Lists]]		[[Category:Reference Lists]]

DnA: Added F16-F24

2025-06-24T12:07:12Z

Added F16-F24

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	! colspan="6" \| Function Keys		! colspan="6" \| Function Keys
	\|-		\|-
	\| F1 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F1 \|\| 0x3B \|\| 59 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F1 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F1 \|\| 0x3B \|\| 59 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F2 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F2 \|\| 0x3C \|\| 60 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F2 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F2 \|\| 0x3C \|\| 60 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F3 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F3 \|\| 0x3D \|\| 61 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F3 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F3 \|\| 0x3D \|\| 61 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F4 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F4 \|\| 0x3E \|\| 62 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F4 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F4 \|\| 0x3E \|\| 62 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F5 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F5 \|\| 0x3F \|\| 63 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F5 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F5 \|\| 0x3F \|\| 63 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F6 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F6 \|\| 0x40 \|\| 64 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F6 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F6 \|\| 0x40 \|\| 64 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F7 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F7 \|\| 0x41 \|\| 65 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F7 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F7 \|\| 0x41 \|\| 65 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F8 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F8 \|\| 0x42 \|\| 66 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F8 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F8 \|\| 0x42 \|\| 66 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F9 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F9 \|\| 0x43 \|\| 67 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F9 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F9 \|\| 0x43 \|\| 67 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F10 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F10 \|\| 0x44 \|\| 68 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F10 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F10 \|\| 0x44 \|\| 68 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F11 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F11 \|\| 0x57 \|\| 87 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F11 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F11 \|\| 0x57 \|\| 87 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F12 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F12 \|\| 0x58 \|\| 88 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F12 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F12 \|\| 0x58 \|\| 88 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| F13 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F13 \|\| 0x64 \|\| 100 \|\| NEC PC98		\| F13 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F13 \|\| 0x64 \|\| 100 \|\| NEC PC98
	\|-		\|-
	\| F14 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F14 \|\| 0x65 \|\| 101 \|\| NEC PC98		\| F14 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F14 \|\| 0x65 \|\| 101 \|\| NEC PC98
	\|-		\|-
	\| F15 \|\| F1..~~F15~~ \|\| DIK_F15 \|\| 0x66 \|\| 102 \|\| NEC PC98		\| F15 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F15 \|\| 0x66 \|\| 102 \|\| NEC PC98
			\|-
			\| F16 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F16 \|\| 0x67 \|\| 103 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F17 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F17 \|\| 0x68 \|\| 104 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F18 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F18 \|\| 0x69 \|\| 105 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F19 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F19 \|\| 0x6A \|\| 106 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F20 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F20 \|\| 0x6B \|\| 107 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F21 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F21 \|\| 0x6C \|\| 108 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F22 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F22 \|\| 0x6D \|\| 109 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F23 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F23 \|\| 0x6E \|\| 110 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| F24 \|\| F1..F24 \|\| DIK_F24 \|\| 0x76 \|\| 118 \|\| {{n/a}}

	\|- <!-- NUMERICAL -->		\|- <!-- NUMERICAL -->

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

2023-09-14T14:49:22Z

Some wiki formatting

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Lou Montana: Text replacement - "Link\|https:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/([^w][^i])" to "Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1"

2023-02-23T21:10:59Z

Text replacement - "Link\|https:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/([^w][^i])" to "Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1"

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	* Unique DIK codes exist for numeric pad '9' versus standard key '9'. These are key-codes, not, characters.		* Unique DIK codes exist for numeric pad '9' versus standard key '9'. These are key-codes, not, characters.

	{{Feature\|Informative\|Specific keys cannot be detected with DIK codes, since the position of the keys changes with the Keyboard layout (Qwerty, {{Link\|https://en.wikipedia.org/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard\|Dvorak}}).}}		{{Feature\|Informative\|Specific keys cannot be detected with DIK codes, since the position of the keys changes with the Keyboard layout (Qwerty, {{Link\|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard\|Dvorak}}).}}

	== Usage in scripts ==		== Usage in scripts ==

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\{\{Wikipedia \| ([a-zA-Z0-9_#]+) \| ([a-zA-Z0-9_ #]+) *\}\}" to "{{Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/$1|$2}}"

2023-02-23T21:02:30Z

Text replacement - "\{\{Wikipedia *\| *([a-zA-Z0-9_#]+) *\| *([a-zA-Z0-9_ #]+) *\}\}" to "{{Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/$1|$2}}"

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:02, 23 February 2023
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	* Unique DIK codes exist for numeric pad '9' versus standard key '9'. These are key-codes, not, characters.		* Unique DIK codes exist for numeric pad '9' versus standard key '9'. These are key-codes, not, characters.

	{{Feature\|Informative\|Specific keys cannot be detected with DIK codes, since the position of the keys changes with the Keyboard layout (Qwerty, {{~~Wikipedia~~\|Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard\|Dvorak}}).}}		{{Feature\|Informative\|Specific keys cannot be detected with DIK codes, since the position of the keys changes with the Keyboard layout (Qwerty, {{Link\|https://en.wikipedia.org/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard\|Dvorak}}).}}

	== Usage in scripts ==		== Usage in scripts ==

Ansin11: /* Example Script */ Fixed example script

2023-01-02T22:37:29Z

Example Script: Fixed example script

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	<sqf>		<sqf>
	#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"		#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"
	~~params ["_ctrl","_button","_BtnShift","_BtnCtrl","_BtnAlt"];~~

	~~private _buttonDisabled = false; // true: block the original command~~, ~~false: Execute the normal command of that button~~		findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", {
	~~private _blockInput = { _ButtonDisabled = true; }~~;		params ["_displayOrControl", "_key", "_shift", "_ctrl", "_alt"];

	~~if (_button isEqualTo DIK_W) then // DIK_W = 17 = 0x11~~ = ~~"W"~~		private _override = false;
	{
	~~// For now, button W is just registered, but won't block the original command for now (player can move forward).~~

	// ~~If SHIFT is~~ pressed~~, block "~~W" ~~(walk forward) and show the systemchat message~~		if (_key isEqualTo DIK_W) then { //DIK_W = 17 = 0x11
	if (~~_BtnShift~~) then		systemChat "You pressed W.";
	{
	systemChat "Shift+W ~~pressed~~";		if (_shift) then {
	~~call _blockInput~~; ~~// call to disable the original command~~		systemChat "You are not allowed to use Shift + W!";
			_override = true;
			};
	};		};
	};

	~~_buttonDisabled~~;		_override
			}];
	</sqf>		</sqf>


	== Defines ==		== Defines ==

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

2022-07-15T13:09:05Z

Some wiki formatting

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	=== Example Script ===		=== Example Script ===

	<~~code~~>#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"		<sqf>
	[[params]] ["_ctrl","_button","_BtnShift","_BtnCtrl","_BtnAlt"];~~<br>~~		#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"
	[[private]] _buttonDisabled = [[false]]; ~~{{cc\|[[~~true]]: block the original ~~comand~~, [[false]]: Execute the normal command of that button}}		params ["_ctrl","_button","_BtnShift","_BtnCtrl","_BtnAlt"];
	[[private]] _blockInput = { _ButtonDisabled = [[true]]; };~~<br>~~
	[[if]] (_button [[isEqualTo]] DIK_W) [[then~~]] {{cc\|~~DIK_W {{=}} 17 {{=}} 0x11 {{=}} "W"}}		private _buttonDisabled = false; // true: block the original command, false: Execute the normal command of that button
			private _blockInput = { _ButtonDisabled = true; };

			if (_button isEqualTo DIK_W) then // DIK_W = 17 = 0x11 = "W"
	{		{
	~~{{cc\|~~For now, button W is just registered, but won't block the original command for now (player can move forward).~~}}<br>~~		// For now, button W is just registered, but won't block the original command for now (player can move forward).
	~~{{cc\|~~If SHIFT is pressed, block "W" (walk forward) and show the systemchat message}}
	[[if]] (_BtnShift) [[then]]		// If SHIFT is pressed, block "W" (walk forward) and show the systemchat message
			if (_BtnShift) then
	{		{
	[[systemChat]] "Shift+W pressed";		systemChat "Shift+W pressed";
	[[call]] _blockInput; ~~{{cc\|~~call to disable the original command}}		call _blockInput; // call to disable the original command
	};		};
	};~~<br>~~		};
	_buttonDisabled</~~code~~>
			_buttonDisabled;
			</sqf>


	== Defines ==		== Defines ==

	'''{{arma3}}'''		'''{{arma3}}'''
	<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"</syntaxhighlight>

R3vo: added offset keys, table beautification

2021-06-20T23:05:15Z

added offset keys, table beautification

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	== Defines ==		== Defines ==
	~~=== Header ===~~
	~~'''Personal Tools'''~~

	~~<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include "\bin\dikCodes.h"</syntaxhighlight>~~

	'''{{arma3}}'''		'''{{arma3}}'''

	<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"</syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang="cpp">#include "\a3\ui_f\hpp\definedikcodes.inc"</syntaxhighlight>

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	\|- <!-- F1..F15 -->		\|- <!-- F1..F15 -->
			! colspan="6" \| Function Keys
			\|-
	\| F1 \|\| F1..F15 \|\| DIK_F1 \|\| 0x3B \|\| 59 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| F1 \|\| F1..F15 \|\| DIK_F1 \|\| 0x3B \|\| 59 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- NUMERICAL -->		\|- <!-- NUMERICAL -->
			! colspan="6" \| Numeric Keys
			\|-
	\| 0 \|\| 0..9 \|\| DIK_0 \|\| 0x0B \|\| 11 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| 0 \|\| 0..9 \|\| DIK_0 \|\| 0x0B \|\| 11 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- NUMPAD -->		\|- <!-- NUMPAD -->
			! colspan="6" \| Numpad Keys
			\|-
	\| 0 \|\| Numpad \|\| DIK_NUMPAD0 \|\| 0x52 \|\| 82 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| 0 \|\| Numpad \|\| DIK_NUMPAD0 \|\| 0x52 \|\| 82 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- Alphabet -->		\|- <!-- Alphabet -->
			! colspan="6" \| Alphabet Keys
			\|-
	\| A \|\| A..Z \|\| DIK_A \|\| 0x1E \|\| 30 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| A \|\| A..Z \|\| DIK_A \|\| 0x1E \|\| 30 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- Control keys -->		\|- <!-- Control keys -->
			! colspan="6" \| Control Keys
			\|-
	\| Escape \|\| Control key \|\| DIK_ESCAPE \|\| 0x01 \|\| 1 \|\| {{n/a}}		\| Escape \|\| Control key \|\| DIK_ESCAPE \|\| 0x01 \|\| 1 \|\| {{n/a}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\|-		\|-
	\| Alt (right) \|\| Control key \|\| DIK_RALT \|\| colspan="2" \| DIK_RMENU \|\| {{n/a}}		\| Alt (right) \|\| Control key \|\| DIK_RALT \|\| colspan="2" \| DIK_RMENU \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| CTRL (left, right) \|\| Control key \|\| INPUT_CTRL_OFFSET \|\| \| 512 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| SHIFT (left, right) \|\| Control key \|\| INPUT_SHIFT_OFFSET \|\| \| 1024 \|\| {{n/a}}
			\|-
			\| ALT (left, right) \|\| Control key \|\| INPUT_ALT_OFFSET\|\| \| 2048 \|\| {{n/a}}

	\|- <!-- ~~Graphics ?~~ -->		\|- <!-- Symbol keys -->
			! colspan="6" \| Symbol Keys
			\|-
	\| \|\| Graphics \|\| DIK_AT \|\| 0x91 \|\| 145 \|\| NEC PC98		\| \|\| Graphics \|\| DIK_AT \|\| 0x91 \|\| 145 \|\| NEC PC98
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- KataKana -->		\|- <!-- KataKana -->
			! colspan="6" \| KataKana Keys
			\|-
	\| \|\| KataKana \|\| DIK_KANA \|\| 0x70 \|\| 112 \|\| Japanese keyboard		\| \|\| KataKana \|\| DIK_KANA \|\| 0x70 \|\| 112 \|\| Japanese keyboard
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- Apps -->		\|- <!-- Apps -->
			! colspan="6" \| App Keys
			\|-
	\| \|\| Apps \|\| DIK_NEXTTRACK \|\| 0x99 \|\| 153 \|\| Next Track		\| \|\| Apps \|\| DIK_NEXTTRACK \|\| 0x99 \|\| 153 \|\| Next Track
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- ArrowKeypad -->		\|- <!-- ArrowKeypad -->
			! colspan="6" \| Arrow Keypad
			\|-
	\| \|\| ArrowKeypad \|\| DIK_HOME \|\| 0xC7 \|\| 199 \|\| Home on arrow keypad		\| \|\| ArrowKeypad \|\| DIK_HOME \|\| 0xC7 \|\| 199 \|\| Home on arrow keypad
	\|-		\|-
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	\|- <!-- Others -->		\|- <!-- Others -->
			! colspan="6" \| Other Keys
			\|-
	\| OS key (left) \|\| Other \|\| DIK_LWIN \|\| 0xDB \|\| 219 \|\| Left Windows key		\| OS key (left) \|\| Other \|\| DIK_LWIN \|\| 0xDB \|\| 219 \|\| Left Windows key
	\|-		\|-

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\[https?\:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/wiki\/([^ ]+) (.+)\]" to "{{Wikipedia|$1|$2}}"

2021-05-30T14:55:19Z

Text replacement - "\[https?\:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/wiki\/([^ ]+) (.+)\]" to "{{Wikipedia|$1|$2}}"

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:55, 30 May 2021
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	* Unique DIK codes exist for numeric pad '9' versus standard key '9'. These are key-codes, not, characters.		* Unique DIK codes exist for numeric pad '9' versus standard key '9'. These are key-codes, not, characters.

	{{Feature\|Informative\|Specific keys cannot be detected with DIK codes, since the position of the keys changes with the Keyboard layout (Qwerty, ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard Dvorak]).}}		{{Feature\|Informative\|Specific keys cannot be detected with DIK codes, since the position of the keys changes with the Keyboard layout (Qwerty, {{Wikipedia\|Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard\|Dvorak}}).}}

	== Usage in scripts ==		== Usage in scripts ==

DIK KeyCodes - Revision history

Lou Montana: /* North-American Keyboard */ Add some {{Controls}} template usage

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

DnA: Added F16-F24

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "Link\|https:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/([^w][^i])" to "Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/$1"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\{\{Wikipedia *\| *([a-zA-Z0-9_#]+) *\| *([a-zA-Z0-9_ #]+) *\}\}" to "{{Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/$1|$2}}"

Ansin11: /* Example Script */ Fixed example script

Lou Montana: Some wiki formatting

R3vo: added offset keys, table beautification

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\[https?\:\/\/en\.wikipedia\.org\/wiki\/([^ ]+) (.+)\]" to "{{Wikipedia|$1|$2}}"

Lou Montana: Text replacement - "\{\{Wikipedia \| ([a-zA-Z0-9_#]+) \| ([a-zA-Z0-9_ #]+) *\}\}" to "{{Link|https://en.wikipedia.org/$1|$2}}"