Easier to upgrade: Staged Flippers in VPMKeys.vbs

[jarr3]

There is already an issue regarding this topic on Github...

 

As an end user, you should update VPMKeys.vbs to match your installation in terms of Staged Flippers.

Having done this, it is always frustrating when Visual Pinball is updated because there are so many files in the zip file that can "destroy" the installation.

 

VPMKeys.vbs is currently defined as

Dim keyStagedFlipperL : keyStagedFlipperL = LeftFlipperKey
Dim keyStagedFlipperR : keyStagedFlipperR = RightFlipperKey

The default setting for StagedLeftFlipperKey and StagedRightFlipperKey is Left Win key and Right Alt key, so if you do not have any staged flippers the variables have to be LeftFlipperKey and RightFlipperKey respectively.

 

If the default for StagedLeftFlipperKey and StagedRightFlipperKey would match LeftFlipperKey and RightFlipperKey to the same keys, wouldn't that make this assignment redundant?

Dim keyStagedFlipperL : keyStagedFlipperL = StagedLeftFlipperKey 
Dim keyStagedFlipperR : keyStagedFlipperR = StagedRightFlipperKey

At the same time you do not need to change your local VPMKeys.vbs, rather you set the keys in the settings to the keys you want and you are done?

 

What do you think?