beyond-all-reason/Beyond-All-Reason

New ingame Setting Button that opens uikeys.txt

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#3,369 opened on Jul 11, 2024

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Description

Description

Currently, it's hard to figure out how to change your hotkeys, and it's a hassle to dig into obscure folders every time, especially for new players.

Why?

A lot of people struggle with figuring out how to change hotkeys. This is the least we could do to help them.

What area of the game does this feature request pertain?

Settings, Controls or Hotkeys

Other (optional)

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Contributor guide

Research direction
Find the UI code for the settings menu (likely in Lua) and add a button that opens the uikeys.txt file using the appropriate function (e.g., Spring.Echo or file operations).
Tech stack
lua
Domain
game dev
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
95