[bug] Console opens on ö instead of tilde on german layout

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The ingame console opens when pressing ö instead of tilde on a german keyboard layout. If I switch to english layout it uses the correct key. This is currently no problem, but ö is used in a lot of german words, so at the moment you cannot use it in chat for example.

greetings

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Thanks for the report, we had recently discovered a similar issue with UK keyboards and I will hopefully be checking in a fix for it today and you’ll see it in a future beta. For now the workaround of moving it to another key is, unfortunately, your best option.

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Similar problem on my French keyboard, I didn’t found yet where the tilde key was. I managed to use F12 meanwhile.
Pretty easy to setup, just open your DefaultInputs.ini file in your project and change the key with :

[/Script/Engine.Console]
ConsoleKey=F12
TypeKey=Tab

It’s a workaround of course.

(UDK used the Tab key instead of Tilde if I remember correctly.)

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Thank you very much, that works like a charm.
However I think I should not accept this answer, because it does not fix the bug, but thank you again.

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Hi all,

I’m on new 4.0.2 version an I can’t open the console at all.

I did apply the configuration changeas described above but it still didn’t work. :frowning:

I used the realistic rendering project and wanted to configure the Oculus settings via console…

Thanks

Ruben

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Does the key above Tab (whatever symbols are on it in your keyboard) work to open the console?

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Hello KeefJudge,

the key does not do anything when I tab it ingame. I tried remapping the consoleKEy but that didn’t work either
ö as suggested by the thread starter also does nothing :frowning:

Ruben

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The location of that setting moved since this post was made. The easiest place to change it is now in the input section of the project settings.

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Thanks Marc, that worked beautifully. :smiley:

Guess I’m still in a config frame of mind and not yet fully used to all the usability greatness you guys have made xD

Thanks again.

Ruben

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Hi guys,
The issue is still present for me on version 4.0.0 for a azerty keyboard.
I’ve fixed it by changing the BaseInput file in [Unreal Engine repository]->Launcher->Engine->Config repository.
Change parameter ConsoleKey in ConsoleKey=F12 for example…
But I don’t know if an update of my unreal version will not erase this, we’ll see…