[Scummvm-tracker] [ScummVM :: Bugs] #12604: AGS: Maniac Mansion Mania (MMM) series keyboard shortcuts issues

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#12604: AGS: Maniac Mansion Mania (MMM) series keyboard shortcuts issues
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Reporter:  scureuil  |      Owner:  (none)
    Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal    |  Component:  Engine: AGS
 Version:            |   Keywords:  original
    Game:            |
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 Most "Maniac Mansion Mania" games are written in German/Deutsch at first,
 and have shortcut issues with both original Windows AGS engine and ScummVM
 /AGS-engine.

 https://www.maniac-mansion-
 mania.com/index.php/en/spiele/episoden/staffel-1.html

 * For the German language version, the AGS action menu is:

 {{{
 Schau Benutze   Nimm
 Öffne Schliesse Gib
 Ziehe Drücke    Rede
 }}}

 The game expects this german keyboard layout,
 and maps actions position-wise :

 {{{
 [Q] [W] [E] R T Z
 [A] [S] [D] E F G
 [Y] [X] [C] V B N
 }}}

 (so [E] is a shortcut for "Nimm", and [A] for "Öffne")

 But on US keyboards (QWERTY), bottom-leftmost key is Z, not Y,
 so the shortcut for "Ziehe" is misplaced.

 Worst, French keyboard are like that:

 {{{
 [A]  Z  [E]  R  T [Y]
 [Q] [S] [D]  F  G  H
 [W] [X] [C]  V  B  N
 }}}

 which gives:

 {{{
 Öffne   *        Nimm * * Ziehe
 Shau    Shliesse Gib  * * *
 Benutze Drücke   Rede * * *
 }}}

 * The English/Italian/Russian language version uses the US/IT/RU keyboard
 layout :

 {{{
 [Q] [W] [E] R T Y
 [A] [S] [D] E F G
 [Z] [X] [C] V B N
 }}}

 which gives the same issue when the user uses a different keyboard layout,
 both with ScummVM AGS-engine and the original Windows AGS executable.

 * For shortcuts to work as expected, raw keycodes should be used instead
 of keymap-translated keys, and keyboard shortcuts for the action menu
 should be patched accordingly.

 * Affected games:

 At least Maniac Mansion Mania 1, 3 to 8 (Maniac Mansion Mania 8 doesn't
 adapt shortcuts to other languages at all).

 Maniac Mansion Mania 2 and 9 use first letter based shortcuts for English
 language.
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