Pressing ESC will open EQ2 Menu - how to disable?

[Maizey3]

<p>Gah! <img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/385970365b8ed7503b4294502a458efa.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />  In the update today, there was a change with the UI so that when you press ESC it will open the EQ2 Menu... if there is nothing else to do.</p><p>My problem is that I am an ESC key junkie.  If I have windows or functions open I will just start hitting the ESC a bunch of times until they disappear... most often too many times.  Needless to say, I now get the EQ2 Menu popping up... then I will click it too many times to close it.  It's a vicious cycle.</p><p>So... can I disable it?  I looked through options a bit, but couldn't really find what I was looking for.  Maybe a way to remap the key not to do it? </p><p>Thanks in advance!</p>

[KerowynnKaotic]

<p>yah can we either get a way to disable this "feature" or have it removed?</p><p>I checked the options in game and there seems to be no key assigned for this feature. </p><p>It's rather annoying. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Wildmage]

<cite>Kaisha@Permafrost wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>yah can we either get a way to disable this "feature" or have it removed?</p><p>I checked the options in game and there seems to be no key assigned for this feature. </p><p>It's rather annoying. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" /></p></blockquote>I thought it was a Bug its annoying it does it constantly I try to close a window which is what I have ESC set to in my options to do. it also opens the stupid menu which means I have to hit ESC again its very frustrating.

[Ferhrovi]

Options -> Controls -> Window Keys -> Game Menu = Escape No more menu.

[Baccalarium]

<cite>Ferhrovi@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>Options -> Controls -> Window Keys -> Game Menu = Escape No more menu.</blockquote>Nope do that and its worse,  it pops up even when trying to close a window.But somehow deleting that setting and fixing Escape to Close top window, Cancel Spell cast,  and deselect target again seems to have removed the annoying main manu popping up all the time, even though its the same settings I started with.

[Ferhrovi]

<cite>Baccalarium wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Ferhrovi@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>Options -> Controls -> Window Keys -> Game Menu = Escape No more menu.</blockquote>Nope do that and its worse,  it pops up even when trying to close a window.But somehow deleting that setting and fixing Escape to Close top window, Cancel Spell cast,  and deselect target again seems to have removed the annoying main manu popping up all the time, even though its the same settings I started with.</blockquote>Worse for <i>you</i>, maybe. I did what I said and it only ever pops up if I press ESC while casting a spell.

[xOnaton1]

All your questions and solutions are answered here:<a href="http://www.eq2interface.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9796" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.eq2interface.com/forums/...read.php?t=9796</a>Othesus - Dirge - Lucan DLereVaspar - Fury - Lucan DLere

[Daysy]

<span class="postbody">There is a facility to map a key for opening the EQII menu, so I don't understand why the Escape key has been arbitrarily assigned to it. Having that menu open every time I press Escape is extremely annoying.</span>

[Maizey3]

<cite>Ferhrovi@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>Options -> Controls -> Window Keys -> Game Menu = EscapeNo more menu.</blockquote><p>I went here also and don't understand what it is that I'm suppose to do.  At Game Menu there is a bank of two unassigned keys... ummmm... then what?  Assigned them to ESC?</p><p>I looked over the thread really quick last night on EQ2Interface... it's changing the ini file... I just hate doing that.  I would really rather there be a way to turn it off in game.  I'm desperate though, so I may try it.</p>

[Emo]

i suggest SOE to ROLLBACK this stupid change

[ArivenGemini]

<cite>Fawna@Kithicor wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Ferhrovi@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>Options -> Controls -> Window Keys -> Game Menu = EscapeNo more menu.</blockquote><p>I went here also and don't understand what it is that I'm suppose to do.  At Game Menu there is a bank of two unassigned keys... ummmm... then what?  Assigned them to ESC?</p><p>I looked over the thread really quick last night on EQ2Interface... it's changing the ini file... I just hate doing that.  I would really rather there be a way to turn it off in game.  I'm desperate though, so I may try it.</p></blockquote>until they put a control in game, you can use this:/escape_opens_start_menu 1for a fix for a single session

[EQAditu]

If you don't like or can't get working the already listed solutions, you can also clear the binding that causes the menu to appear and use the other bindings that do the same thing. IE In <b>Options -> Controls -> Command Keys</b>, there is a binding called <b>Cancel Spell Cast / Cancel Target / Close Top Window</b>. This will open up the EQ2 menu. In <b>Options -> Controls -> Window Keys</b> you can find a binding called <b>Close top window</b>. In <b>Options -> Controls -> Targeting Keys</b> you can find a binding called <b>Deselect</b>. In <b>Options -> Controls -> Spell Keys</b>, you can find a binding called <b>Cancel Casting</b>. These key bindings will not open the EQ2 menu.

[Daysy]

The update notes say that the Escape key will open the EQII window if there's nothing else for it to do, but no matter what else it's supposed to do (close the window, cancel casting, etc.) it's opening anyway. I tried the above and it solved that problem but caused a multitude of others, because opening the Options menu immediately causes everything to return to the defaults.What I don't understand is why this was implemented in the first place. We have the option to bind a key to that window, but it's not a window that needs to be opened for anything - I doubt if I open it as often as once a week - so why would we continually want it opening? Pressing Escape again doesn't close it either. It's really frustrating.

[Xagoth]

I honestly thought this was a mistake.Sad to see it was intentional. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />VERY annoying and NO clue why this was done.

[Xagoth]

<cite>Daysy wrote:</cite><blockquote>The update notes say that the Escape key will open the EQII window if there's nothing else for it to do, but no matter what else it's supposed to do (close the window, cancel casting, etc.) it's opening anyway. I tried the above and it solved that problem but caused a multitude of others, because opening the Options menu immediately causes everything to return to the defaults.What I don't understand is why this was implemented in the first place. We have the option to bind a key to that window, but it's not a window that needs to be opened for anything - <span style="font-size: small;"><b>I doubt if I open it as often as once a week</b></span> - so why would we continually want it opening? Pressing Escape again doesn't close it either. It's really frustrating.</blockquote>I doubt I have used the menu itself in the last year even ONCE.All the options available on the menu are available through default hotkeys.Changes like these boggle me. Its like SoE makes changes just for the sake of making changes. Cant see the logic behind this one.

[Maizey3]

<cite>ArivenGemini wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Fawna@Kithicor wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Ferhrovi@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>Options -> Controls -> Window Keys -> Game Menu = EscapeNo more menu.</blockquote><p>I went here also and don't understand what it is that I'm suppose to do.  At Game Menu there is a bank of two unassigned keys... ummmm... then what?  Assigned them to ESC?</p><p>I looked over the thread really quick last night on EQ2Interface... it's changing the ini file... I just hate doing that.  I would really rather there be a way to turn it off in game.  I'm desperate though, so I may try it.</p></blockquote>until they put a control in game, you can use this:/escape_opens_start_menu 1for a fix for a single session</blockquote><p>Thank you!  It worked beautifully... and it wasn't very painful.</p>

[retro_guy]

I havn't played since this change was made but can see it beeing an extreme problem:Example:When running off a mob I havn't engaged, hitting "!" yell does nothing - it says "You have not engaged,..." To "yell off" an encounter you havn't engaged you have to press "ESC" then "yell".How now do I yell off mobs I havn't engaged???

[xOnaton1]

<cite>retro_guy wrote:</cite><blockquote>I havn't played since this change was made but can see it beeing an extreme problem:Example:When running off a mob I havn't engaged, hitting "!" yell does nothing - it says "You have not engaged,..." To "yell off" an encounter you havn't engaged you have to press "ESC" then "yell".How now do I yell off mobs I havn't engaged???</blockquote>If you target yourself and yell you will yell off all encounters. This is the macro I use.: ; pet backoff ; autoattack 0 ; target_self: ; yell: ; target_previousThis will call off your pet, stop autoattack, and yell for all encounters with one button.Othesus - Dirge - Lucan DLereVaspar - Fury - Lucan DLere