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"W" key not working in Unity3D Mac OS X

I just installed Unity3D on Mac OS X 10.5.8, but I noticed that W key is not working in the Unity editor (I can't move well the viewport camera with WASD keys). Also, when compiling a game (e.g. Bootcamp demo), the W key is not working too.

How is it possible? Any clue about this?

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asked Feb 03 '11 at 06:59 PM

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Does your W key usually work on other programs?

Feb 03 '11 at 07:08 PM NinjaSquirrel

Obviously it is.

Feb 04 '11 at 12:54 AM DanjelRicci

Check if W and Z keys are swapped, please.

Feb 21 '11 at 12:47 AM St0rM
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4 answers: sort voted first

Never mind, this all got solved by upgrading from Unity 3.1 to 3.2. Still I can't figure out what happened before, since all keys were set to default (no keys were swapped).

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answered Feb 21 '11 at 10:50 PM

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Glad it worked out for you in the end. :)

Feb 21 '11 at 11:29 PM NinjaSquirrel
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Your "W" key is probably damaged, try using it to write or just test it in other programs. if you cant solve the problem just change the WASD keys for the arrows:

UpArrow. DownArrow. LeftArrow. RightArrow.

Good luck Mr. Drayton

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answered Feb 03 '11 at 07:41 PM

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You can notice yourself the W key is not broken. Using directional arrows it's the worst way to play an FPS game. And take into account I can't use the FPS camera in the Unity Viewport...

Feb 04 '11 at 12:54 AM DanjelRicci

Well the thing about the "W" is funny, youre right. It is really weird that unity does not detect your W key.

Good Luck.

Feb 04 '11 at 03:57 AM Noah 1
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CapsLock depressed? (I've remapped the capslock to be another control key.)

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answered Feb 21 '11 at 11:26 PM

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I have the same problem. The "W" key is swapped with the "Z" key, so W does nothing while Z moves the character forward. I also noticed that the numeric digits keys don't work. It happens in the Unity Editor but also with every web-player demo or game.

I have a MacBook Pro with Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and Unity 3.5.0f5.

Any hint on how to fix this?

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answered Apr 02 '12 at 01:35 PM

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Do you have an AZERTY keyboard? In Unity Editor, you can swap your keys in Edit > Preferences... > Keys. In WebPlayer demos, try to change your keyboard config.

And next time you have a question, please Ask a new question or use the "comment" feature. This website is NOT a forum, it is a Question-Answers website. :)

Apr 02 '12 at 02:13 PM Dakwamine
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