# Having problems with key bindings
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [November 21, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134 "2013-11-21T20:56:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134/1 "2013-11-21T20:56:25Z")
so a while ago i switched to a laptop which doesn’t have a numberpad, so i pretty much gave up playing Catadda. just today i decided to try to take up Catadda again, and in order to have the same approximate movement key layout i bound the movement keys as follows:
y u i
h j k
b n m
with “j” being the “wait” key.
but now for some weird reason, when for example i try to smash objects to the northeast by hitting s\>i i get the message “invalid direction”, and the directional keys are all kinds of mixed up with regard to all kinds of actions. how do i get the keys to work right?
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### Author:  [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134/2 "2013-11-21T21:45:08Z")
IIRC this is a problem caused because ATM cataclysm really has two different “movement” options (something we’ve been hoping to fix for a while now :P). One is used for most things and is rebind able, but the other one still shows up occasionally and is hardcoded to the arrow keys/numpad. Most likely you are running into one of these spots, and therefore it isn’t fixable at the moment. ☹
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### Author:  [@Oragepoilu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Oragepoilu)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134/3 "2013-11-21T21:57:52Z")
One (somewhat) solution, even if i don’t have ant knowledge of it, could be to try to emulate a numpad.
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### Author:  [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134/4 "2013-11-21T23:08:45Z")
damn, i guess i’ll have to delete and wait for a later version, or until i can buy a new computer with a numberpad. or… perhaps use my old keyboard with my laptop…
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### Author:  [@vache](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/vache)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134/5 "2013-11-21T23:12:13Z")
Now I’m not saying this is an acceptable solution, but if you really wanna play… [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2PN1080138](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2PN1080138)
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### Author:  [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134/6 "2013-11-21T23:42:51Z")
> [@HunterAlpha1](#):
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> damn, i guess i’ll have to delete and wait for a later version, or until i can buy a new computer with a numberpad. or… perhaps use my old keyboard with my laptop…
You can always just use the arrow keys and then the numbers across the top of your keyboard for the diagonals. Not the best way or most intuitive, but it will work until such time as we manage to remove the old, hardcoded stuff.
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### Author:  [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/having-problems-with-key-bindings/4134/7 "2013-11-22T04:37:18Z")
[quote=“vache, post:5, topic:4134”]Now I’m not saying this is an acceptable solution, but if you really wanna play… [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2PN1080138](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2PN1080138)[/quote]that’s neat! i’ll probably get one when i get my own laptop.