Question Control MFD with joystick - is it possible?

[Didro]

Hello,

I want to control MFD with joystick. For example select MFD's button by joystick movements. Is it possible in Orbiter ? Are there any samples of how to do that ?

Thank you

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

Hi,

I don't think it's possible to control Orbiter's build-in MFD's by joystick right now.
A solution would be to use an external application, that converts joystick axis/button data into keystrokes. Try google, I think there are various programs available for that.

There is another possibility for developers creating their own MFD.
You should be able to use DirectInput or XInput in your MFD code, to read out any HID-device (like Joysticks).
Then, you could use the data for anything, including controlling things on the MFD.


Best regards,
mcduck

 

[Ripley]

What brand/model of joystick do you have?
Does it have its own scripting language (aside from simple drivers), like "SST" for Saiteks, or "Foxy" for Thrustmaster Cougar?

 

[Rtyh-12]

AutoHotKey might have a solution, it allows you to remap (along many other things) joystick "presses" to keyboard presses. It's easy to use if this is all you want to do, but the only problem would be that you might not have enough different joystick presses for everything you want to do. But I'd recommend you to try it anyway, especially if your joystick has a lot of buttons: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm