#FLIGHTGEAR JOYSTICK INSTALL#
#FLIGHTGEAR JOYSTICK DRIVER#
#FLIGHTGEAR JOYSTICK PRO#
#FLIGHTGEAR JOYSTICK WINDOWS#

Thereafter, when Flightgear reads your joystick name as 'Microsoft PC-Joystick Driver' and finds the tag Microsoft PC-Joystick Driver in /Flightgear/data/Input/Joysticks/Saitek/ST290-Pro.xml, it will then use that file to assign controls. you would want to add a third tag, the result reading as thus: In /Flightgear/data/Input/Joysticks/Saitek/ST290-Pro.xml, where you see the following:

#FLIGHTGEAR JOYSTICK PRO#

In the above example, you have a Saitek ST290 Pro joystick and would like to use the bindings file which Flightgear provides. The first solution to this issue is to add the name 'Microsoft PC-Joystick Driver' to whichever XML bindings file you wish to use. Wordpad is usually a better choice because of a difference in the way line-feeds and carriage-returns are represented in one versus the other, but aside from some formatting issues, Notepad should work out okay.

#FLIGHTGEAR JOYSTICK WINDOWS#

Wordpad is the recommended Windows application with which to do the modification, although Notepad or any other text-based editor usually suffices. If you should change joysticks, you will have to re-employ this solution to allow Flightgear to assign the appropriate 'new' XML bindings. xml files contained under /Flightgear/data/, and that they are both 'temporary' solutions which are only good as long as you continue to use the same joystick. There are three main solutions to this issue however, both are similar in that they involve modifying one or more of the. The solution several different approaches. For some joysticks the default file might make perfect sense for others, it might cause odd behavior.ģ. Flightgear will then revert to the 'generic' (aka default) bindings. If the name is being mis-reported, this then prevents Flightgear from automatically assigning controls logically (using one of its many pre-defined XML bindings files) based on how the various axis numbers are assigned and how the buttons are laid out.

#FLIGHTGEAR JOYSTICK INSTALL#

This may or may not hold true if the user has taken the time to install the manufacturer's specific driver for that device all feedback we have received so far seems to indicate that Windows defaults to a 'generic' MS driver regardless, but your mileage may vary. It seems as if Windows XP and/or Vista tend to report all joystick names as 'Microsoft PC-Joystick Driver' regardless of what they are. The problem, as 'caused' by Windows XP/Vista. Those assignments may or may not end up in logical-seeming places for your joystick.Ģ. If it doesn't find an XML file for your particular joystick, it will substitute a 'generic' one (/Flightgear/data/Input/Joysticks/Default/) which only maps the basic functions of elevator, aileron, rudder (if available), throttle, brakes, and elevator trim. and it will use the control assignments found in that file to assign functions to each axis and button. For example, if the stick is being reported as a 'Saitek ST290 Pro', Flightgear will come across the file /Flightgear/data/Input/Joysticks/Saitek/ST290-Pro.xml which contains the tags: command or control assignments for each axis and button) for that particular joystick. After checking /Flightgear/data/joysticks.xml for any instructions to the contrary, it will then scan through all of the various XML files under /Flightgear/data/Input/Joysticks looking for an XML file which defines 'bindings' (i.e.

In layman's terms, Flightgear firsts attempts to detect whether a joystick is connected, and if so, what it is called. ( EDIT: Even if you are reading this for Q2 and not Q1, you should still read most of it, as the explanation will give you the knowledge necessary to create your own customized controls.)

Q2: How can I change the controls assigned to each button on my joystick? Q1: Why does my joystick seem messed up? I run Flightgear on Windows. This post, written at Stuart's request, is meant to answer two of the forum's frequently asked questions, regarding joystick configuration in Flightgear.

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