Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Jim Wilson wrote: Erik Hofman checked in: Make it possible to define a target-platform tag in the joystick configuration file. This would make it possible to have different configuration files for Windows. Possible values are: Windows, UNIX or All. Not specifying the tag equals to 'All'. Just curious, why is this required? Someone hasn't been hanging out on the IRC server. :) Many/most of the joysticks don't work for windows users. They download the program, try it, and then complain when the view is constantly spinning around. One presumes the axis mappings are simply different between the platforms, but us Linux folks are more or less helpless to handle these cases. There are similar complaints on the avsim.com forum too. Andy ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
On Tue, 27 Apr 2004 06:58:41 -0700 Andy Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Many/most of the joysticks don't work for windows users. They download the program, try it, and then complain when the view is constantly spinning around. One presumes the axis mappings are simply different between the platforms, but us Linux folks are more or less helpless to handle these cases. There are similar complaints on the avsim.com forum too. Andy With the AvSim forum, the FlightGear mailing lists, and other forums that have seen wider discussions of FlightGear and its consituent programs, I think FAQs take on a whole new importance. I'm getting ready to field one for JSBSim, too. Jon ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Melchior FRANZ wrote: So we'd need two config files for *every* joystick (with more than two axes)? That's IMHO not acceptable. I'd rather prefer a mechanism that makes one and the same config file work for both systems then. After endless times of no discussion and no solutions I hacked something together that works for every situation. Not acceptable won't do in this case unless I see something show up that is elegant and that works in every situation. Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Erik Hofman wrote: After endless times of no discussion and no solutions I hacked something together that works for every situation. Not acceptable won't do in this case unless I see something show up that is elegant and that works in every situation. Agreed. We need to get something actually works in windows put together pronto. We can go back after the fact and make the solution more elegant, but right now novice windows users just think we're broken. Andy ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
RE: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs]CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Could the joystick file have a section which defines virtual named axes (pitch, roll, yaw, throttle, hat_x, hat_y etc) which are mapped to the appropriate FG input (elevator, aileron, rudder, throttle, view x and view y), and then have a section for each OS which maps axis numbers to virtual axes as defined in the file. Richard -Original Message- From: Erik Hofman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 April 2004 3:21 pm To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs]CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18 Melchior FRANZ wrote: So we'd need two config files for *every* joystick (with more than two axes)? That's IMHO not acceptable. I'd rather prefer a mechanism that makes one and the same config file work for both systems then. After endless times of no discussion and no solutions I hacked something together that works for every situation. Not acceptable won't do in this case unless I see something show up that is elegant and that works in every situation. Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel __ __ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk __ __ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
On Dienstag, 27. April 2004 16:33, Melchior FRANZ wrote: * Erik Hofman -- Tuesday 27 April 2004 16:21: Melchior FRANZ wrote: So we'd need two config files for *every* joystick (with more than two axes)? That's IMHO not acceptable. Not acceptable won't do in this case unless I see something show up that is elegant and that works in every situation. I meant not acceptable as in I won't maintain two versions of my Cyborg-Gold-3d-USB joystick config. I don't care otherwise. Me too for the Thrustmaster one ... Greetings Mathias -- Mathias Fröhlich, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Melchior FRANZ wrote: * Erik Hofman -- Tuesday 27 April 2004 16:21: Melchior FRANZ wrote: So we'd need two config files for *every* joystick (with more than two axes)? That's IMHO not acceptable. Not acceptable won't do in this case unless I see something show up that is elegant and that works in every situation. I meant not acceptable as in I won't maintain two versions of my Cyborg-Gold-3d-USB joystick config. I don't care otherwise. I bet you can come up with a clever solution where only the platform specific part are in the actual configuration file and everything else gets included from a shared file ... Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Melchior FRANZ wrote: Whereby unix would be an alias for n and the line could also be written as axis n=2 windows=3 This is syntactically cleaner, but the code changes required are severe. XML Attributes in property files are interpreted only by the SimGear property parser, they aren't available in the resulting property tree. Again, let's solve the problem right now so we don't lose new users, then figure out how to handle it cleanly later on. Maybe it will turn out that a standard axis swap will work for all or most joysticks. Andy ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs] CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Melchior FRANZ wrote: * Andy Ross -- Tuesday 27 April 2004 17:23: Melchior FRANZ wrote: axis n=2 windows=3 This is syntactically cleaner, but the code changes required are severe. XML Attributes in property files are interpreted only by the SimGear property parser, they aren't available in the resulting property tree. They don't need to be in the property tree: if there is a windows attribute and fgfs is running on Windows, then don't store the axis definition for axis 2 but for axis 3 *while parsing*. Why would we want to access this information later on? (Do I misunderstand something? I admit that I don't understand all the XML parser implications.) Right now code other than SimGear's property I/O code can access the attributes. To get this working I need to access them in FlightGear, but every(?) attribute other than n= is disregarded... Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs]CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18
Is all this required? Surely the axes mapping difference is consistant. So that all the would be required is to apply the appropraite mapping at compile time. I don't think there is a need to have glorified or different config files for joysticks. On Tuesday 27 April 2004 15:32, Richard Bytheway wrote: Could the joystick file have a section which defines virtual named axes (pitch, roll, yaw, throttle, hat_x, hat_y etc) which are mapped to the appropriate FG input (elevator, aileron, rudder, throttle, view x and view y), and then have a section for each OS which maps axis numbers to virtual axes as defined in the file. Richard -Original Message- From: Erik Hofman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 April 2004 3:21 pm To: FlightGear developers discussions Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] Re: [Flightgear-cvslogs]CVS: FlightGear/src/Input input.cxx, 1.43, 1.44 input.hxx, 1.17, 1.18 Melchior FRANZ wrote: So we'd need two config files for *every* joystick (with more than two axes)? That's IMHO not acceptable. I'd rather prefer a mechanism that makes one and the same config file work for both systems then. After endless times of no discussion and no solutions I hacked something together that works for every situation. Not acceptable won't do in this case unless I see something show up that is elegant and that works in every situation. Erik ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel __ __ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk __ __ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
