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Questions tagged [joystick]

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Prevent Windows screen lock when playing with joystick

My Windows 7 system is set to lock the screen after 20 minutes of inactivity (this is a workplace-enforced policy; I cannot change this setting). When I am using the keyboard/mouse, Windows treats them as user inputs, and thus the screen remains…
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Gameport joystick on Linux

I purchased a Logitech Wingman Extreme Digital joystick at a thift store and dug around and found an old PCI soundcard that had a Gameport port After inserting the soundcard into my computer and confirming that the soundcard works (outputs sound to…
Jango Knight
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Simulating mouse (or joystick) movement with keyboard in Win 7

Pretty much what the "Mouse Keys" that can be enabled via the Ease of Access Centre do, only those are useless because they are extremely slow and have a delay at the start. Some more info: There's a game I play that is similar to a flight…
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Game uses all Joystick ID#'s - how to make it use only the virtual joystick?

I use a third-party controller (in my example it's Saitek P990). I was fine using it for quite some time because the games I played didn't detect my joystick at all and I was able to use it with either x360ce or World of Joysticks xInput Emulator…
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AHK keymapping and Joysticks

I've been trying to make a AHK script work with my Logitech F310 gamepad. There is 11 buttons on the controller total, however it doesn't recognise the 11th button being an actual button, even Windows can't see it as a button either, the button does…
user352590
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Steering wheel pedals broken behavior

UPDATE: THE STUFF JUST RANDOMLY STARTED WORKING! NO IDEA WHY SO DON'T ASK ME. UPDATE #2: IT BROKE AGAIN! My Tracer Sierra Steering wheel has been acting weird after installing Windows 1909 KB4592449, KB4598229, KB4586878 and KB4535680. Normally most…
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Fix joystick buttons only detect specific spots pressed

I have a joystick. On top of the joystick there are 3 buttons perfectly accessable with my thumb. They are the most important buttons after the trigger, so I really want them to work. 2 of the buttons only detect when a certain part of the button is…
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How to autoconnect to bluetooth gamepad on Windows?

I have an Ipega Gamepad. The first time I connect it to my Windows, it works. But then when I want to connect again, I turn it on and nothing happens. On the bluetooth devices list, I can see it, but there's no "connect" button, only "Remove…
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mapping gamepad controller onto mouse and keyboard

alot of programs map the keyboard and mouse buttons onto the gamepad. making the later send their input (i.e right joystick moves the mouse pointer, left joystick functions as WASD in games etc). i want to do the exact opposite. i want to map the…
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Making X recognize joypad input as activity

I want my desktop to stop dimming and screen locking when I’m playing my games, but I don’t want to have to disable power saving features before I start playing every time. I feel like other input devices should get as much acknowledgement as a…
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Is there an official driver for usb joystick?

I bought a USB Joystick years ago. But I've lost the disc driver comes with the USB Joystick. Fortunately, Windows 8.1 supports USB Joystick (it automatically download the driver from Microsoft) but the problem is this driver won't support force…
123iamking
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Joystick input translates wrong

I have a problem with my trusty old Saitek Cyborg Evo. A while ago I wanted to play IL2 Sturmovik again. Installed everything, plugged in my Evo and started. Unfortunately, something was wrong. The nose of my plane was pushed down. Took a look into…
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How to select devices used for windows idle detection?

In my Windows 10 system I have connected a X52 Pro joystick. It seems to signal activity to Windows because the idle time counter never exceeds few miliseconds (tested with IdleClock http://www.maxoutput.com/). That is why the PC never goes to…
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Joystick with Remote Desktop

Why can't I use my Logitech Extreme 3D pro joystick work through remote desktop, as does a USB mouse or keyboard? Joystick is connected to Laptop A (can be running either Windows XP or Windows 7). I am remoting into Laptop B. I need the Joystick…
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How to configure a joystick with many axes in Linux?

I have a joystick with a lot of axes and am having difficulties getting it to work correctly in Ubuntu. Specifically, I have a VKB GNX with the GNX-THQ add on. It works fine in Windows, though it shows up as multiple joysticks, presumably to get…
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