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NoOneImportant

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From: Deep Southern California

Registered: 2007-02-13

Posts: 178

executing commands with game controller

How can I map commands (such, uname -a for example) to the buttons on my controller?

So far, I've gotten xf86-input-joystick to work with the following in my xorg.conf

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Dualshock2"
    Driver "joystick"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/js0"
EndSection

and the following in the ServerLayout section

InputDevice    "Dualshock2" "SendCoreEvents"

But for some retarded reason, xorg just seems to consider my controller to be another mouse: I can move the pointer with the arrows, buttons 1, 2, and 3 act as mouse buttons, etc.

I know I set xorg.conf to map keyboard keys to separate buttons, but how do I map commands? For example, I want to map "mpc toggle" to the start button (button 9).

NoOneImportant

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From: Deep Southern California

Registered: 2007-02-13

Posts: 178

Re: executing commands with game controller

ok, I solved this myself

I just had to remap each button on the controller as another mouse button; for instance

Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "Dualshock2"
    Driver "joystick"
    Option "Device" "/dev/input/js0"
    Option "MapButton1" "button=9"
    Option "MapButton2" "button=10"
    Option "MapButton3" "button=11"
    Option "MapButton4" "button=12"
    Option "MapButton5" "button=13"
    Option "MapButton6" "button=14"
    Option "MapButton7" "button=15"
    Option "MapButton8" "button=16"
    Option "MapButton9" "button=17"
    Option "MapButton10" "button=18"
    Option "MapButton11" "button=19"
    Option "MapButton12" "button=20"
    Option "MapButton13" "button=21"
    Option "MapButton14" "button=22"
    Option "MapButton15" "button=23"
    Option "MapButton16" "button=24"
EndSection

so, that's that

from there I've been able to map each button to a command using xbindkeys

axis 1 (left stick) controlls the pointing, and the right stick seems to do scrolling

awesome

pauldonnelly

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Registered: 2006-06-19

Posts: 776

Re: executing commands with game controller

But for some retarded reason, xorg just seems to consider my controller to be another mouse: I can move the pointer with the arrows, buttons 1, 2, and 3 act as mouse buttons, etc.

That's what xf86-input-joystick is supposed to do. It's not necessary for normal joystick use. However, I don't know of a program that let's you set up joystick hotkeys off the top of my head, so what you've done with xbindkeys may be easiest.

Doc Angelo

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-11-28

Posts: 52

Re: executing commands with game controller

There's also QJoyPad in AUR. It lets you bind gamepad buttons to keyboard and mouse buttons. You can save multiple layouts. Nice for gaming.