Map spare gamepad buttons to left/right mouse buttons (for skipping intros)

[dreamkatcha]

Hi,

It occurred to me that it would be handy if I could map a couple of my spare joypad buttons to the left and right mouse buttons for skipping through trainer/intro screens. Is that possible with FS-UAE or should I use third party software like QJoyPad?

[FrodeSolheim]

Hi, good idea It should already be possible using something like this:

joystick_0_button_10 = action_joy_0_fire_button
joystick_0_button_11 = action_joy_0_2nd_button
joystick_1_button_10 = action_joy_0_fire_button
joystick_1_button_11 = action_joy_0_2nd_button

(This will map button 10 and 11 on your first two detected joysticks to the mouse buttons. I just made up the button numbers of course, replace with suitable button numbers).

But since these buttons numbers are effectively tied to specific gamepad/joystick models, a better choice may be to map it like this:

logitech_dual_action_usb_button_10 = action_joy_0_fire_button
logitech_dual_action_usb_button_11 = action_joy_0_2nd_button
logitech_dual_action_usb_2_button_10 = action_joy_0_fire_button
logitech_dual_action_usb_2_button_11 = action_joy_0_2nd_button

(Here too, the combination of joystick name/button numbers are just made up for this example)

More information at http://fengestad.no/fs-uae/input-mapping and http://fengestad.no/fs-uae/input-actions.

[dreamkatcha]

You have a solution for everything! Thanks. I can't seem to get it to play ball though. I've tried various combinations e.g...

playsega_controller_9_2_0_0_linux_left_shoulder = action_joy_0_fire_button
playsega_controller_9_2_0_0_linux_right_shoulder = action_joy_0_2nd_button

playsega_controller_button_6 = action_joy_0_fire_button
playsega_controller_button_7 = action_joy_0_2nd_button

...I checked the button numbers with jstest to no avail.

[FrodeSolheim]

I tested just now with (to make sure there were no regression):

sony_playstation_r_3_controller_button_8 = action_joy_0_fire_button
sony_playstation_r_3_controller_button_9 = action_joy_0_2nd_button

and it worked like expected. Note: you should use your second example. The "long" joystick names are not supported for these mappings.

Please post FS-UAE.log after a failed attempt to make it work, for analysis!

[dreamkatcha]

No problem. Here it is.

If anyone is looking for a good joypad for emulation, I highly recommended the Sega Play Saturn remake. It's very responsive and comfortable to use, and feels solidly built unlike the Retrolink SNES and NES rehashes you read all the terrible reviews of. I just hope it lasts. This one got some mixed reviews, but the complaints were mostly to do with it not living up to the original, which is irrelevant to me as I've never owned a Saturn.

[FrodeSolheim]

Well, in this case, there's a problem because this config:

joystick_1_button_4 = action_joy_0_fire_button
joystick_1_button_5 = action_joy_0_2nd_button

maps button 4 and 5 of your second joystick (yes, zero index based.. :-/) to the mouse buttons. Since you only have one joystick, the correct is:

joystick_0_button_4 = action_joy_0_fire_button
joystick_0_button_5 = action_joy_0_2nd_button

The following should also be identical in this case (but better in case you connect another joystick to your computer as well):

playsega_controller_button_4 = action_joy_0_fire_button
playsega_controller_button_5 = action_joy_0_2nd_button

[dreamkatcha]

Oops! I was trying every possible combination hoping I would strike lucky eventually. I was probably picturing monkeys, typewriters and the next Shakespeare play.

Bizarrely that last example of yours worked perfectly this time. Very odd, but thanks for persevering. Got there in the end thanks to you.