joystick for mouse?

[RonnieC312]

Can I use a joystick for a mouse?  I know where question but wondering

[JustMichael]

Use a joystick instead of a mouse in what?

[RonnieC312]

for a MAME machine....  i want to do a fighting theme cab next but dont want to track ball in the middle but wanted to know if its possible.

[vidmouse]

I would just build it w/o the trackball and use joysticks/buttons
to control menu options and so on.  No need for a mouse.

[newmanfamilyvlogs]

Or just use google:

http://atzitznet.no-ip.org/Joy2Mouse3/

[RonnieC312]

that is what im looking for....  i love this site LOL

[deepblue]

Anyone use this app? Does it conflict with the FE, or can you set it to only work when you aren't in the FE?

[bkenobi]

I believe XPadder can also do joystick->mouse mapping.  If all you want is to map joystick to mouse movement you can even go as simple as using a script.  Check out the AHK/AI forums for examples of this exact process.

It all depends on what you need to do as to which program works best.

[severdhed]

are you trying to do this so you can play trackball/spinner games with a joystick?  or just for admin purposes with windows?  if you are planning on playing trackball games, you won't get a very good experience and is probably not worth your time.  if you are doing it for admin purposes, why not just get a wireless mouse and tuck it away when you dont need it?

[RonnieC312]

I dont want to use the trackball at all... I just dont want to have a mouse sitting behind or under the control panel... would be much cooler to just have a joystick there to run the mouse controls for windows

[severdhed]

ahh, thats cool.  i was just hoping you weren't planning on trying to play centipede with a joystick or something like that.

[DaveMMR]

SHORT: If you need to worry about mouse control for Windows in your arcade machine, you're doing it wrong. 

LONG: If you're machine is set-up properly, you should need a keyboard/mouse close to never.  For those few times you do need it, just hook up a cheap-o mouse (or even just use a keyboard).  I think having a program running in the background wasting whatever cycles it utilizes, however minuscule, is resources better spent on the gaming.