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| dema:
--- Quote from: monkeybomb on April 27, 2005, 09:26:31 pm ---Yes buy it from Randy. Day 1: I saw the sale at happs for 25 and bought 2 of them. Day 4: I bought the encoders. Day 5: I got my shipping invoice from happs. --- End quote --- |
| SirPoonga:
Randy, I am redaing the readme file and some questions have come up. --- Code: ---The first thing the software will do is look at your system to see how many GP-Wiz49 interfaces it can find. These will be indicated by the LED display at the lower right of the screen turning yellow for each one it enounters. If you want to re-scan for interfaces, clicking on the LEDs will start that process anew. After your selections have been made, you may then hit the "GO" button in the lower right corner of the screen. The LED display at the lower right corner of the screen will then change the LED color to green as each interface is set. When complete, the software will exit. --- End code --- So the software sends the DRS Mode to all connected joystick in automatic mode too? --- Code: ---This will allow you to "turn off" software mode control and re-enable manual button switching by leaving all DRS Mode Icons unselected and clicking the "GO" button." --- End code --- Does that mean if I turned a DRS mode on I can not use the manual button switching technique? If so then: --- Code: ---GPWIZ49.exe 1 GPWIZ49.exe 2 ...and so on. --- End code --- Should a 0 option be added to allow manual switching. |
| Thurman:
Another question.... when you call the program from commandline, is there any way to disable the graphic that pops up? |
| SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on September 14, 2005, 02:37:48 pm ---Randy, I am redaing the readme file and some questions have come up. --- Code: ---The first thing the software will do is look at your system to see how many GP-Wiz49 interfaces it can find. These will be indicated by the LED display at the lower right of the screen turning yellow for each one it enounters. If you want to re-scan for interfaces, clicking on the LEDs will start that process anew. After your selections have been made, you may then hit the "GO" button in the lower right corner of the screen. The LED display at the lower right corner of the screen will then change the LED color to green as each interface is set. When complete, the software will exit. --- End code --- So the software sends the DRS Mode to all connected joystick in automatic mode too? --- End quote --- I started reading the entire thread, got my answer to this one, but not the other questions. |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on September 14, 2005, 02:37:48 pm ---So the software sends the DRS Mode to all connected joystick in automatic mode too? --- End quote --- Yes. --- Quote --- --- Code: ---This will allow you to "turn off" software mode control and re-enable manual button switching by leaving all DRS Mode Icons unselected and clicking the "GO" button." --- End code --- Does that mean if I turned a DRS mode on I can not use the manual button switching technique? --- End quote --- No. It means that if a DRS mode is activated via the software the unit goes into a software selection only mode until it is de-activated by the software (or the unit is powered down). This allows the continued use of the "shift" button without concerns that someone could unknowingly switch the joystick mode. --- Quote ---If so then: --- Code: ---GPWIZ49.exe 1 GPWIZ49.exe 2 ...and so on. --- End code --- Should a 0 option be added to allow manual switching. --- End quote --- Provided the source wasn't lost in a recent HD crash on my dev machine, I'll look at adding this shortly. It's the first request I've had for this one as I would guess most would tend to use one or the other. But some may find it desireable to use both methods and may not have a mouse or trackball handy. --- Quote from: Thurman on September 14, 2005, 03:04:44 pm ---Another question.... when you call the program from commandline, is there any way to disable the graphic that pops up? --- End quote --- Not currently. I'll consider a special "silent" version, but I don't wish to add more command line options to the utility. --- Quote from: Ahigh on September 14, 2005, 09:24:33 pm ---I have 5 lollitops and two 49-way sticks. I can't get anything to fit, and it's a QC problem at Happ to the best of my knowledge at this point after talking to Randy and much grief over the issue. --- End quote --- Not a "QC problem". That would indicate negligence. This is just a matter of whether the stick will perform as you would like, based on the current manufacturing specifications. .005" of slop doesn't seem like much, until you see what the angle translates it to over the distance of the shaft. --- Quote ---The other problem with the 49-way joystick I have experienced is that the grommet does not return to center perfectly. I experienced this as letting go of the joystick in donkey kong, and mario doesn't stop, and I die. Sucks. That's one reason I'd like control of the 7x7 map is to broaden the dead zone to exclude a 3x3 inside grid for no movement instead of a 1x1 grid. --- End quote --- This approach would be somewhat counter productive. One thing you have to keep in mind is that the 49-ways were not designed specifically for what we are doing with them. The slop in the stock sticks can be enough to actuate the first level sensor, especially when coupled with a "stiff" centering grommet. In a normal 49-way game, this would create a very slow (or ignored) movement. In 4-way DRS |
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