Mapping flight stick to keyboard

[HeadHunter52]

I want to use Push ToTalk in ShadowPlay so that my voice (and room sounds) are recorded only when I PTT for TeamSpeak. Using the "always on" setting works fine, and I get my voice recorded.

 

ShadowPlay will not recognize any joystick input when setting the input trigger. It only looks at keyboard input. So, I cleared the DCS assignment for the "T" button. I then assigned the com PTT function to my stick and verified it took. I then also added the keyboard equivalent on the same row, using T.

 

So, T and button 3 from the stick are in the same row. I hoped that pressing button 3 would also trigger T, and get the PTT function going. No joy. If I press T on the keyboard, the mic indicator appears and my voice is successfully recorded.

 

Is there a known way to press a joystick button, causing a trigger of a keyboard button that ShadowPlay will recognize?

[Olethros]

Have you tried simply assigning button 3 to "T" in Logitech Gaming Software?

[HeadHunter52]

Well, that's the thing. I have a G-13 gamepad. The software for it won't recognize the Attack3 - too old I guess. There is a software package for the Attack3, but I'm not sure if it will muck up the work for the G13. I was hoping to find a work around that I mighta missed before seeing what I might hose up with the other route.

[Sokol1_br]

Joy2key, Xpadder do the trick - without the "collateral effects" of some joystick software. ;)

Edited October 4, 2015 by Sokol1_br

[Olethros]

According to Logitech's support pages, the newest version of the gaming software should recognize the Attack 3, so I'd try upgrading it if you haven't done this already.

 

If that still doesn't work, then yeah, time to get Joy2Key, XPadder or AutoHotKey. I prefer the latter, seeing as I already use it for a ton of other stuff. Something like this should do the trick in your case:

#NoEnv
#SingleInstance force
SendMode Input
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%
SetbatchLines -1

1Joy3::SendInput t

Assuming the Attack3 is at the top of the list of gaming controllers on your PC. If it is no. 2 you use 2Joy3 and so on.

[HeadHunter52]

Logitech's page lists a gaming download for that stick, but when the details are opened, it doesn't list it. I'm not comfortable with scripting, either.

 

It's not a huge deal, so I'll wait for now. Thanks for the suggestions.