special for joystick?

[karpiyon]

Hi,

I'm new to dcs (coming from bms...)

What are the "special for joystick buttons?"

I tried to assign them to a specific key on my X56 controller.

e.g.

AutoPiolot ROLL Switch - HDG SEL/ALT HOLD.

It really forces me to hold my key pressed and when i release it goes back to it middle neutral position.

 

So what is the use of it - this button should be toggled and not held.

 

What do these "special for joystick" button actually do?

 

Thanks

[Baldawg]

These are for 2 position and 3 position toggle switches. These are on off or on off on switches that stay in position. If you bind it to a push button or a momentary switch, as i think that is what you have bound it to, the switch in game will flip on then off as you release it.

[Deano87]

Yep, As Baldawg says its for things like the Warthog Throttle which is covered in 2 and 3 position switches, so its very useful to have a binding which can stay on until the switch is actually turned off.

 

[karpiyon]

Thanks,

Yes the X56 switches are momentary switches.

 

BTW, I could not find any Pinky switch which changes FOV in many scenarios.

e.g. narrow/wide FOV for the TGP.

I currently set it to LMFD OSB#3 but this will not work for the RMFD

[Deano87]

Its called Expand/FOV, Search for FOV should find it.