Any X-Keys users having trouble with 1.1.0.9?

[GregP]

Months ago I built a profile from my X-Keys Professional that replicates the UFC and parts of the CDU, and it was working fine; but ever since I installed 1.1.0.9, it seems that all of my key presses on the X-Keys, although they seem to work correctly outside of the game, suddenly don't work in-game anymore. In particular, all of the chorded keys get deactivated, e.g. if I have a key bound to UFC "2" (LCTL + LSHF + 2), when I press the key in-game, all I get is a "2" generated, which causes the LAAP Path Hold switch to be activated.

 

I'm using the latest Macroworks3 (1.0.3.2) so I don't think an outdated version is the problem; has anybody else had any weird X-Keys behavior since installing 1.1.0.9?

[rmk80]

Ok just a wild guess since im not a xkeys user but do you run run both the game as well as the software for xkeys as administrator?

Cause I had a similar issue using trackir and that solved it!

[GregP]

Yup, admin on both. With further testing I now realize that it's not just my X-Keys: my Saitek Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant is doing the same thing: chorded assignments work fine in Windows, but once in-game, they all get cancelled.

 

If only I'd made a backup of 1.1.0.8, so that I could confirm whether or not it was 1.1.0.9 that caused this!

[sungsam]

Exactly the same happens to me with my X52 profile. Everything used to work ok at 1.1.0.8, but not at 1.1.0.9.

 

 

• The profile behaves ok at controller key assigment page inside DCS 1.1.0.9.
  

 

 

• Inside simulation seems to ignore LCTL LSHF etc.
  

 

Example 1:

 

I use X52's slider configured with Bands and macro key presses to simulate Boat Switch. So when I RALT+Right (Boat SW Fwd) the sim ignores RALT and inputs only Right (Fly: Roll Right). The outcome of this is uncontrolled rolling behaviour.

 

Example 2:

 

I use X52'S T1/2/3/4 to simulate Engine start/stop (RControl/RAlt) + (Home/End). It ends up inputing Home/End

Troobleshoot effort:

 

 

• I created a new clean test profile, nojoy.
  

 

• I clean installed Saitek drivers/software nojoy.
  
• I tested both in Saitek 6.6.6.9 and 7.0.2.7 software, nojoy again.
  

It is strange that Controller key assigment page inside DCS recognizes key strokes properly, but not inside simulation. :doh:

 

And Yes, I do have a clean Full 1.1.0.9 installation

Edited July 29, 2011 by sungsam

[sungsam]

Following the above post, I have managed to solve the problems using the following methods Finally:

 

• Converting all compo Key presses eg Ctrl+Home to Advanced Command micros inside my X52 profile
  

And Last resort

• By changing affected functions inside DCS controller page that use key combos, to simple key presses using free keys that simulation does not use. For example I reassigned Ctrl+Home to I key
  

That way I am back alive.

[GregP]

FYI this discussion has continued in the Input Controllers forum: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=77788