Input Configuration Changes - Is there a better way

[lennycutler]

My research of the forum forces me to conclude that for any update or revision that adds new Keyboard Commands, there is no easy way, currently, to update the related Joystick, or Throttle configuration, to accept the new Keyboard commands, without using the default settings for the Joystick and/or throttle and then re-configuring all previously set input settings.

 

Just loading a saved config...does not do the trick.

 

So, I am asking the developers to consider making a change that can make this painless for users. Re-doing a complete Joystick config...is a real pain in the rear for most users.

 

Can code be written that examines the current (new, revised) default settings for controllers and compares it to the settings for controllers in the User/Saved Games/Config/Input directory.

The code ideally, would recognize what needed to be added from the default lua to the Saved Games lua....and insert the appropriate lines or append them.

 

Absent this...or as perhaps an optional work around, can the developers provide some clear instructions, with an update or revision that shows the user how to copy and paste the change from the new default lua to the saved games/config/input lua file using freely available text editors.

 

 

This becomes even more important, when it is common to have users purchase beta versions....

 

Appreciate comments from DCS developers and the user community on this.

[cichlidfan]

I just examine the new lua and edit/cut-paste the changes into my custom configs, assuming I need the control on my stick/throttle. Been doing it for so long that I don't even consider it a hassle.

[Fishbreath]

I just examine the new lua and edit/cut-paste the changes into my custom configs, assuming I need the control on my stick/throttle. Been doing it for so long that I don't even consider it a hassle.

 

If you give me a step-by-step, I can turn it into a script.

[cichlidfan]

I'm no programmer but it should just be matter of running a compare function, making a copy of the lines that are new, and pasting them into the appropriate section of the target file (You can't get away with just appending them at the end of the file).

[Fishbreath]

Okay. I might have time to whip something up over the weekend. Which files do I need to look at?