Is there a quick solution to add more buttons?

[335th_GRAthos]

I thought of something, I think I read somewhere about it but could not find it again:

An easy way to make more keys could be to add an extra USB-keyboard or an extra USB-arithmetic keypad (I saw one today, they sell them as add-on to notebooks which have no arithmetic pads).

Would it be possible to add a second keyboard and allocate different functions to its keys?
(I need to put keys for the heating contol of a twin-bomber's engines and it is a nuisance).


~S~

[bando]

Don't know about a keyboard, it looks like it will transmit the same ASCI codes as your existing keyboard. I do have a gamepad with a lot of buttons attached. Some sort of HOTAS this way

[Troll2k]

Maybe something like the Belkin Nostromo.

http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPa...duct_Id=390404

[Sokol1]

Get a (cheap) additional USB keyboard + HID Macros.

www.hidmacros.eu

With a cheap keyboard you dont care in add some customized label over keys, like Roger Dodger:

http://www.pcgamingaccessories.info/...ification.html

http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflight...board_mod.html

Sokol1

[Vengeanze]

You tried JoyToKey?

[335th_GRAthos]

Excellent suggestions thanks very much guys!

Belkin Nostromo looks good but rather too few keys for the space it consumes (I have two Saitek Throttle quadrants to fit on the tableas well in addition to X45 and MSFFB2)

I will try the HID macros!

The keyboard layouts of RogerDoger look awesome, too!

Joy2key I do not know, I will search for some information about it.

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[Vengeanze]

Originally Posted by 335th_GRAthos

Joy2key I do not know, I will search for some information about it.

You change assignments with the press of one key. I used it in PF with my MSFFB2 as it had so few buttons. Worked ok then but dunno how it works in CloD and if it's what you're after.

[Maico]

I dont know what controlers you are using but let me suggest something. I have allways assigned 'Ctrl' to a button on my throttle and 'Shift' to a button on my Joy. So lets say you have four buttons on your throttle hat. You will now have eight commands. You have the normal commands and then four 'plus shift' commands. Same goes for the joystick ect.

Try it out, it will double or maybe even triple the amount of buttons you can have.
I have also used a USB numeric pad. Its an easy add on.


Just my two cents.

[Vengeanze]

Originally Posted by Maico

I dont know what controlers you are using but let me suggest something. I have allways assigned 'Ctrl' to a button on my throttle and 'Shift' to a button on my Joy. So lets say you have four buttons on your throttle hat. You will now have eight commands. You have the normal commands and then four 'plus shift' commands. Same goes for the joystick ect.

Try it out, it will double or maybe even triple the amount of buttons you can have.
I have also used a USB numeric pad. Its an easy add on.


Just my two cents.

Smart!

[335th_GRAthos]

Originally Posted by Maico

I dont know what controlers you are using but let me suggest something. I have allways assigned 'Ctrl' to a button on my throttle and 'Shift' to a button on my Joy. So lets say you have four buttons on your throttle hat. You will now have eight commands. You have the normal commands and then four 'plus shift' commands. Same goes for the joystick ect.

very smart indeed!

Excellet idea!

Well, I have MSSFFB2 + X45 throttle + 2x Throttle Quadrant
The problem is the MSWFFB2 because it has too few buttons so difficult to sacrifice one (the X52,X45 and every other modern joystick have a lot more posibilities but, lack the handling so I am stuck with it...).

For the time being I woud prefer the solution of an additoal keyboard because there are too many combinations that are rarely used (e.g heating of pitot tube) and are being quickly forgotten (in my case...).

~S~