<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <title>Joystick</title> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Michael</firstname> <surname>Anderson</surname> </author> <author>&tde-authors;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <releaseinfo>&tde-release-version;</releaseinfo> <date>Reviewed: &tde-release-date;</date> <copyright> <year>2008</year> <holder>Michael Anderson</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>&tde-copyright-date;</year> <holder>&tde-team;</holder> </copyright> <keywordset> <keyword>TDE</keyword> <keyword>System Settings</keyword> <keyword>joystick</keyword> <keyword>calibrate</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="kcm_joystick"> <title>Joystick Configuration</title> <para>This module provides an interface to calibrate your joystick device as well as viewing which functions on your joystick are mapped to which logical button or axis.</para> <!--<para> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Here's a screenshot of the joystick module</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="joystick-main.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>The joystick module</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </para>--> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Device</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> Here you can see the logical location of the device. When you have more than one joystick device, you can also select which device to configure. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Position</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> The plotted location of the X and Y axes of the joystick. Enable <guibutton>Show trace</guibutton> to plot the path of the joystick from one point to another. </para> <tip><para> When the joystick cannot reach every point on this graph, or does not center correctly, you need to calibrate your device. </para></tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Buttons</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> A place to observe the pressed state of buttons on your joystick and when the buttons are mapped correctly. When a joystick button is pressed, <guilabel>PRESSED</guilabel> will appear next to the logical number (as the computer sees it) of the button which was pressed. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Axes</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This displays the numerical values of the axis positions. 0 is centered and the maximum and minimum values depend on the joystick and the particular axis. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Calibrate</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> Selecting the <guibutton>Calibrate</guibutton> button will open a dialog to calibrate every axis on your joystick. </para> <!--<para> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Calibrating your joystick</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="joystick-calibration.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Calibrating your joystick</phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </para>--> <para> Each axis will have to be moved to the minimum position, then the center, and finally the maximum position. A meter in the bottom left corner of the dialog will help determine which way increases and which way decreases the values. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect1> </article>