last webupdate 2003-03-19 (2) 11h41 GTM+1
This is the help in html format for Joy4Bve,is redacted by me and
English is not my native language so expect some funny errors.
First the license is GPL.
Click here for
detailled instructions of use of joy4bve (is good to also read all this
page once).
Webpage instructions may be more recent and could be correct some
errors of help within package realeases
What is Joy4bve ?
Well it 's a program for use a analog joystick with BVE.
What is BVE?
Boso View Express is a free railway cab simulator .
Any screenshot of joy4bve?
Like this ?
How I get and install Joy4bve?
Unzip all files and all subdirectories of Joy4bve00_00_04.zip in
the directory of your choice
download
it here choose "Joy4bve00_00_04.zip" .
There is no instaler so,don't launch the "exe" without all companions
files or from unzip program you use.
Why Joy4bve?
Because after driving for a while and I notice some so called RSI
?
in my arms (you know fingers always in tension above keyboard for
braking.etc.. )
so I find a program "manoBVE" who don't work with my joystick
(perhap because my joystick is spiking?)
also I try some general joystick to key programs but the no very
accurate .
After that I decide to make Joy4Bve from scratch.
and what more?
This my first release of one of my programs to the world with the
hope it be usefullfor someone.
It is my way to contribute to the
BVE community (Mr Mackoy and routes locos helpdocs web makers),to all
thanks:)
Where is has been tested ?
The developpement main tests is make by me in a:
pc XP 2000+ (infra-clocked at 1250Mhz:)), 256Mb, Radeon 8500
64Mb, sblive emu10k1 ,
in windows 2000 with directx 8.1b and joystick plugged in game port of
sblive.
the joystick is "flighstick" with throtlle wheel of CH products is
perhap more than 10 year old
and it still work well, lever has long range movement
that make it very accurate despite its spiking.
How cpu intensive is it?
Main developpe tests of version 00_00_04a never go up of 2% of cpu
Do it have latecy?
Yes, in the main test it 's depend of the level of cpu
general use.
it also use realtime sound for virtuals notchs and lever change adding
some more latency.
To reduce bigs latency try button [get more priority] , it change its
label to [release priority],
To release priority push button [release priority], it change its
label to [get more priority].
Do a upper level of priority for joy4bve will eat all cpu
procces ?
I think no,it only reserve 2% of cpu in my
main test system.
How complete is ?
For now it is in very alpha stage only read the first
joystick and use "y" axis
you can't select axis , the help is minimal,
one button of joystik is horn and the other is reset EB.
and some buttons of the program are not enabled.
Anyway It's possible to drive trains either
with single lever or two lever because joy4bve virtuals levers.
How it work?
uuuh??Well in very short, it read the joystick position and
send keystroke to focused windows.
the total amount of keystrokes depend of total lever movement
relative to centre of joystick
Any instructions of use ?
not much for now but is very easy,
joystick must be well calibrated in windows system via control panel
you can change Joy4bve setting at any running time,
you can test the ouput in text windows of joy4bve
don't move joystick lever when BVE is not focused and
just beware to not have open, focused, important
editable docs ,you realy don't want some ",.,.,..,azaza.,.,.
....."include into.
click here for
detailled instructions of use.
what is be used to make Joy4Bve?
note that programs above may also relay on other software.