(This fgcommand was broken for a few weeks. Now it's fixed, but the
wrapper use is desirable, as this allows easy redefining.)
- cyborg gold: cosmetics
(if <name> isn't defined, "Axis #0", or "Btn #2" etc. are used in the
joystick info dialog; <name>s should at least be used for entries with
OS specific indices)
property /rotors is available at joystick driver laod time. Note that
the FDM creates /rotors *afterwards*, so it needs to be defined in the
*-set.xml file already (which is the case for all helicopters in CVS).
A simple, self-ending <rotors/> tag should do.
Initial revision. This is the only joystick that the Walmart next to my
house is selling. (What are you going to do?) Buttons 2 and 4 are still
unmapped awaiting any good suggestions.
- to support "old-style" gear/flap control (operation as long as button
pressed/lever pushed -> b29/hurricane), let bindings not only report
up/down, but up (-1), stop (0), down (1).
- let controls.flapsDown() ignore "stop" so as to remain compatible with
prior behavior
- adapt all joysticks/aircraft (sigh)
- some minor cosmetics in joystick configs, such as indentation fixes
avoids the obscure and ugly "which" workaround
Note that the input subsystem sets variable "this" to this joystick's
base property path; This is useful to be able to access the driver's own
information from the property tree. Example:
data = props.globals.getNode(this).getNode("data");
where "this" contains string "/input[0]/joysticks[0]/js[0]" if the js is
the first in the system
for operation-modes; only one user visible change: the speed brake toggle
does now also show a popup like the thrust reverser and the parking brake;
I hope that this is seen as useful help rather than annoyance.
controls in the cockpit vs. which wheels they apply to. FlightGear now
sets /controls/gear/brake-left, /controls/gear/brake-right, and
/controls/gear/brake-parking. It should be up to the FDM to sort out
which wheels under which circumstances are affected by these controls
and ultimately what happens to the physical motion of the aircraft.
