Creating four dimensional control
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I am trying to represent a virtual joystick on a User Interface although im having trouble trying to represent the 4 different axis of the joystick and the click on the top. The best i have come up with is a custom control to represent: x and y axis (using drag a cross in a circle technique) up and down (using a trackbar) button click (using a button) In real life all of these can be used at the same time however cannot with my combination of controls. Does anyone have any ideas how to represent the 4 axis and click functionality Thanx George
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I am trying to represent a virtual joystick on a User Interface although im having trouble trying to represent the 4 different axis of the joystick and the click on the top. The best i have come up with is a custom control to represent: x and y axis (using drag a cross in a circle technique) up and down (using a trackbar) button click (using a button) In real life all of these can be used at the same time however cannot with my combination of controls. Does anyone have any ideas how to represent the 4 axis and click functionality Thanx George
The best I can suggest is to capture the mouse so you don't need to drag, replace the trackbar with the mousewheel, and use the keyboard for the button. Going to be a bit of a bitch for the user what ever you do - I would prefer using a real joystick?
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The best I can suggest is to capture the mouse so you don't need to drag, replace the trackbar with the mousewheel, and use the keyboard for the button. Going to be a bit of a bitch for the user what ever you do - I would prefer using a real joystick?
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That sounds like the best solution. Thanx for the help. It would be annoying for the user but i am an apprentice and this is a training project to try and create a virtual MCU so need to give it a go. The project will eventually use a real one but for now it needs to be a virtual representation.
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The best I can suggest is to capture the mouse so you don't need to drag, replace the trackbar with the mousewheel, and use the keyboard for the button. Going to be a bit of a bitch for the user what ever you do - I would prefer using a real joystick?
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OriginalGriff wrote:
and use the keyboard for the button
Or use the mouse button?
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OriginalGriff wrote:
and use the keyboard for the button
Or use the mouse button?
There are three kinds of people in the world - those who can count and those who can't...
Try it on yours - move it, twiddle with the scroll wheel, and press the button - it's like pat your head / rub your stomach! Keyboard means you can divide the work between two hands, and makes it simpler...
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Try it on yours - move it, twiddle with the scroll wheel, and press the button - it's like pat your head / rub your stomach! Keyboard means you can divide the work between two hands, and makes it simpler...
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Keyboard means you can divide the work between two hands, and makes it simpler...
Spoken like a true PC gamer... ;P Of course the easy answer is to just plug in an XBox joypad - that's what I do :-D
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Keyboard means you can divide the work between two hands, and makes it simpler...
Spoken like a true PC gamer... ;P Of course the easy answer is to just plug in an XBox joypad - that's what I do :-D
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molesworth wrote:
Spoken like a true PC gamer
I did indeed spend a considerable amount of time with a subtle little game back in the nineties. "Doom" I think it was called... Ate most of my life for about three years. Or was it four? Lost track of time a bit back then due to lack of sleep.
molesworth wrote:
the easy answer is to just plug in an XBox joypad
My 360 is wireless, so that wouldn't help if I was doing the project. But Saitek joysticks aren't too expensive anyway and they can take some abuse. :-D [edit]changed: "Saitek joysticks are too expensive..." oops![/edit]
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