Pinky Shift Key?
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Hey guys I have setup my keyfile with my Saitek X52 joystick and everything works perfectly,
Until I press my Shift key (Pinky Switch) and then I cannot “Un-Shift” e.g. Only able to use my shifted Hotas Controls. Which is a pain because I need to trim my aircraft,
Any Suggestions?
Thanks,
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Open SST software, right click pinky switch line, uncheck LATCH.
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Do you have the ‘shift’ command available in both the unshifted and shifted layers?
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There are two kinds of shift available for X-52: using SST software with up to 6 modes based on mode1-2-3 and shift layer or using SimHotasPinkyShift which changes all input DX numbers by 256.
Because your shift is getting stuck I assume you are using SimHotasPinkyShift. In your *.key file you must have SimHotasPinkyShift three times. Yes three times. The three lines are:
1. Keyboard line that has text label in quotes
2. Joystick line that is activated by joystick button ID
3. Joystick line that is activate by joystick button ID+256Here is an example:
SimHotasPinkyShift -1 0 0XFFFFFFFF 0 0 0 1 “Pinky Shift +256”
SimHotasPinkyShift 2 -1 -2 0 0x0 0
SimHotasPinkyShift 258 -1 -2 0 0x0 0You press button 3 (remember button 1 is 0, button 2 is 1, etc.) and you get SimHotasPinkyShift command. But how do you release it? Once you press the button it raises the DX id number for all buttons. You cannot release button 3 because you no longer have button 3! What used to be button 3 is now button 259. So you also bind the callback to DX ID 258 so when you release the shift button it is releasing button 259 and the SimHotasPinkyShift command can be stopped.
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Open SST software, right click pinky switch line, uncheck LATCH.
Using DX To Map controls not SST, Sorry should have put in first post. Thank you anyway
~ Mark
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Using DX To Map controls not SST, Sorry should have put in first post. Thank you anyway
~ Mark
I have to leave the Saitek Control Panel up and running (out of the view) to ensure the pinky works properly, too.
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Do beleive you can se up how long the shift is heldin the hud software too.