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<title>Joystick</title>
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<firstname>Michael</firstname>
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<surname>Anderson</surname>
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<address><email>nosrednaekim@gmail.com</email></address>
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<date>2008-05-23</date>
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<releaseinfo>1.0</releaseinfo>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>System Settings</keyword>
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<keyword>joystick</keyword>
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<keyword>calibrate</keyword>
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<sect1 id="kcm_joystick">
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<title><guilabel>Joystick configuration module</guilabel></title>
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<para>This module provides an interface to calibrate your joystick device as well as
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see which functions on your joystick are mapped to which logical button or
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<screeninfo>Here's a screenshot of the joystick module</screeninfo>
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<imagedata fileref="joystick-main.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>The joystick module</phrase>
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<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Device</guilabel></term>
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Here you can see the logical location of the device. If you have more
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than one joystick device, you can also select which one to configure.
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<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Position</guilabel></term>
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The plotted location of the X and Y axes of the joystick. Enable <guibutton>Show trace</guibutton>
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to plot the path of the joystick from one point to another.
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If the joystick cannot reach every point on this graph, or if it does not center correctly, you need to calibrate your device.
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<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Buttons</guilabel></term>
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A place to see the pressed state of buttons on your joystick and if the buttons
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are mapped correctly. When a joystick button is pressed, <guilabel>PRESSED</guilabel> will appear
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next to the logical number (as the computer sees it) of the button which was
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<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Axes</guilabel></term>
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This displays the numerical values of the axis positions. 0 is centered and the
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maximum and minimum values depend on the joystick and the particular axis.
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<varlistentry><term><guilabel>Calibrate</guilabel></term>
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Clicking on <guibutton>Calibrate</guibutton> will open a dialog to calibrate every axis on your joystick.
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<screeninfo>Calibrating your joystick</screeninfo>
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<imagedata fileref="joystick-calibration.png" format="PNG"/>
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<phrase>Calibrating your joystick</phrase>
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Each axis will have to be moved to the minimum position, then the center, and finally the
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maximum position. A meter in the bottom left corner of the dialog will help
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determine which way increases and which way decreases the values.
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