Thrustmaster button help "select UI mode" ?

gr4474 · Jan 23, 2015

I'm trying to set up the buttons on a T Flight Hotas X, and everything is working, except when looking at the right menu, I'm not able to scroll down and then prioritize my modules to 1, 2, and 3. On this layout from someone on this forum, it shows button 7 is set to "Select UI Mode", but I can't find that in the control settings menu in ED. I think that's what I need to make it work. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance!

edit: got my thrusters working...but not the right menu

Yokai · Jan 23, 2015

Check your in-game settings for the same label, then set it to "HOLD" instead of "TOGGLE". Then on your stick use the L and R thumb hat (UI Navigation) to select either your left screen or your right screen _while holding down the 7 button.

At least, that's how the Saitek X52 profile is set up by default, on the pinky button of the stick down low in front.

And.... I hated it. Having to hold that button while trying to yaw and steer and manipulate a toggle with the thumb of the same hand was terribad ergonomics. I have a little dial on my throttle that I mapped to roll up for my left screen and roll down for my right screen.

Good luck!

gr4474 · Jan 23, 2015

Sounds like a pain. There really needs to be 4 or 5 more buttons minimum. I can't find that setting anywhere though. is it called something else?

Yokai · Jan 23, 2015

gr4474 said:
Sounds like a pain. There really needs to be 4 or 5 more buttons minimum. I can't find that setting anywhere though. is it called something else?

In the MODE SWITCHES secrion.
UI FOCUS MODE = HOLD
UI FOCUS should be mapped to button 7 on your throttle.

gr4474 · Jan 25, 2015

Yokai said:
In the MODE SWITCHES secrion.
UI FOCUS MODE = HOLD
UI FOCUS should be mapped to button 7 on your throttle.

Ok thanks, I wasn't sure if that was it since it's labeled different. I'm torn on the Hotas, it's better in some ways than the xbox controller, but in others I'm worse...like landing. I really like the yaw control. I didn't have room for that on the xbox. I had it set with yaw on roll, and no yaw on roll during docking. Requesting docking on the xbox was so fast I couldn't even see it...but on the hotas i'm slowwwww.