Joystick Controls - Mapping Software Suggestions Requested

[Ceitidh]

(I'll leave this one up, as it's conceivable it might be of use to others with similar issue.)

Good (local time of day), Forum.

I'm using a two-joystick setup for ED, rather than a HOTAS. One stick is a three-axis and serves for rotational controls, while the other is only two-axis and I use it for translation, with two of its buttons for the Z-axis. What I'd like to do is find some joystick mapping software that would let me use, say, the trigger button on that translation stick as a sort of 'shift key', and trick ED into seeing a third axis while the button's pressed.

I understand this might seem like an over-complicated approach, but if anyone has any suggestions for mapping software that might do this I'd appreciate it. I have been looking online but a lot of the possibilities are on obscure sites I've not heard of. I'd welcome guidance on whether there's any 'standard' software for this.

Thanks for reading.

 

[furrycat]

If you're prepared to write simple Python code you can use FreePIE and vJoy with any combination of devices.

 

[the100thmonkey]

Check out Joystick Gremlin. It should let you do what you need. It's not simple software, but it is very powerful.

 

[Ceitidh]

Thank you both. I'm not great at programming, even at a limited level, but I'll give Joystick Gremlin a try, and who knows - I might learn a little Python along the way.