Hi guys,

I'm very new to DOSBox, so forgive my ignorance.

I installed DOSBox on my Windows XP (Pro, SP1) box. I am using Thrustmaster F-22 stick and F-16 TQS Throttle. These things have been upgraded using the "Digital Chips" (www.stickworks.com). Therefore, they should appear as a 32-button digital device to Windows. Now, when I start DOSBox, I see a message saying just that, it is seeing a 32-button joystick.

I've tested DOSBox by playing Tornado (Digital Integration) v 1.0e (I play it in fullscreen mode). I need a joystick for this game not really to fly, but so that I can have an analog joystick button (ie., 2nd joystick button) to cycle Air-to-Air weapons. You see, the in-game shortcut for this function is Alt-Enter, which coincidentally is a DOSBox shortcut for fullscreen and windowed modes.

Tornado supports 3 kinds of joysticks: Standard, Thrustmaster and CH Products. If I choose either Thrustmaster or CH, the game presents me with a calibration screen (or so it seems). The problem is it seems that the game is not registering any stick movements. If I choose Standard, the game doesn't ask me to calibrate the stick and allows me to proceed. However, when I am in the cockpit, the game doesn't seem to register stick movements either. Even worse, the game seems to think that the 1st joystick button is pressed and empties the cannon.

Please note that this joystick functions perfectly in Windows.

Now, my questions are:
- Does anybody here use a similar joystick? Does it work in DOSBox? What game are you running?
- Does anybody here play Tornado? Can you configure your joystick in this game? How?
- Is it possible to change/disable the Alt-Enter DOSBox shortcut?

Thanks for your attention.

- Obelovic