gumpy wrote:

Since I don't have a joystick - the joystick movements show up as disabled on the keymapper.

that only happens if joysticktype=auto. (Read comments in config file - "auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s)")

try to force joystick emulation by setting e.g. joysticktype=2axis. Joystick movements/buttons should then be available in the keymapper. Used this to play Shamus (keyboard control is absolute shit in that game).

I set the joystick to 2axis. The pointer now shows up in Tass Times - which it didn't do before. So it thinks that there is a joystick plugged in now.

I still can't move the pointer however. I tried editing the keymap file in notepad to assign joystick movements to keys and it doesn't work.

I've attached the keymap file to this post. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

well, yeah, your jbutton_0_* and jaxis_0_* have nothing assigned to them. Looks like you did it the wrong way around (line format has the emulated event first, then the real key assigned to it).

Just do it from the built-in mapper (Ctrl-F1), less of a fuss than notepad.

I can't use the built in keymapper, since when you assign a key it asks you to press the new key or move a direction on the joystick - and since I don't have a joystick, I can't assign the joystick directions with the built-in keymapper. 🙁

I tried to reverse the commands with notepad but I had no luck...

Do you have your keymap file that you made for Shamus?

IIRC you just click the desired action on screen (joystick this or that) and then press the key you want to trigger it - i definitely used the built in keymapper to do this, without a real joystick, so evidently it's possible...

anyway, here's the relevant section of the map file I use, you can overwrite all jbutton_* / jaxis_* lines with these. However, i mapped movement to the numpad keys, and the buttons to left alt / left ctrl, so you'll need to modify the "key #" values to suit your needs:

1jbutton_0_0 "key 308" "stick_0 button 0" 
2jbutton_0_1 "key 306" "stick_0 button 1" 
3jaxis_0_1- "key 264" "stick_0 axis 1 0" 
4jaxis_0_1+ "key 258" "stick_0 axis 1 1" 
5jaxis_0_0- "key 260" "stick_0 axis 0 0" 
6jaxis_0_0+ "key 262" "stick_0 axis 0 1" 
7jbutton_0_2 
8jbutton_0_3 
9jbutton_1_0 
10jbutton_1_1 
11jaxis_0_2- "key 257" "stick_0 axis 2 0" 
12jaxis_0_2+ "key 265" "stick_0 axis 2 1" 
13jaxis_0_3- "key 263" "stick_0 axis 3 0" 
14jaxis_0_3+ "key 259" "stick_0 axis 3 1" 
15jaxis_1_0- 
16jaxis_1_0+ 
17jaxis_1_1- 
18jaxis_1_1+ 
19jbutton_0_4 
20jbutton_0_5

Opps! Silly me - I was doing it the wrong way around in the built-in keymapper too. I got it to work now. Thanks for your help! 😀