Use your SpaceNavigator everywhere
I spent some time updating the pk3DConnexion.pas presented two days ago (using a SpaceNavigator... SpacePilot was a typo), to make more emulated actions available. The result is
Universal Cosmonaut, a small tray icon application that automatically switches configurations depending on the application currently in the foreground; you can then set up emulated actions on a simple configuration dialog, without the need to manipulate config files with a text editor.
Credits go to 3DConnexion for providing a high-quality reliable 3D navigation device, and to RBC9 for his project of writing a driver that is doing similar things (published it at the 3DConnexion forums), which gave me the inspiration. His driver has some huge advantages, since on driver level, he's able to send input even to DirectX games, able to emulate a joystick, &c. The reasons I still wrote my own application running on user level are:
- RCB9s driver does not run on 64 bit Windows, so I could not use it
- It doesn't have a one-click-setup - you need to change the driver for the USB device
- The UI seems to be .NET, and I just hate that
- Just for the fun of it

5 Comments:
So, can you tell me why I have an established outgoing connection from my server to http://old.ccrdude.net on port 3661?
06:22
This is a Blogger blog from Google, so I can't say anything about the software. Take a look at the page source though, there's no reference to old.ccrdude.net nor JavaScript in there.
15:20
hi, i found a link to your driver on the 3dconnect forums.
does this driver work with the space pilot in vista 64?
thanks dude, the support from logictech has sucked
01:13
Hi, very nice little emul. I have missed using my navigator in all other app. than CAD. I have some problems getting the mouse click to work in the custom table.
01:12
Truely awesome, mate!
Have you thought about starting a donations-page and posting a link to your driver on the 3dconnextion forums? I'd donate for sure to keep you working on this.
I can do anything now, all I have trouble with is the lack of negative rotation, is that anything you've seen before?
I installed a RBC9-driver and then ran your setup.
Thanks again man, you rock!
04:54
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