Is it possible to split joystick Y axis into forward half throttle and reverse button map

[kevenwyld]

I'm not sure if this is possible, I've tried it various ways and can't seem to figure it out so asking for help.

In FreeSpace 2 Open supported inputs are "Forward analog throttle" (proportional analog input) and "reverse thrust" (button only). I would like to map my joystick so that when I move it forward from the rest position it is a throttle axis, and when I move it back from rest it outputs a button. I can do these things with antimicrox one at a time, but I can't figure out how to do them together at the same time. The button output seems to only be able to bind to one of the half throttle axes. Is this possible?

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Hardware/software info:

Archlinux
VKBsim Gladiator EVO L joystick

[kevenwyld]

I ended up doing this with a different tool as a workaround for now. In case anyone else lands here.

] > xboxdrv --evdev "/dev/input/by-id/usb-VKB-Sim_©_Alex_Oz_2021_VKBsim_Gladiator_EVO_L-event-joystick" --type xbox360 --no-extra-events --evdev-absmap "ABS_Y+=LT,ABS_X=dpad_x,ABS_Y=dpad_y" --dpad-as-button --evdev-no-grab

Basically treat the whole stick like a button based dpad, and split the Y axis assigning the positive half to the left_trigger of the virtual xbox360 controller created by xboxdrv. Not grabbing the evdev device means I can use the rest of the stick like normal, the virtual controller is only used for those 4 dpad buttons and 1 axis.