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Mutagen: Reverted edits by Ihezosiva (Talk) to last revision by Ykhwong

2010-11-15T07:42:56Z

Reverted edits by Ihezosiva (Talk) to last revision by Ykhwong

Ihezosiva at 04:09, 15 November 2010

2010-11-15T04:09:43Z

Ykhwong at 03:44, 27 October 2010

2010-10-27T03:44:50Z

Ykhwong at 03:43, 27 October 2010

2010-10-27T03:43:23Z

Ykhwong at 03:40, 27 October 2010

2010-10-27T03:40:52Z

Ykhwong at 03:40, 27 October 2010

2010-10-27T03:40:16Z

Ykhwong: moved Keymapper to Mapper

2010-10-27T03:38:42Z

moved Keymapper to Mapper

Ykhwong at 03:38, 27 October 2010

2010-10-27T03:38:28Z

Ykhwong: also for a joystick

2010-10-26T17:43:20Z

also for a joystick

72.184.128.190: /* Examples */

2009-09-10T00:50:02Z

Examples

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->== Remapping the keyboard and joystick ==
+== Remapping the keyboard and joystick ==
 When you start the mapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with a virtual keyboard and a virtual joystick. These virtual devices correspond to the keys and events DOSBox will report to the DOS applications. If you click on a button with your mouse, you can see in the lower left corner with which event it is associated (EVENT) and to what events it is currently bound.
-&lt;big&gt;
+<big>
   Event: EVENT
   BIND: BIND (the real key/button/axis you push with your finger/hand)
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   mod2
   mod3
-&lt;/big&gt;
+</big>
 * EVENT: The key or joystick axis/button/hat DOSBox will report to DOS applications. (the event that will happen during the game, (eg. shooting/jumping/walking)
 * BIND: The key on your real keyboard or the axis/button/hat on your real joystick(s) (as reported by SDL), which is connected to the EVENT.
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 * Del: Delete the BIND to this EVENT. If an EVENT has no BINDS, then it is not possible to trigger this event in DOSBox (that is there's no way to type the key or use the respective action of the joystick).
 * Next: Go through the list of bindings which map to this EVENT.
 == Examples ==

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-== Remapping the keyboard and joystick ==
+>== Remapping the keyboard and joystick ==
 When you start the mapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with a virtual keyboard and a virtual joystick. These virtual devices correspond to the keys and events DOSBox will report to the DOS applications. If you click on a button with your mouse, you can see in the lower left corner with which event it is associated (EVENT) and to what events it is currently bound.
-<big>
+&lt;big&gt;
   Event: EVENT
   BIND: BIND (the real key/button/axis you push with your finger/hand)
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   mod2
   mod3
-</big>
+&lt;/big&gt;
 * EVENT: The key or joystick axis/button/hat DOSBox will report to DOS applications. (the event that will happen during the game, (eg. shooting/jumping/walking)
 * BIND: The key on your real keyboard or the axis/button/hat on your real joystick(s) (as reported by SDL), which is connected to the EVENT.
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 * Del: Delete the BIND to this EVENT. If an EVENT has no BINDS, then it is not possible to trigger this event in DOSBox (that is there's no way to type the key or use the respective action of the joystick).
 * Next: Go through the list of bindings which map to this EVENT.
 == Examples ==

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−	== ~~Mapper~~ ==	+	== Remapping the keyboard and joystick ==

	When you start the mapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with a virtual keyboard and a virtual joystick. These virtual devices correspond to the keys and events DOSBox will report to the DOS applications. If you click on a button with your mouse, you can see in the lower left corner with which event it is associated (EVENT) and to what events it is currently bound.		When you start the mapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with a virtual keyboard and a virtual joystick. These virtual devices correspond to the keys and events DOSBox will report to the DOS applications. If you click on a button with your mouse, you can see in the lower left corner with which event it is associated (EVENT) and to what events it is currently bound.

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 When you start the mapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with a virtual keyboard and a virtual joystick. These virtual devices correspond to the keys and events DOSBox will report to the DOS applications. If you click on a button with your mouse, you can see in the lower left corner with which event it is associated (EVENT) and to what events it is currently bound.
+<big>
 * EVENT: The key or joystick axis/button/hat DOSBox will report to DOS applications. (the event that will happen during the game, (eg. shooting/jumping/walking)
 * BIND: The key on your real keyboard or the axis/button/hat on your real joystick(s) (as reported by SDL), which is connected to the EVENT.

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 # Repeat this for Y+, save the layout and finally test it with some game.
-If you want to remap anything to your d-pad/hat you will have to change <t>joysticktype=auto</t> to <t>joysticktype=fcs</t> in configuration file. Maybe this will be improved in the next dosbox version.
+If you want to remap anything to your d-pad/hat you will have to change <code>joysticktype=auto</code> to <code>joysticktype=fcs</code> in configuration file. Maybe this will be improved in the next dosbox version.
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 If you change the default mapping, you can save your changes by clicking on "Save". DOSBox will save the mapping to a location specified in the configuration file (the mapperfile= entry). At startup, DOSBox will load your mapperfile, if it is present in the DOSBox configuration file.

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 Q3. If you try it out in DOSBox, you will notice that pressing X makes ZX appear.
 : A. The X on your keyboard is still mapped to the X as well! Click on the X in the keyboard mapper and search with "Next" until you find the mapped key X. Click "Del".
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 If you change the default mapping, you can save your changes by clicking on "Save". DOSBox will save the mapping to a location specified in the configuration file (the mapperfile= entry). At startup, DOSBox will load your mapperfile, if it is present in the DOSBox configuration file.

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-== KeyMapper ==
+== Mapper ==
-When you start the keymapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with a virtual keyboard and a virtual joystick. These virtual devices correspond to the keys and events DOSBox will report to the DOS applications. If you click on a button with your mouse, you can see in the lower left corner with which event it is associated (EVENT) and to what events it is currently bound.
+When you start the mapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with a virtual keyboard and a virtual joystick. These virtual devices correspond to the keys and events DOSBox will report to the DOS applications. If you click on a button with your mouse, you can see in the lower left corner with which event it is associated (EVENT) and to what events it is currently bound.
-* EVENT: The key DOSBox will report to the applications being emulated.
+* EVENT: The key or joystick axis/button/hat DOSBox will report to DOS applications. (the event that will happen during the game, (eg. shooting/jumping/walking)
-* BIND: The key on your keyboard (as reported by SDL) which is connected to the EVENT.
+* BIND: The key on your real keyboard or the axis/button/hat on your real joystick(s) (as reported by SDL), which is connected to the EVENT.
-* mod1,2,3: Modifiers. These are keys you need to have pressed as well, while pressing  BIND. mod1 = CTRL and mod2 = ALT. These are generally only used when you want to change the special keys of DOSBox.
+* mod1,2,3: Modifiers. These are keys you need to have to be pressed while pressing BIND. mod1 = CTRL and mod2 = ALT. These are generally only used when you want to change the special keys of DOSBox.
-* Add: Add a new BIND to this EVENT. Basicly add a key from your keyboard which will produce the key EVENT in DOSBox.
+* Add: Add a new BIND to this EVENT. Basically add a key from your keyboard or an event from the joystick (button press, axis/hat movement) which will produce the EVENT in DOSBox.
-* Del: Delete the BIND to this EVENT. If an EVENT has no BINDS than it's not possible to type this key in DOSBox.
+* Del: Delete the BIND to this EVENT. If an EVENT has no BINDS, then it is not possible to trigger this event in DOSBox (that is there's no way to type the key or use the respective action of the joystick).
-* Next: Cycle through the list of keys(BINDS) which map to this EVENT.
+* Next: Go through the list of bindings which map to this EVENT.
 == Examples ==
 Q1. You want to have the X on your keyboard to type a Z in DOSBox.
-    A. With your mouse click on the Z on the keyboard mapper. Click "Add". Now press the X key
+: A. Click on the Z on the keyboard mapper. Click "Add". Now press the X key on your keyboard.
-Q2. If you click "Next" a few times you will notice that the Z on your keyboard also produces a Z in DOSBox.
+Q2. If you click "Next" a couple of times, you will notice that the Z on your keyboard also produces an Z in DOSBox.
-    A. Therefore select the Z again and click "Next" till you have the Z on your keyboard. Now
+: A. Therefore select the Z again, and click "Next" until you have the Z on your keyboard. Now click "Del".
-Q3. If you try it out in DOSBox you will notice that pressing X makes ZX appear.
+Q3. If you try it out in DOSBox, you will notice that pressing X makes ZX appear.
-    A. The X on your keyboard is still mapped to the X as well! Click on the X in the keyboard
+: A. The X on your keyboard is still mapped to the X as well! Click on the X in the keyboard mapper and search with "Next" until you find the mapped key X. Click "Del".
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-If you change the default mapping you can save your changes by pressing "Save". DOSBox will save the mapping to location specified in the configfile (mapperfile=mapper.txt). At startup DOSBox will load your mapperfile if it's present in the configfile.
+If you change the default mapping, you can save your changes by clicking on "Save". DOSBox will save the mapping to a location specified in the configuration file (the mapperfile= entry). At startup, DOSBox will load your mapperfile, if it is present in the DOSBox configuration file.