[games_access] Vista problems with JoyToKey - can anyone help?
hinn at uiuc.edu
hinn at uiuc.edu
Fri Mar 30 11:32:43 EDT 2007
Amit...dyslexia rules! I have that too. :) We're such non-linear, creative thinkers, don't you think? ;)
Michelle
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>Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:25:13 -0500
>From: "Amit Pitaru [LIST]" <list at pitaru.com>
>Subject: Re: [games_access] Vista problems with JoyToKey - can anyone help?
>To: "'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'" <games_access at igda.org>
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> Hey Barrie,
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> Thank, I'll definitely try out the 5 steps you
> mention below. If needed, I'll email Ryo in Japanese
> (my wife is from Tokyo) and try to sort it out. But
> first I should test it on Vista in person as I
> wasn't there when the student installed it with the
> OT.
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> All the best,
>
> Amit
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> PS - sorry for misspelling you name (again!) -
> Dyslexia is at fault.
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> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org
> [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of
> Barrie Ellis
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 8:22 AM
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [games_access] Vista problems with
> JoyToKey - can anyone help?
>
>
>
> Hi Amit,
>
> Visat compatibility problems - predictable wasn't
> it? All I have so far as way of a possible solution
> (not tested it yet) is this:
>
> 1. Right Click on JoyToKey.exe
> 2. Click properities
> 3. Go to Compatibility Tab
> 4. Check "Run this program in compatibility
> mode"(Make sure it's XP SP2)
> 5. Check "Run this program as an administrator"
>
> The author of JoyToKey is Ryo Ohkubo and you can
> find his e-mail within the README file of JoyToKey.
> He speaks a little English. It would be great to get
> a fix sorted out. Good luck!
>
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>
> Oh - and by the way - It's Barrie - not Berrie!
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> All the best,
>
>
>
> Barrie
>
> www.OneSwitch.org.uk
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Amit Pitaru [LIST]
> To: 'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 3:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [games_access] Vista problems with
> JoyToKey - can anyone help?
>
> Hey Berrie,
>
> One of my students is having similar problems with
> Vista at home. I wasn't there myself but the OT told
> me it doesn't run on the child's machine. I'm not
> sure if it's a compatibility with the gamepad or the
> software. Who's the author of this great software?
> Perhaps I can get in touch with them and help
> recompile the source-code.
>
> Cheers,
> Amit
>
>
>
> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org
> [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of
> Barrie Ellis
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 3:39 AM
> To: IGDA GA mailing list
> Subject: [games_access] Vista problems with JoyToKey
> - can anyone help?
>
> I have a person trying to get JoyToKey work with a
> standard PC USB joypad. They've just upgraded to
> Vista. I'm not sure if there is a compatibility
> problem here.
>
> Does anyone out there have Vista running on their PC
> and a USB Joypad?
>
> If so, do you have time to test out JoyToKey,
> please:
>
> http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/I/JoyToKey/JoyToKey.htm
>
> All I want to know is - can you get your joystick to
> act as the keyboard or mouse?
>
> Here's a one-switch on-line game that just uses
> SPACE that would be a good test:
>
> http://www.idiombox.com/oneswitch/Spaced_Out.dcr
>
> Thanks!
>
> Barrie
> www.OneSwitch.org.uk
>
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