I am currently coding an application which will harness the scroll wheel of my recently got DFGT steering wheel. I intend to use a client side insim application to show 'buttons' on the lfs screen which scroll with the scroll wheel, allowing control of applications such as windows media player(while inside lfs) and i have to say i am qute excited!

Let me know what you think!
Peter

P.S this app would be useable on any controller as long as it has 3+ spare buttons.

I did originally have this in a thread in the LFS programmer forum available here: http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=58587

Attached is a sample of the work but it will only work with the DFGT atm as all the button assignments are fixed, try it out!

Also make sure the DFGT is the only game controller plugged in for proper operation, this will all be remidied by the final product.

I am coming to the end of my first year at college and it is a bit of a rush so it may slow it down slightly, watch this space!!!

EDIT: you may need .Net Framework installed for it to work

OK, thought i would update the thread, i have partly sorted out the function for selecting which button does which and i have sorted it so it saves the button assignments to a .xml file.

I am working on getting the buttons assigned to do simple operations as of yet and i am still reacquainting myself with the insim code of LFS_External as i haven't used it for quite a while

WATCH THIS SPACE!!!

Right, now i have got it so it is reading the button presses of the wheel.

cool might actually give it a try since i got a DFGT too :>

AT LAST! SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS A DFGT! they are so bloomin' rare! now that there has been at least one person interest, i will make a more advanced concept program, it probably won't be too interesting, it would only be showing that i have got the button assignment parts done, it doesn't properly integrate with LFS yet but once i have re aquainted myself with insim coding that bit should all fall into place

Please note that this will work on any controller that has atleast 4 free buttons because it basically just will scroll through buttons in lfs. Because of this i think i will call it LFS Controller Scroller

i have a DFGT and find it so hard to drift with lol =/

I have a DFGT too, but I use its red wheel to set FF level, that's why I never replied to your post...
I wouldn't use it to control Media Player...

thank you