EQMOD and Gamepad question

[Helen]

OK, the first question to help me up the learning curve....

I got EQMod set up on the EQ6 tonight - using Starry Night, and a wireless gamepad. All worked fine Then I started following the instructions from the manual for getting the polar scope properly aligned. The gamepad seemed to stop working when the Manual was open on screen Do I need to ensure that the EQASCOM (or is it EQMod) control is always open on screen for the gamepad to work?

Thanks

Helen

[Beyond_Vision]

Are you sure the game controller hasn't gone into sleep mode if no buttons are pressed for a while?

[Helen]

Yes, I found out the hard way that it does that Kevin - when I tried to demonstrate to Mike how neat it was But I'm pretty sure that wasn't the problem in this case, as it seemed to work OK only slightly later

Helen

[barkis]

Not sure on that one Helen. Does the EQ6 stop driving too when the Help is on screen? Can you use tabs on your puter, and switch from one to the other. IE Have Eqmod open on one, and the Help on the other. Alternatively, you could print out the relevant help file.

Ron.

[Beyond_Vision]

Kind of strange Helen. EQmod doesnt require focus to be able to respond to the gamepad. I have EQmod minimized while centering a star in Maxim using the gamepad.

Regards

Kevin

[Helen]

Thanks. Looks like I need to do a bit more testing then... I'll let you know how I get on.

Helen

[Wobbly Bob]

Hiya Helen, I had te same problem, drove me up the wall I went into EQmod settings and reinitialised the game pad. Sometimes it stays, sometimes it drops out