Thread: CONTEST: Xbox Chatpad Driver Challenge

Originally Posted by GAFBlizzard

Right now, you have to have the utility running (it can be minimized, in the background, whatever) for the chatpad to work. In the future I might try to make it a service if people want it less obvious and more automatic. It doesn't take much resources right now, less than a megabyte of memory for a command-line program.

I have asked before but Im not on the clear on this. Is there an option to have the chatpad not signed as a keyboard? In other terms, will they show up in windows gamecontoller confugirations as buttons? Like a gamepad with like 50 buttons (dont know the actual number on the gamepad and chatboard combined). This would be essential for me because I would like full control over button assignments via existing aps. Your doing agreat job. Thanks.

Originally Posted by langarn

I have asked before but Im not on the clear on this. Is there an option to have the chatpad not signed as a keyboard? In other terms, will they show up in windows gamecontoller confugirations as buttons? Like a gamepad with like 50 buttons (dont know the actual number on the gamepad and chatboard combined). This would be essential for me because I would like full control over button assignments via existing aps. Your doing agreat job. Thanks.

Xpadder user?

The chatpad *is* a keyboard. Even on the 360 it doesn't do anything else. But GAFBlizzard said he has made all the keys on the chatpad mappable anyway.

Originally Posted by a10

Xpadder user?

Yea The best!!

Originally Posted by kevinmd88

The chatpad *is* a keyboard. Even on the 360 it doesn't do anything else. But GAFBlizzard said he has made all the keys on the chatpad mappable anyway.

It may looks like a keyboard, but its really allot of extra buttons on a gamepad. Ore I really wish it will work just like that. In Xpadder you can link specific buttons to change the layout on the gamepad for example.

GAFBlizzard sad that they can be mappable buy a textfile. Just wondering if I can use it like a 40-50 button gamepad in Xpadder and not use the textfile at all. In other words not have the chatpad working throw HID keyboard.

Hello, I'm so glad I stumbled upon this thread. And I'm glad its not dead so I can talk to people on it! XD

Anyways, GAFBlizzard, when do you expect to have the driver ready?

Also, I can set up a website for this cause if you guys would like. Eventually it would be awesome if it became like a modding community! What do you think, imageboard or forum?

Any update for tonight/morning as im tired and playing too much minecraft xD

Originally Posted by bookgeek752

Hello, I'm so glad I stumbled upon this thread. And I'm glad its not dead so I can talk to people on it! XD

Anyways, GAFBlizzard, when do you expect to have the driver ready?

Also, I can set up a website for this cause if you guys would like. Eventually it would be awesome if it became like a modding community! What do you think, imageboard or forum?

Mmm... Forum...

Originally Posted by langarn

I have asked before but Im not on the clear on this. Is there an option to have the chatpad not signed as a keyboard? In other terms, will they show up in windows gamecontoller confugirations as buttons? Like a gamepad with like 50 buttons (dont know the actual number on the gamepad and chatboard combined). This would be essential for me because I would like full control over button assignments via existing aps. Your doing agreat job. Thanks.

If I make that an option, it will only be after initial release. I already have the keyboard working as a normal HID keyboard, and mouse functionality as a normal HID mouse. I also already have configurable controls working, so most people shouldn't even need XPadder (which I believe costs $10, which is a price greater than free :P). If there are requests for making a custom gamepad device with like 50 buttons some time after the initial release (and probably after the wireless controller stuff), then maaaaybe. I'm afraid it's not high on my list of priorities right now, no offense. :/ Maybe it will work better than you expect without it.

Originally Posted by bookgeek752

Hello, I'm so glad I stumbled upon this thread. And I'm glad its not dead so I can talk to people on it! XD

Anyways, GAFBlizzard, when do you expect to have the driver ready?

Also, I can set up a website for this cause if you guys would like. Eventually it would be awesome if it became like a modding community! What do you think, imageboard or forum?

If you want to set up a forum that might work, though I am expecting most discussion with you guys to initially happen in this thread (and/or other threads on the mp3car site).

I already have a code.google.com site set up to hold the source code and files, and it apparently supports some sort of wiki pages as well, which might be useful.

Originally Posted by ddxcb

Any update for tonight/morning as im tired and playing too much minecraft xD

Not really. It's been a kinda crappy week for me, or such is my excuse. I worked on it some today and I like how the mouse is moving, so I might wrap that part up and have more info by tomorrow if I'm lucky.

Originally Posted by GAFBlizzard

If I make that an option, it will only be after initial release. I already have the keyboard working as a normal HID keyboard, and mouse functionality as a normal HID mouse. I also already have configurable controls working, so most people shouldn't even need XPadder (which I believe costs $10, which is a price greater than free :P). If there are requests for making a custom gamepad device with like 50 buttons some time after the initial release (and probably after the wireless controller stuff), then maaaaybe. I'm afraid it's not high on my list of priorities right now, no offense. :/ Maybe it will work better than you expect without it.
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