--------------------------JoyToKey change history

--------------------------Ver 5.0
* Support for different key assignments based on analog stick input level.
* Support for different key assignments based on button-hold duration.
* Support for rotating key assignments. For example, the key assignment
changes like "A -> B -> A -> B -> A ..." is possible whenever the same
button is pressed.
* Enhanced auto-repeat key functionality.
For example, the following definitions are newly possible:
- "1.5 repeats per second"
- "one repeat per 123.4 seconds"
- "auto-repeat only after 500 milli-seconds"
* When the main window of JoyToKey is activated and joystick button is
pressed, key/mouse assignments are disabled now by default. Instead,
pressed buttons will be simply highlighted in the main window so that
you can easily see which button corresponds to which row in the config.
(You can change it back to the old behaviour from menu setting)
* Added a comment field for each button definition.
For example, you can record a memo like "This button is used for Jump".
* Support for copying joystick configration from one to another.
Right-click "Joystick 1" header in the main menu, to open a popup menu.
* Support for at maximum 4 key assignments for each button.
* Various small bug fixes
Ver 4.6
* You can choose the default behavior when the target application switches
to non-associated appliation.
* When you temporarily switch to the virtual joystick configuration while
some button is being pressed, the pressed state will be kept without
release event if its original key config and the new key config are the
same. (e.g. if the arrow key is assigned for both the original joystick1
config and the virtual joystick3 config, then switching between joystick1
and joystick3 won't trigger unnecessary release event)
From ver 3.x to ver4.5.x
* It became a shareware soft
* Support for associating config files with applications
It can automatically switch active configuration file based on running
applications.
* Support dynamic acceleration of mouse cursor movement
If you use mouse cursor emulation with analog stick, the speed
sensitivity can be accelerated at certain threshold.
* Support 4-way and 8-way assignment for POV control

* Auto repeat functionality, ranging from very slow repeat (1 time per
15 minutes) up to 60 times per second (with 2x processing mode)
* Support for toggle button
e.g. use it for drag&drop with mouse emulation, or for truly automated
repeat of keys even when you are away from PC.
* Window size became re-sizable
* Open / Close main window by left-clicking task tray icon
(right-click to open popup menu)
* JoyToKey can be started even when joystick is not connected
And it will automatically detect the newly connected joystick.
(NOTE: it only works the first joystick. If you connect the second one
or more, please press "detect" button manually from preferences panel)
* Several additions in the menu such as
- copy configuration file
- open game controller setting from control panel
- suspend / resume temporalily
- 2x processing mode (if you want to minimize the input latency, sacrificing e
xtra CPU load)
- generate debug log
Ver3.x highlights
* Under Windows 2000 or later (including XP), JoyToKey now supports
some applications using DirectInput.
* Choosing L-Shift, R-Shift, L-Ctrl, ... from the list, you can make
a distinction between left and right keys.
(Be careful to select L-Shift or R-Shift or (normal) Shift!
You have to choose the correct one for the application!)
* Support for POV switches.
* Support for "Switch to the other configuration file" function.
* The configuration file can be easily selected and switched to
at task tray menu, without opening and activating JoyToKey window.
* The firstly activated configuration file can now be specified
by command line option at start up time.
* Analog stick can be configured in detail by modifying JoyToKey.ini
file directly:
"AnalogDeadZone" (ranges 0 to 10000: default 1000)
The center area where subtle input from analog stick is ignored.
"AnalogSaturation" (ranges 0 to 10000: default 10000)
The surrounding area from which additional inputs are saturated.