Profile template

[Hypersonic]

Most of the time I use the same profile for different games. Pretty basic
Joystick X
Joystick Y
Joystick Z
Joystick Rx
Joystick Ry
Joystick Rz
(all the above checked active, reverse unchecked, 1.0 speed, 0.0 threshold)
(main speed 1.0, main threshold 0.0, dominate mode unchecked)

It takes alot of time for every game do the same settings, is there a way to use a template (even if that means just taking a profile from another application and changing the app it's attached to?)

Thanks

[jwick]

You can change the default Joystick template to include all your changes. Then when you use that template, you will get all your changes. You have to make the changes to the default with notepad.

[Hypersonic]

You're refering to C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\3DxWinCore32\Cfg\JoystickTemplate.xml ? Is there a button to press to load the values from this file?

Is this the file from which values get loaded when a new profile is created C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\3DxWinCore32\Cfg\en-US_def.xml ?

The import button seems to move xml files to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\Cfg\

I suppose export moves from xml files from that directory.

What I'm thinking is just copying an xml file that has the settings I like, edit the <AppInfo> field, specifically <Name> and <ExecutableName> and rename the file to something I can identify it with, then put it in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\Cfg\

I don't see a way to edit the xml filename, <Name> and <ExecutableName> xml entries using 3dxWare, I can only edit those entries by using notepad.

[Hypersonic]

Maybe there could be multiple <ExecutableName> entries in one xml file. The profile <Name> field could be something like 'Quakes', with say 2 <ExecutableName> of quake.exe and quake2.exe, for example.

Just a thought. Using templates and having an xml file for each executable would work fine too.

[jwick]

You're refering to C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\3DxWinCore32\Cfg\JoystickTemplate.xml ? Is there a button to press to load the values from this file?

The settings from that file pre-load your configuration when you choose the "Joystick" template under Manage Profiles... -> Add -> Step 2: Select a profile template for axis and buttons. Whatever is in that template will be your starting point for the profile you create. So basically all you are doing after that is specifying the executable name.

The import button seems to move xml files to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\Cfg\

I suppose export moves from xml files from that directory.

Yes, at this time, it isn't anymore sophisticated than that.

What I'm thinking is just copying an xml file that has the settings I like, edit the <AppInfo> field, specifically <Name> and <ExecutableName> and rename the file to something I can identify it with, then put it in C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\Cfg\

I don't see a way to edit the xml filename, <Name> and <ExecutableName> xml entries using 3dxWare, I can only edit those entries by using notepad.

Sure, you can do all that. They are just files. 3DxConfig doesn't allow that level of editing. I use notepad all the time to create new profiles that are close derivatives of another.

[jwick]

Maybe there could be multiple <ExecutableName> entries in one xml file. The profile <Name> field could be something like 'Quakes', with say 2 <ExecutableName> of quake.exe and quake2.exe, for example.

Just a thought. Using templates and having an xml file for each executable would work fine too.

That's the plan.