>>> But how do I get them to be interpreted as keyboard >>> keydowns that I setup so I can use the gamepad for any >>> specific program of my choice? >> >> I also found joy2key which seems to be just what I want but >> I can't figure out how to use it. >> >> I want to send the keys to /dev/tty1 > > Okay it's easy with joy2key, I'll send the polished solution > later God willing ...
In ~/.joy2keyrc START tty -terminal -buttons a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q -thresh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -axis r s t u v w x y then $ joy2key -config tty -- underground experts united https://dataswamp.org/~incal