Clarification needed on “Joystick to Keyboard Emulation.exe” source and usage

[waimanlam2019]

Hi @bennybroseph,

First off, thanks for sharing these awesome AutoHotkey scripts!

I’m digging into the project and noticed the launcher runs an executable named “Joystick to Keyboard Emulation.exe”. However, I couldn’t find any source or solution files related to this EXE in the repo.

When I run it, I see a list of Xbox controller icons floating on the screen, but they don’t respond at all—even when I press buttons on the controller. I’d love to know if there’s a way to hide or disable this floating bar, as it’s a bit distracting.

Could you please clarify:

Is the source for this executable available somewhere?

How is this EXE built or generated?

Any tips on how it fits into the overall workflow or usage?

How to hide or disable the floating Xbox controller icons?

Thanks a ton for your time and help!

Cheers,
Ray

[bennybroseph]

It's been a while since I've worked on this, but I believe you just compile the AutoHotkey file here to get that exe using AutoHotkey's compilation tool. The project used AHK v2, though it was in alpha at the time so I'm unsure if my code still compiles using newer versions.

The folder that file is in is also where all the actual code for the program is. The C# project is just for configuring it. It's just changing values in an .ini file under the hood.