microsoft sidewinder force feedback 2 joystick noy running in GEFS online

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What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. running GEFS online on both Firefox and Google chrome
2. installed javascipt plugin 0.6.3
3. running Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

for the above joystick to be detected so it can ve used in the GEFS online 
flight simulator- however, it says no joystick is detected when it is connected 
and works fine in other simulators..

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
javascipt plugin 0.6.3
Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit

Please provide any additional information below.

I've checked under 'Device and printers' that the joystick is being detected 
and producing data..

Original issue reported on code.google.com by justinspirational on 24 Nov 2014 at 4:38

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If you type about:plugins in the URL bar do you see the joystick plug-in listed?

Original comment by cwoffen...@gmail.com on 24 Nov 2014 at 12:08

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thanks for your reply- yes I do see the joystick plugin show in firefox..

Joystick Plug-in

    File: npjoystick.dll,npjoystick.dll
    Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Joystick Plugin\npjoystick.dll,C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npjoystick.dll
    Version: 0.6.3.1
    State: Enabled
    Mozilla plug-in enabling JavaScript access to game controllers

MIME Type                           Description Suffixes
application/x-vnd.numfum-joystick   npjoystick  
application/x-vnd.numfum-joystick   npjoystick

Original comment by justinspirational on 25 Nov 2014 at 2:08

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plugin isn't for Chrome of course- and can't see it in that of course yet the 
joystick isn't detected in GEFS online in Google Chrome either.. Internet 
Exlporer doesn't show anything when I type about:plugins  ...

Original comment by justinspirational on 25 Nov 2014 at 2:12

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For IE, go to Manage Add-ons, click Toolbars and Extensions, then select to 
show all add-ons. The plug-in should be there too.

Also, in devices and printers, right-click on your joystick, select Advanced, 
then make sure your Sidewinder is set there.

Original comment by cwoffen...@gmail.com on 25 Nov 2014 at 1:29

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yes- checked IE- and plugin is installed- 
Name                JoystickCtl Class
Publisher           (Not verified) Numfum Ltd
Status              Enabled
Architecture        32-bit

I note it's 32 bit- will that be an issue since I'm running Win 7 64 bit?

(as above I already confirmed joystick is recognized in devices and printers 
etc (and works in other games/flight sims fine)..

Original comment by justinspirational on 26 Nov 2014 at 5:25

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On Windows 7 the default IE is 32-bit as far as I remember. Does it work on 
this test page:

http://javascript-joystick.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/examples/javascript/simple.h
tml

Original comment by cwoffen...@gmail.com on 26 Nov 2014 at 3:15

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thanks- I tried that weblink in IE 32 bit and a still picture of a 'sheep' with 
this message- 

Note: when running the page as a local file, IE classes the ActiveX as unsafe. 
This works without warning when the page is on-line.

(not sure if that's what's supposed to happen but moving the joystick doesn't 
do anything on screen)

Original comment by justinspirational on 26 Nov 2014 at 4:23

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In Firefox, if you type about:addons in the address bar, do you see the plug-in 
and does it say "ask to activate"? If so, that's the problem. It changed a 
short while ago:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/why-do-i-have-click-activate-plugins

Since the joystick plug-in has no visible component, there's nothing to click 
to perform the activation. You need to set it to "always activate".

In Chrome you need to go to chrome://plugins and select "always allowed" for 
the plug-in. I'll need to look into IE some more.

Original comment by cwoffen...@gmail.com on 27 Nov 2014 at 1:54

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I made a change to the test script above, so the example should now work in IE 
too. Any site using the plug-in will need to use the updated 'joystick.js'.

Original comment by cwoffen...@gmail.com on 27 Nov 2014 at 2:39

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thanks- after selecting ask/always activate as above  I do now get the message 
in GEFS online  in google chrome saying  CH PRO PEDALS USB (Vendor: 068e 
Product: 00f2) detected on native HTML5 API (& in Firefox 'Controller detected 
on JS Joystick extension' - not specifiying any partiular joystick or 
peripheral) but moving the pedals doesn't do anything and what about my 
sidewinder joystick..? 

Original comment by justinspirational on 28 Nov 2014 at 10:54

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acually since trying in chrome again- the microsoft joystick function finally 
worked in GEFS online - but was very temperamental- can't remember now exactly- 
but after refreshing the GEFS online it found it- initially all control 
surfaces worked but not the throttle- then suddenly the throttle started 
working..just a little too repsonsive with some of te aircraft or not 
responsive enough- but that's likely a GEFS online issue...

Original comment by justinspirational on 29 Nov 2014 at 12:37

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Original comment by cwoffen...@gmail.com on 8 Dec 2014 at 12:07

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