CH Products Control Manager v4.0 released! | Forums

[Revvin_UK]

CH Products has released Control Manager v4.0, There's lots of new features and updates and it includes a new install package which now includes the Control Manager Utility Pack which was previously released as a separate download, you can read more here and download it at the following locations:

CH Products FTP

CH Hangar Mirror

List of changes:
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<LI>New installer program allowing the user to select where they want to install Control Manager
<LI>From version 4 onwards the new installer will detect an exisiting working installation of Control Manager and prompt the user to update or complete re-install (users of v3.5, 3.6 will have to uninstall but this should be the last time you need to uninstall Control Manager)
<LI>Control Manager has now been combined with the Control Manager Utility Pack which was previously released as a separate download
<LI>Support for left and right Windows Keys
<LI>When using a .cmc file Control Manager will show which commands have already been used by placing a tick next to them in the .cmc pop up list
<LI>Command Finder button; when using a .cmc file the command finder will bring up the .cmc command list, double clicking on a command that has been used will show you the button it is assigned to in the Control Manager GUI
<LI>Updated CM List and CM Print utilities which allow the user to display their profils in plain text form or through a graphical layout which can be printed or saved as a .jpeg
<LI>Updated CMCC utility which provides the user with a system tray icon to quickly launch profiles without loading the full Control Manager GUI, shortcuts can be made in the CMCC utility window to load a game after the profile is downloaded to the CH devices
<LI>The .cmc and .cms editing window now has a numbered 'gutter' The gutter is also used with bookmarks. You can set up to 10 bookmarks with CTL-SHF-0 through CTL-SHF-9. You can jump to the mark with CTL-0 through CTL-9
<LI>List mode command added. This is a tick box found on each button next to the 'DX Mode' tick box which allows you to input 32 press and release commands, this was previously only possible by using .cmc scripting
<LI>New SCREENWIDTH, SCREENHEIGHT, SCREENX and SCREENY commands allowing the user to place the mouse cursor anywhere on the screen using .cms script
<LI>Pressing Control-Space in a blank area of the .cms editing window brings up a pop up command selector to input .cms script commands
<LI>New editor shortcut keys:
Up - Up
SelUp - Shift + Up
ScrollUp - Ctrl + Up
Down - Down
SelDown - Shift + Down
ScrollDown - Ctrl + Down
Left - Left
SelLeft - Shift + Left
WordLeft - Ctrl + Left
SelWordLeft - Shift + Ctrl + Left
Right - Right
SelRight - Shift + Right
WordRight - Ctrl + Right
SelWordRight - Shift + Ctrl + Right
PageDown - PgDn
SelPageDown - Shift + PgDn
PageBottom - Ctrl + PgDn
SelPageBottom - Shift + Ctrl + PgDn
Page Up - PgUp
Sel Page Up - Shift + PgUp
Page Top - Ctrl + PgUp
Sel Page Top - Shift + Ctrl + PgUp
Line Start - Home
Sel Line Start - Shift + Home
Editor Top - Ctrl + Home
Sel Editor Top - Shift + Ctrl + Home
Line End - End
Sel Line End - Shift + End
Editor Bottom - Ctrl + End
Sel Editor Bottom - Shift + Ctrl + End
Toggle Insert/Overwrite Mode - Ins
Copy - Ctrl + C / Ctrl + Ins
Cut - Ctrl + X / Shift + Del
Paste - Ctrl + V / Shift + Ins
Delete Char - Del
Delete Last Char - BkSpc
Delete Word - Ctrl + T
Delete Last Word - Ctrl + BkSpc
Tab - Tab
Shift Tab - Shift + Tab
Select All Text - Ctrl + A
Line Break - Enter / Shift + Enter / Ctrl + M
Insert Line - Ctrl + N
Delete Line - Ctrl + Y
Delete to End of Line - Shift + Ctrl + Y
Block Indent - Shift + Ctrl + I
Block Unindent - Shift + Ctrl + U
Undo - Ctrl + U
Redo - Ctrl + R
Find Matching Bracket - Shift + Ctrl + B
Normal Select - Shift + Ctrl + N
Column Select - Shift + Ctrl + C
Line Select - Shift + Ctrl + L
Goto Marker "N" - Ctrl + N (N = "0".."9")
Set Marker "N" - Shift + Ctrl + N (N = "0".."9")[/list]

[Revvin_UK]

I've also updated my IL-2 profile utilising some of the new commands such as the mouse manipulation commands so now when I press my map button the mouse pointer moves to the map window so i can use another button on my stick which has the right mouse button mapped to it to allow me to zoom in and out, when I close the map the mouse pointer is automatically moved out of sight to the bottom of the screen.

I've also incorporated my Pro Throttle and Flight Sim Yoke into the profile which previously only had the Fighterstick, Throttle Quadrant and Pro Pedals used. The Pro Throttle acts as the bombardier control unit while the Yoke or Fighterstick can be used as the main control device at the press of a button. By using a little .cms script you can transfer the X and Y axis from the Fighterstick to the Yoke and back to the Fighterstick on the fly if you need to without having to remap anything in IL-2's config. Handy if like me you fly a mix of fighters and bombers online. You can download my profile here.

[Hunter82]

does it have support for win xp 64 ?

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

By using a little .cms script you can transfer the X and Y axis from the Fighterstick to the Yoke and back to the Fighterstick on the fly if you need to without having to remap anything in IL-2's config. Handy if like me you fly a mix of fighters and bombers online.

Wow, that alone is a good reason to switch to the ch products. I love my x52 but that sounds tempting lol.

[Revvin_UK]

Hunter> Win64 drivers are coming very soon, they are being worked on as we speak

Urufu_Shinjiro> I find it very useful as I can just load up the profile and play, switch between bombers or fighters and use my yoke or Fighterstick without having to exit the game to load another profile or go into the IL-2 optiosn and re-map anything. All I need to do is press a button on my Pro Throttle and the switch is instantaneous.

[B16Enk]

Thanks Revvin

That stick switching sounds really neat, shame CH don't do FFB otherwise I'd be tempted to add a CH stick to my Pro throttle and pedals.

Now to get my head around the programming, is there a good source of notated examples aside from that in the help file?
Or an on-line tutorial?
I'm just being lazy and trying to get up to speed in a hurry

[B16Enk]

Just tried V4.0 and it causes a CPU thrash @ 98%

I'll nip over to the CH Hangar and see what I did wrong!

Ok I goofed on the install, working fine now.

When you install make sure you also remove the CH Utility from 3.xx too, must leave some conflicts laying around.

Doh!

[Revvin_UK]

Seems to have slipped through the last BETA, Bob Church has posted a simple fix for the time being

"start the Control Manager GUI and get to the CM Editor screen. Click the "Options" button and uncheck the box that says "Def Highlighting". Then click the "Apply" button and close the Options Dialog. See if that clears it up for you."

[B16Enk]

Removal of all things CH and then re-installing V4 solved it Revvin

So didn't get a chance to try Bobs fix, perhaps something to add for future releases.

And I now know how to assign key presses to axis too thanks to the guide Here

Finally got to 'lean' in CoD with the toe brakes