PS3 controller with Google Earth

[Jacek Fedoryński]

Hi,

I wanted to use a PS3 controller as a SpaceNavigator replacement for
some time now. It works out of the box under Linux, but the default
axis mapping in Google Earth isn't very good. I almost wrote my own
axis remapper, but then stumbled upon this piece of software, which
does exactly what is needed:

https://launchpad.net/pystromo

It just needs a two-line patch and a mapping file. I described the
details here, in case anyone is interested:

http://blog.jfedor.org/2011/10/google-earth-with-ps3-controller.html

I don't have an Xbox controller, but something similar is probably
possible.

Regards,

Jacek

[Jason Holt]

Very cool!  Thanks for sharing this.