XPadder v5.6

Xpadder simulates the keyboard and mouse using your gamepad

What does Xpadder let you do?
- Play PC games with poor or no gamepad support
- Add gamepad support to emulated, internet and DOS games
- Play multiplayer games with each player using a gamepad
- Control video/music players using their shortcut keys
- Use a gamepad with a browser or any Windows program

Changes from old v5.3 to latest version v5.6 :
Added Tap or Hold
Added Assignments based on button-hold-duration
Added Assignments on release
Added Copy and Paste functions for controller images
Added QuickSave icons to controller and profile name buttons
Added rumble animation to controller tabs
Added "Unused" indicators to Set buttons and menus
Added support for dual stick settings windows
Added controller hiding
Added virtual controller option
Added controller settings page auto-selection
Added name-icon background to Controller Settings Stick and DPad direction names
Added theme button background to controller tab icons
Added syncing of time slots and selected time value
Added clicking of AutoAdd Sequence Pauses checkbox text to toggle checkbox
Added AutoProfile system
Added Copy and Paste function for controller files via the controller menu (you can now post controller files on forums without needing to zip, upload and link)
Added Copy Text buttons to all dialogs and the Help and Controller Properties windows to help with debugging and reporting errors (saves having to produce screenshots)
Added Explore button to Controller/Profile menus and Language Settings page
Added scrollbars to all lists (they are visual only so the actual bar cannot be dragged yet)
Added hints to lists so all text can be seen if too long
Added controller ID to controller list
Added Disabled mouse cursor to Assignment image if Editing is disabled due to sequences and the advanced assignment window is not open
Added support for stick 1 to be analog if stick 2 was pov
Added support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 (original and R2)
Added Unicode support
Added "installation" language selection and instant language selection
Added unused language file line check
Added first-run legal and license dialogs
Added "last version run" recognition
Improved slot scheduler
Improved slot processor
Improved cycle handling
Improved set selection handling
Improved accessibility of disconnected controller settings and profile
Improved advanced assignment buttons layout
Improved slot time selection
Improved advanced assignment testzone
Improved main settings window closure event
Improved stick deadzone main display (red buttons only appear when relevant stick subwindow is open)
Improved screen update system
Improved language file rating check
Improved new language file creation
Improved Windows service pack detection on non-English systems
Optimized Advanced Assignment Cycle help
Optimized for Windows XP and higher
Optimized all sub-windows
Optimized executable code by using latest compiler
Optimized Xbox 360 properties text display
Increased maximum automatic controller links from 32 to 255
Increased maximum languages from 16 to 255
Replaced confusing save icons with traditional disk icons
Replaced capital letters in settings help windows with square brackets (not all alphabets have case distinction)
Replaced "Download v?" for binary files with conversion email instruction
Replaced all "Details" buttons with the more conventional "Properties" text
Removed Language Update button to promote editing archived language file not own local copy
Fixed a bug where disabling XInput could cause an error if a controller was using XInput at the time
Fixed a bug where a bad device driver that caused an enumdevices exception was assumed to be the result of a debug version of DirectInput (thanks to Andy M)
Fixed a bug where pressing the DPad while scanning for a stick caused an error problems (thanks to Danny)
Fixed a bug where Advanced Assignment Insert, Delete and Clear buttons did not disable when they had no effect (thanks to hiryu)
Fixed a bug where Profile KeyTapTime slider value was hidden (thanks to Cable)
Fixed a bug where the tab image did not resize when more controllers were connected
Fixed a bug where instructions to disable debug version of DirectInput were not correct
Fixed a bug where Controller and Profile name buttons lost yellow "changes made" highlight if controller was disconnected
Fixed a bug where saving controller file with a new name when controller settings window was open did not update its titlebar with new name
Fixed a bug where tray icon menu showed windows version of controller name instead of user-defined controller file name
Fixed a bug where save profile dialog showed "opening" text instead of "pasting" when pasting a profile over unsaved profile
Fixed a bug where pasting a profile showed "Opening profile" instead of "Pasting profile" while animation occurred
Fixed a bug where main Assignment Group help described old right-click method (thanks to Cable)
Fixed a bug where Gradient button style created random colours in some areas (thank to Antonio)
Fixed a bug where Update and Windows 2000 XInput help remained from v5.3
Fixed a bug where logging off/shutting down windows was not handled correctly
Fixed a bug where closing sub-windows via a button was not handled correctly
Fixed a bug where closing sub-windows was not handled correctly
Fixed a bug where display could flicker on dual-core systems
Fixed a bug where Windows options were badly arranged and help did not match order
Fixed a bug where some language lines were inefficient multiple sentences
Fixed a bug where some false lines were processed when creating/checking a language file
Fixed a bug where Help did not explain missing options in mouse settings window if no mouse assignments are currently assigned
Fixed a bug where release type text appeared in language, controller and profile files and in boot exename check dialog
Fixed a bug where the associate files option did not remain disabled across restarts
Fixed a bug where the trigger deadzone value did not update as the trackbar moved
Fixed a bug where simulated keypresses were not released on non-minimized animated exit of program
Fixed a bug where closing an Xpadder subwindow triggered the default AutoProfile
Fixed a bug where unlinked controllers did not retain order
Fixed a bug where selecting the default location as My Documents was ignored if files were not actually saved to it on the first run
Fixed a bug where mouse settings window did not update with new options when single mouse direction was assigned
Fixed a bug in assignment window where Shift could be constantly added
Fixed a bug where Advanced Assignment window started with focus on a button
Fixed a bug where Advanced Assignment Clear button remained in focus after clear dialog was displayed
Fixed a bug where Controller Image clear button did not update controller tab icon
Fixed a bug where white parts of the tab icon were transparent
Fixed stick settings window layout
Removed update system and all internet-related code