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<section begin="intro" />The PlayStation 4 controller has a quirk where triggers send both a digital button press and an analog value. This causes problems when mapping triggers in the controller window.<section end="intro" />


<section begin="intro" />The PlayStation 4 controller has a quirk that interferes with [[HOW-TO:Configure controllers|controller configuration]]. Specifically, each trigger sends both a digital button value and an analog axis value.<section end="intro" />


== Symptoms ==
The steps here are also documented in the article [[HOW-TO:Fix buttons skipped while mapping]].


Because two values are sent to Kodi, the configuration utility will appear to "skip" a button after a trigger is pressed.


== Symptoms ==
<gallery widths=360px heights=180px>
File:Mapping a trigger.jpg|First, Kodi prompts you to press Left Trigger
File:Trigger was skipped 2.jpg|Pressing Left Trigger causes Right Trigger to be skipped
</gallery>




[[File:Mapping a trigger.jpg]]
== Solution ==
 
<gallery widths=360px heights=180px>
 
File:Ignore input.jpg|Use the "Ignore Input" utility to ignore the extra button presses
 
File:Ignore input dialog.jpg|When the dialog opens, press both triggers LIGHTLY
[[File:Trigger was skipped.jpg]]
File:Buttons were ignored.jpg|When the number shows up, release the trigger
 
</gallery>
 
 
== Skipping solution ==
 
A utility has been provided to ignore the extra input. Select "Ignore input":
 
 
[[File:Ignore input.jpg]]
 
 
When the dialog opens, it will ask you to press the buttons that should be ignored:
 
 
[[File:Ignore input dialog.jpg]]


If you continue pressing the trigger after the button is detected, it will ignore the axis too. In this case, the trigger can't be mapped at all. Simply cancel the dialog and try again.


Press each trigger '''LIGHTLY''' until the button is displayed. Release the trigger as soon as the button shows up.
Once Kodi knows to ignore the digital button presses, the trigger's analog values can be mapped successfully.




[[File:Buttons were ignored.jpg]]
== See also ==
* {{big|'''[[HOW-TO:Configure controllers]]'''}}
* {{big|'''[[HOW-TO:Share button maps]]'''}}




If you continue pressing the trigger after the button is detected, it will ignore the axis. In this case, the trigger can't be mapped at all! Simply cancel the dialog and try again.
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The PlayStation 4 controller has a quirk where triggers send both a digital button press and an analog value. This causes problems when mapping triggers in the controller window.


The steps here are also documented in the article HOW-TO:Fix buttons skipped while mapping.


Symptoms

  • First, Kodi prompts you to press Left Trigger

    First, Kodi prompts you to press Left Trigger

  • Pressing Left Trigger causes Right Trigger to be skipped

    Pressing Left Trigger causes Right Trigger to be skipped


Solution

  • Use the "Ignore Input" utility to ignore the extra button presses

    Use the "Ignore Input" utility to ignore the extra button presses

  • When the dialog opens, press both triggers LIGHTLY

    When the dialog opens, press both triggers LIGHTLY

  • When the number shows up, release the trigger

    When the number shows up, release the trigger

If you continue pressing the trigger after the button is detected, it will ignore the axis too. In this case, the trigger can't be mapped at all. Simply cancel the dialog and try again.

Once Kodi knows to ignore the digital button presses, the trigger's analog values can be mapped successfully.


See also

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