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# bindED
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This VoiceAttack plugin reads keybindings in Elite:Dangerous and stores them as
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VoiceAttack variables. It was originally written by Gary (the developer of
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VoiceAttack) [and published on the VoiceAttack
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forums](https://forum.voiceattack.com/smf/index.php?topic=564.0). You can find
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the [original README here](ReadMe.txt) for reference.
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I have basically done a complete rewrite the original source code at this point
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and added a lot of features including automatic detection of the correct
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bindings file and support for non-US keyboard layouts (see below for details).
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## Installing
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Grab `bindEDplugin.zip` from the [release
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page](https://github.com/alterNERDtive/bindED/releases/latest) and extract it
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into your VoiceAttack’s `Apps` directory. If you have an older version already
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installed, please delete the `bindED` subfolder first.
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For Horizons players, that’s it! When VoiceAttack loads, bindED will
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automatically detect your bindings. It will also keep a watchful eye on Elite’s
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bindings folder and reload them when there is a change!
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For Odyssey players, there is an additional caveat: you have to use the same
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preset for all 4 sections (general, ship, SRV, foot). Sadly it’s not apparent
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from the files which of these sections a bind belongs to, so there is no simple
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way to read multiple files properly.
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## Using Binds In Commands
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Each bind in Elite Dangerous has a name assigned in the binds file. The plugin
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takes this name, prepends `ed` and turns it into a VoiceAttack variable.
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To press the corresponding key in the game, you will have to create a new
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`Key Press` action in a VoiceAttack command and use the desired variable named
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after the ingame bind. In order to toggle your landing gear for example you will
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have to create a `Key Press` action and use the `edLandingGearToggle` variable.
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![[keypress.png]]
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## Supported Keyboard Layouts
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If you are using any non-US layout you might have noticed that some binds don’t
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work. You can set a text variable in VoiceAttack called `bindED.layout#` to the
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layout you want to use. If the variable is not set it will defaut to `en-us`.
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The following layouts are supported out of the box:
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* en-US
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* en-GB
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* de-neo2
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If you are on a different layout, you can either use only the keys that work
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with the default layout or add support for your preferred layout yourself. See
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[[Troubleshooting#Adding a Keyboard Layout]].
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## Need Help / Want to Contribute?
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If you run into any errors have a look at [[Troubleshooting]]. If your problem
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persists, please [file an
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issue](https://github.com/alterNERDtive/bindED/issues/new). Thanks! :)
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You can also [say “Hi” on Discord](https://discord.gg/YeXh2s5UC6) if that is
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your thing.
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