Controller

=Play Station 2 Controller Layout= The PC version of FFXI includes several "default" joypad configurations, but joypad configurations are very driver and joystick dependent. Since SquareEnix only provides the controller layout with the PS2 (and Xbox 360) versions of the game, it is difficult to set up a consistent, portable controller configuration without access to the manual included in that version of the game. To alleviate this, here is the PS2 version controller layout.

POL
You cannot configure the controller functions of POL on the PC. This is disappointing, moving the mouse with the left analog stick is very handy. I have included the PS2 POL controller configuration here as a reference.


 * Left Analog:  Move pointer
 * Right Analog: Scroll screen (when screen is enlarged)
 * Directional: Move anchor and cursor
 * X button: Confirm/Activates software keyboard in text input areas
 * Circle button: Cancel/Back to previous screen/Exits text input area
 * Triangle: Toggle display of POL Navigator top page and Friendlist
 * Square button:
 * When viewing content:
 * Display/Hide Quick Menu
 * When using the Friend List:
 * Add friend to your group (by selecting a friend from your friend list and pressing "X")
 * When entering text:
 * Display menu
 * Select a character (by holding "X" down, and by moving the directional button or left analog to select)
 * L1 button: Switch page (back)
 * R1 button: Switch page (next)
 * L2 button: Move pointer while in text input mode (same as R2)
 * R2 button: Fast scroll a window (by moving the pointer into a list or window w/ a scroll bar, holding R2, and moving the left stick up and down)
 * L3 button: Confirm (for pointer only)
 * R3 button: Enlarge screen display or return screen to normal size

FFXI
There is no software keyboard included in the PC version of FFXI, every other function here should work. The Smartjoy PS2 Controller to USB adapter works right out of the box, just turn on the "Enable Gamepad" option, congigure and go. It is no longer manufactured, however. The Super Joy Box requires that you turn off the "Enable slider" and "Enable hat switches" options so that the D-Pad will work correctly. I also have trouble using the Super Joy Box in POL, but everything works correctly in FFXI.


 * Directional: Select or change target/ Move pointer
 * Left Analog: Move char
 * L3 button: When no target selected, heal/ When target selected, locks on
 * R3 button: Switch between 1st and 3rd person view
 * Right Analog: Move viewpoint
 * X button: Confirm; select closest target to talk to NPC/ When no target selected, open the action command window
 * Circle button: Cancel/ When in 1st person view hold while moving to move side-to-side (strafe)/ Delete 1 line of log window
 * Triangle: Select active window, or optional commands for each window
 * Square button: Open main menu
 * L1 button: Toggles autorun
 * R1 button: Open software keyboard/ When pressed while holding R2, takes a screenshot (when all windows are hidden)
 * L2 button: Open macro palette 1 (alt)
 * R2 button: Open macro palette 2 (ctrl)
 * Start button: Temp-log
 * Select button: Hide all windows