[Scummvm-devel] Joystick code

[David Given]

On Wednesday 10 September 2003 12:08 am, Max Horn wrote:
[...]
> I wonder if we should disable the joystick code in the SDL backend, or
> at the very least, turn it off by default and provide a command line
> (and config file) option to enable it. Rationale: lots of problems are
> caused by it, at least on Windows, including crashes, stuck mouse
> cursor, "wandering" mouse cursor etc. OTOH, I am aware of anybody
> actually using it. Of course that doesn't mean you, dear joystick
> users, aren't out there, which is why making this an option would be
> preferable (although slightly more work).

I've never actually managed to get ScummVM to work on Windows yet; SDL always 
fails with an obscure error that I gather is due to not having a joystick 
installed. So, yes, I'm all for removing joystick support.

> Something similiar wiht regards to the mouse emulation via keyboard: it
> bugs hell out of me when I use the arrow keys in the GUI and they move
> the mouse. Of course mouse emulation will be useful for some people,
> but I don't think the majority is even aware of it, so we could also
> just disable it by default. And add an option for it.

Use the keypad and map it to the num lock (or scroll lock) key...

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