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This is on Linux, I presume? Yeah, the input handling there is... ancient. |
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cabalistic: yes, linux. Is anybody working on this? If I wanted to jump into development, how can I start? |
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I'd like to note that this bug is of big importance: I'm trying to introduce the game to someone close (also a Linux user). He needs to use a mouse with special buttons for gaming due to medical reasons... he can only play FPS with the mouse, no WASD keys but special mouse buttons for movement. If non-standard mouse keys can't be mapped, this is a game we won't be able to enjoy together. I showed him videos of TDM and he said he likes it, but this will need to be solved in some form before he can play. I hope the developers can at least find a quick solution in the meantime, before a deeper rewrite of the input code if one is needed. Thank you. |
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An experimental build with GLFW is now available, see: https://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/20889-linux-testers-needed-new-window-management-and-input-handling/ In theory, GLFW should support up to 8 mouse buttons, which coincidentally is also the hard limit for what the engine supports. If you need more buttons, you'll have to use a keyboard mapping tool, as the effort to increase that engine limit would be substantial... |
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Does 8 mouse buttons mean left / right click + mouse wheel scrolling + mouse wheel sideways click + backward / forward buttons? If so that's pretty much the existing limitation, potentially two buttons more since only previous / next didn't work for me. Those 8 buttons are all standard on modern mice: I was hoping something could be done for ones with more special buttons too if possible. This is a welcome improvement none the less, I will follow that thread to see how the new system goes, thanks for sharing this good news. |
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No, it means 8 physical buttons. Scroll is treated separately, but the engine only supports vertical scrolling. I can confirm that all 5 buttons on my mouse are working - left, right, middle and forward/backward. I don't have any mouse with more than those buttons, so I can't test the final three buttons. However, even if they are not working, there's probably nothing (reasonable) left to do about it... |
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Committed with revision 9310. |
- Anonymous
