1input-directx(7)                      GGI                     input-directx(7)
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NAME

6       input-directx : Win32 DirectX input
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SYSNOPSIS

9       input-directx
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DESCRIPTION

13       Used  for  Win32  DirectX  port  of libGGI.  This target cannot be used
14       without the DirectX display target, which loads this automatically.
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16       DirectX 7 is required.
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FEATURES

19       ·   Generates evPtr* events, but not evPtrRelative by default. Use:
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21           ggiAddEventMask(vis, emPtrRelative);
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23           to get them.
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25       ·   Generates evKey* events. Key repeat messages are generated  at  the
26           keyboard  rate and keyboard delay specified in the keyboard control
27           panel by emulating what Windows does.
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29           Dead keys work almost as expected (see the Bugs section below).
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31       ·   Game controllers with  absolute  axes.  The  DirectX  Point-Of-View
32           (POV)  control  type  is  mapped to an axis (indicating the current
33           direction of the POV control) and a button indicating  if  the  POV
34           control is currently in that direction or if it is centered with no
35           direction at all. The long name of the POV axis is POV  x  (btn  y)
36           where btn y indicates what button is connected to POV x.
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BUGS

39       ·   When  using  relative  pointer  motion evPtrRelative, suming up the
40           values from the correct (albeit  unknown)  starting  point  is  not
41           equivalent  to  using  absolute  pointer  motion evPtrAbsolute. Use
42           absolute pointer motion (the default) if you want to keep  in  sync
43           with the on screen cursor.
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45       ·   When pressing a dead key, the next key should sometimes not emit an
46           emulated key press for the dead key. E.g. a dead tilde (~) followed
47           by a cursor key should not emit an emulated tilde. It should try to
48           combine the dead tilde with the key following the cursor key  (e.g.
49           n, to make a ntilde), in order to match what Windows does.
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51       ·   The  system keyboard device always reports 256 keys, which is obvi‐
52           ously not always correct.
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54       ·   It is not possible to not open game controllers, which wastes  sys‐
55           tem resources should the application not be interested into them.
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57libgii-1.0.x                      2005-07-31                  input-directx(7)