Re: [PATCH 1/2] joydev: Map ABS_{THROTTLE,GAS,BREAK} to positive values.

On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 12:22 AM, Benjamin Franzke
[off-list ref] wrote:

I didnt test with games on steam.
I've tested with supertuxkart 0.8.1 and jstest.

Could you give me a hint, why you think that it breaks(?) input detection?

I think SDL2 used evdev, so how should a changed joydev break the
correction? (or do you mean in joydev fallback mode?)
Searching through the SDL code I guess you refer to this:
 http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/file/a5f8137ccf01/src/joystick/SDL_gamecontroller.c#l133
This really looks like a workaround for this brokeness of the joydev
correction for triggers,
thats why this should be fixed in kernel.

It cant really be inteded to map triggers to -32767-32767, and
consider this API to not brake application that have workarounds for
this.
Or is it?

I believe the more appropriate work around would be to have the
appropriate mappings setting that are dependent on the device type.
This is to help improve overall interoperability. I know that most
xbox 360 devices can directly define the device type with the
descriptors. That said, Two of the mappings that can work are
MAP_FLIGHT_STICK and  MAP_RACING_WHEEL.

In the case of the MAP_RACING_WHEEL the following look reasonable enough...
ABS_WHEEL ( X axis on Left stick )
ABS_GAS  ( Left trigger )
ABS_BRAKE ( Right Trigger )

in the case of MAP_FLIGHT_STICK, the following is needed...
PITCH/ROLL - Axis of Left stick
POV Hat - Right stick
Rudder - Left Trigger
Throttle - Right Trigger.