Android: Add more touchscreen buttons

[Pantyhose-X]

Problem

Add virtual controls for easier operation

Solutions

Custom Controls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNUYuymoiuA

[Unacceptium]

would solve this:
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?p=429136#p429136

[grorp]

I have a branch with virtual button controls here: https://github.com/grorp/minetest/tree/the-good-stuff

[Unacceptium]

@grorp how to make it into an apk? i cannot find apk-s

[grorp]

https://github.com/grorp/minetest/actions/runs/6318026396

[rubenwardy]

What exactly does "virtual controls" mean? Is this the ability to customise the touchscreen GUI? Or do you want more onscreen buttons to emulate key presses

[Unacceptium]

actually all makes a mixture of whats needed, like we need more buttons and ability to use most of them at once,(like aux+sneak etc) but minimal customization surely needed. virtual controls mean you place and drag the buttons or sliders anywhere. all can be placed by player anywhere they wants!
sorry for bad english

[bplx]

This looks really nice, hope it gets into Minetest 5.8.0. The mobile controls have always been difficult for me

[tetsuo55]

I have a branch with virtual button controls here: https://github.com/grorp/minetest/tree/the-good-stuff

Using this build when flying below the island of the end in creative mode in mineclone2 the flights controls stop working and I fall into the abyss

[tetsuo55]

@tetsuo55 what the frick? can you make a video about that?

Ok I will do it as soon as I am able to.

Also this is the only build where (cross)bow and arrow works on mineclone2

[tetsuo55]

@tetsuo55 i tried that thing and does not happen for me. i flew below end islands and everything is ok. Please mind that sneak button is not a button! its a switch/toogle! if thats the problem, just press it again!

You're right , sneak being a toggle it forces you down while in flight mode until you press it again.

However shields still can't be used because the button for it appears under the directional controls

Edit: shield working fine

[Unacceptium]

theres so much similarity between @grorp 's fork and Minecrap new controls...

also, Minecrap got Virtual Controls!!

(offtopic part:when i played mc a minute ago, after years of only mt play, i got so much nostalgia!)

[AdityaMH]

still in development?

[grorp]

I'm moving the "allow customizing the button layout" part of this issue to #14456, since the other issue is more clear.

This one can stay open for the "add more on-screen buttons" part.

[AdityaMH]

one more annoying thing is, there no attack/interact switch button (most touchscreen device need) or attack/switch button (this only for using crosshair, still hard to imagine) in Android. since pc can press physical keyboard.