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I ran into a few limitations and after a failed attempt to add some of them to contro, I ended up writing some code that is similar to contro but has the following features:
uses the standard layout to explicitly to buttons and sticks
supports gamepads that do not use the standard layout
some browsers like Firefox do not provide a standard mapping
uses mapping files to support non-standard gamepads
allows checking if a specific button is available on the gamepad
allows composing buttons, sticks, and even gamepads to make it easier to write games
allows scoping the key presses so they only apply when the game is in focus (being played)
allows disposing of keyboard buttons when they are no longer needed
I was not sure if some of those were problems others have run into and if you would be interested in a Pull Request to contro with those changes. If you are interested, I can create one and add tests.
Hello, thanks for a great library and extensive tests! I have been using it to allow blind people to play video games with a gamepad.
Thanks, Phil! That's awesome.
I was not sure if some of those were problems others have run into and if you would be interested in a Pull Request to contro with those changes.
Absolutely. I like your ideas and in fact I've been wanting to release a new major version of Contro for a while but just didn't really have the time for it. I also wasn't sure whether my changes would actually improve the library for game developers because I just don't work that much on games myself.
Here are some of the other things I wanted to change:
make sure that there's only one way to achieve a thing (for example by removing button aliases)
this includes finding one perfect way to reference gamepad buttons (something your changed in your code as well)
could the functions/properties be named in a better way?
make it easier to use custom buttons/keys/etc.
make it easier to extend Contro without changing its code
I want Contro to be the best JavaScript game control library out there. Would you be interested in helping me achieve that? You've already found a lot of problems I would have never thought of.
I've created a v3 branch that you can PR to (preferrably using multiple PRs for a better overview and easier reviewing). Feel free to make breaking changes if they improve the library.
Thanks again for the feedback! I'm looking forward to your contributions.
Hello, thanks for a great library and extensive tests! I have been using it to allow blind people to play video games with a gamepad.
I ran into a few limitations and after a failed attempt to add some of them to
contro
, I ended up writing some code that is similar tocontro
but has the following features:standard
layoutI was not sure if some of those were problems others have run into and if you would be interested in a Pull Request to
contro
with those changes. If you are interested, I can create one and add tests.Also, here is the README for the code.
Again, thanks for such an elegant library!
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