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From: cmcmanis@stpeter.Eng.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Analog joysticks (was Re: Amiga joysticks)
Keywords: Analog Joysticks
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Date: 31 May 90 19:54:54 GMT
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In article <1990May30.172116.5685@dg-rtp.dg.com> (  Poirier local) writes:
>Is it possible, via some to-be-designed input-munging software, to
>more-or-less transparently use an ordinary analog joystick as a programmable
>joystick or mouse, in the tradition (though not the same implementation)
>of the Gravis Mousestick (TM)?

Yes. The steps are :
	1) Write an analog joystick device driver.
	2) Write an input handler that knows about your driver.
	3) Load and install the input handler in front of Intuition
	   and the CX library. (If you have Commodities)
	4) The input handler should open the joystick device driver
	   (or it could be imbedded in the input handler) and begin
	   to periodically scan the state of the joystick. When it
	   changes position, the input handler should generate appropriate
	   MOUSEMOVE input events and pass them down the chain.


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