Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/07/27/16:34:01
On 24 Jul 98 at 19:34, Mark Kiejna wrote:
> Uh, I don't know why exactly no has responded to this
> possible serious bug in the new Allegro joystick API
> routines from the May 30 diff patch for Allegro 3.0
>
> It seems on fast computers, pentiums 266+, the
> new routines do not register the 'left' direction
> on the joystick.
I have a Pentium II 333MHz, and notice no problem (using an ordinary
two axis, four button joystick).
> The problem has been noticed in demo.exe and ex27.exe
> The left direction on the control pad/joystick does
> not register. It is not a simple calibration problem
> either!
I notice no problem in the demo game. I think there is a slight
problem, though, with the way ex27 calibrates the joystick; for mine,
it's extremely sensitive to right and down movement. Calibrating the
joystick from the Allegro setup program solves this though.
> ANYONE have similar problems with a gravis game pad
> on a fast machine?
Perhaps it is something specific to the Gravis gamepad. If you have
a "Gamepad Pro" (whatever that is) try selecting that option from the
Allegro setup program.
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