gamepad menu control bug in 8.88

[mak77]

i had a problem with gamepad in menus in previous versions (after the gamepad mapping rewrite) so that exiting from a game i could not move selection on game list... So after exiting from a game i cannot select another one, i have to go to start page (double clicking back), re-enter game list, then search again for the game...

In 8.88 the problem got worse, now if i'm on a game list and i click back on my gamepad, the menu goes to start page, but i cannot move selection. Clicking again back solves the issue, so i have to always double click back to go to previous menu.

I suspect this is somehow connected to using start page with flat menu option enabled

i cannot use gameex with this issue, and still got no answer on this problem...

Also have another problem, i have 2 equal gamepads connected, but only one can control the menu selection, even if i have selected "All attached devices" in options.

thank you

[Brian Hoffman]

i had a problem with gamepad in menus in previous versions (after the gamepad mapping rewrite) so that exiting from a game i could not move selection on game list... So after exiting from a game i cannot select another one, i have to go to start page (double clicking back), re-enter game list, then search again for the game...

In 8.88 the problem got worse, now if i'm on a game list and i click back on my gamepad, the menu goes to start page, but i cannot move selection. Clicking again back solves the issue, so i have to always double click back to go to previous menu.

I suspect this is somehow connected to using start page with flat menu option enabled

i cannot use gameex with this issue, and still got no answer on this problem...

Also have another problem, i have 2 equal gamepads connected, but only one can control the menu selection, even if i have selected "All attached devices" in options.

thank you

For issue #2 Id suspect it has to do with the fact you have identical joystick ID's. There is a program that will let you change these Joystick IDs as it is a common issue among emus that use this info to define player controls.

For issue 1 Id like you to install gameex on a diffrent Pc and see if it exibits the same issue.. It could just be a messed up config. This clean install will give more insight perhaps.

Brian Hoffman

[mak77]

i have discovered that the problem (double click back to go effectively back) happens only if i put

Back=11

in custominput.ini, if i use Back=1 everything works fine

the problem is that i want to use button 12 for back because i don't use it on emulators...

notice that this was working in older (7.xx) versions

i have also a problem on install, it always creates (in All Users) start menu / programs / accessories / media center / media center programs / gamex BUT:

1) i have italian version of Windows so i don't have a Programs menu (it's called programmi)

2) i deselect media center usage on installer, because i don't have media center

Thank you

[mak77]

the problem happens with high buttons, i've tested also with Back=10 and it's buggish

[bkenobi]

I think Tom has only implemented functions for buttons up to 10. I don't think you can use anything above that. If you want to use higher buttons, I highly recommend using XPadder and assigning them with whatever keys you have it set up for.

In other words, if you have a custom key set defined A, S, ;, F for instance (if you use a letter for the third button, it scrolls to that letter in the list for some reason), you would set up XPadder to send those keys when you pressed the appropriate button (button12 = S). This is what I use to give both players the ability to pick games with a single gamepad.

[mak77]

support for buttons up to 12 was already added to gamepadmapkeys in advanced emus config (And they works), so i think that they should work here too

[bkenobi]

Tom did some updating to the buttons, but I don't remember it ever being documented. Perhaps Tom could comment.