docs: Explain events for already plugged in controllers #11272
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Oct 19, 2024
| * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.0.0. | ||
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| * \sa SDL_AddGamepadMappingsFromFile | ||
| * \sa SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG_FILE |
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It looks like it's still called GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG_FILE in SDL 3. Should it be renamed to GAMEPADCONFIG_FILE?
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No, that's intentional for compatibility between SDL2 and SDL3.
I'll double check, I think you're supposed to get events for gamepads when their mappings become available. If not, we can probably change that.
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I just noticed SDL 3 has SDL_ReloadGamepadMappings, so maybe that's a new feature in SDL 3? My testing has been with SDL 2, so I'm not sure.
This will generate gamepad events as needed if device mappings change.
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Description
Contrary to some online sources, SDL does generate events for joysticks already plugged in when the program starts. If you add support for additional gamepads via AddGamepadMappingsFromFile, the order is significant. We should clarify that.
Existing Issue(s)
Not an issue, but this was discussed in the forum: https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/deviced-added-events-for-devices-plugged-in-at-game-start/55039