auto-recognition of gamepads

jarreboum · 2007-03-04, 17:26

Started on: 2007-03-04
last update: 2007-03-04

Summary:Gamepads need to be recognized when plugged in on a MediaPortal already launched.

Description:After having watched a movie on my HTPC, I want to plug in my gamepad and enjoying a game. The way it is now, after having plugged in my gamepad, I still need to navigate with my keyboard/remote controller/whatever to launch my game. A USB gamepad should be recognized automatically the second it has beeen plugged in (maybe after initial setup), in order to use it the menus.

A second tought is: is it possible to have different setups for different joypads? I'm actually using two gamepads (saturn and xbox360, and n64 soon) which don't have the same button patterns. It would be great if the settings for each joypad could be saved separately.

And I'm not even sure that this post will be ever read :/

pooon · 2007-03-17, 00:43

I completely agree. I have the same issue (I use the xbox 360 pad). Whats annoying is, if I don't remember to activate the pad before entering mp, I have to quit out and go back in again.

2007-03-04, 17:26	#1 (permalink)
jarreboum Portal Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	auto-recognition of gamepads Started on: 2007-03-04 last update: 2007-03-04 Summary:Gamepads need to be recognized when plugged in on a MediaPortal already launched. Description:After having watched a movie on my HTPC, I want to plug in my gamepad and enjoying a game. The way it is now, after having plugged in my gamepad, I still need to navigate with my keyboard/remote controller/whatever to launch my game. A USB gamepad should be recognized automatically the second it has beeen plugged in (maybe after initial setup), in order to use it the menus. A second tought is: is it possible to have different setups for different joypads? I'm actually using two gamepads (saturn and xbox360, and n64 soon) which don't have the same button patterns. It would be great if the settings for each joypad could be saved separately. And I'm not even sure that this post will be ever read :/

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2007-03-17, 00:43	#2 (permalink)
pooon Portal User Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	I completely agree. I have the same issue (I use the xbox 360 pad). Whats annoying is, if I don't remember to activate the pad before entering mp, I have to quit out and go back in again.