TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk
Libretro Core Missing Input Names
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App: EmuHawk
re: Libretro
Request: Feature/Enhancement
- Dominant language
- C#
- Stars
- 2.8k
- Forks
- 468
- PR merge metrics
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Description
Summary
Every Libretro core has "!" for all inputs.

Repro
- Load a Libretro core as described in http://tasvideos.org/Bizhawk/Libretro.html
- Open TAStudio.
Host env.
- BizHawk 2.6.3; Win10 Pro 21H2; AMD/Nvidia
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Reproduce the issue by loading a Libretro core as described in the linked Libretro guide, then opening TAStudio. Start by tracing how Libretro input names are passed to and displayed by TAStudio; no source file or test is named. Done means Libretro inputs display their names instead of “!”.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100