libretro / libretro/RetroArch

(3DS) Bottom Screen Touch Keyboard

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bug: menu input platform: 3ds
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Description

The retropie for Nintendo (new) 3DS/2DS need option for using bottom touch screen as touch keyboard, because computer cores like dosbox or C64 emu cant be used without keyboard, and 3DS dont have usb or BT for connecting physical keyboard

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating RetroArch’s Nintendo 3DS input-handling entry point and any related platform tests, then define how bottom-screen touch input should provide keyboard events to DOSBox and C64 cores and how completion will be validated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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