Space-bar hotkey mapping
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- Dominant language
- C
- Stars
- 35
- Forks
- 48
- Avg merge
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Description
'Vanilla' Hatari maps the space bar to joystick button 2 by default - this feature allows the skipping of various in-game menus and allows some keyboard-only games (where only directional controls and space bar are used) to be played with a joystick.
At present, there is no allowed mapping in the libretro port for the space bar, which reduces the functionality of the emulator.
More generally, allowing the user to specify custom maps between joystick buttons and the keyboard would be desirable, particularly for users running 'arcade-style' retropie implementations where they may not actually have a keyboard present.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the libretro port's joystick and keyboard input-mapping code, then determine whether the scope is the specific space-bar mapping or a general user-configurable mapping; done should include the requested mapping and coverage for the chosen configuration behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- game-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100