devs: linux and jinput

[mahogny]

I've been looking at the linux driver and I wonder if there is any reason libjsw
http://www.battlefieldlinux.com/wolfpack/libjsw/
is not used? At the very least, the config file could be shared. it would remove the need to handle the dead zone in the user and libjsw comes with a good compensation algorithm that could just be ripped off.

would it be accepted into the source if I wrote a new port/plugin either with libjsw or with compatible code?

[endolf]

Hi

JInput on linux supports event devices as well as joysticks, joysticks can be calibrated etc with tools that come with any linux distro, so calibration is already handled. That being said, a plugin that supports libjsw would be interesting to see at least. I don't think it would replace the existing one as the default plugin, but no harm in another option, we already have optional modules.

Endolf