RE: [GD-Windows] GetAsyncKeyState / DI

[Gareth L. <GL...@cl...>]

DI can give you buffered input, which has it's benefits.

But DirectInput exists mainly for gamepads/joysticks/other input devices, so
that you can have your game treat all input in a consistant manner.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pierre Terdiman [mailto:p.t...@wa...]
> Sent: 05 November 2002 12:14
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: [GD-Windows] GetAsyncKeyState / DI
> 
> 
> Say I have an app that just uses "simple" inputs :
> - standard mouse messages
> - GetAsyncKeyState() for keys
> 
> i.e. no special devices such as force feedback joysticks, etc 
> (or even, no
> joystick at all)
> 
> Is there any advantages to use DirectInput instead ? What would be the
> benefits in my case ? (It looks to me like it wouldn't be 
> better, but maybe
> I'm misssing something)
> 
> Pierre
> 
> 
> 
> 
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