[Plib-devel] [Fwd: PLIB joystick support]

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

I had this request from a guy where I work about support for Joysticks
under Windows in PLIB.

From: Brian Bolstad <bsb...@li...>

 > Steve,
 >
 > To date, we've been using the PLIB JS library for cross-platform
 > joystick support in SimuStealth.  Recently, while trying to use a
 > Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar joystick, I've run up against the Windows
 > Multimedia limitations due to the number of axes this joystick supports
 > (more than 8).  I believe that DirectX support is required to take full
 > advantage of the capabilities of this joystick.  Is there any chance
 > that DirectX joystick support is in progress for PLIB?

What should I tell him?

Can we support >8 axes under Windows?

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