initialize RawInput and DirectInput (RawInput first so we can fall back) If I were to modify osd/windows/input.c like so (line 517): I know that modifying the mame source is probably out of scope for this forum, but I'm going to ask anyway > sends information to a driver that raises the events.įair warning: this is a common desire of illegal cabinet owners. > actual driver that communicates with the hardware is a user-mode application that > way that the Wacom tablet driver does to simulate keystrokes from tablet buttons. > You could probably do it with a driver that presents a virtual HID interface in the Here's a thread about someone's adventures trying do do something similar on Windows 7: Thanks Vas, you don't happen to have any links to examples do you? The actual driver that communicates with the hardware is a user-mode application that sends information to a driver that raises the events. You could probably do it with a driver that presents a virtual HID interface in the way that the Wacom tablet driver does to simulate keystrokes from tablet buttons. 2 USB keyboards, or 4 mice, or 2 lightguns, etc) but it also means there's no way to inject keypresses unless you're an actual device with a Windows driver. This is necessary to properly support multiple of each device (e.g. I’m desperate and almost ready to give up on this little endeavor.Īs we have to explain surprisingly frequently, MAME uses DirectInput in RAW mode.
Mame os x keyboard setup how to#
If anyone has any ideas on how to send keys to MAME please let me know. But alas… after hours of trying different implementations of this I could not get SendInput() to send keyboard input to MAME. That sounded to me like the silver bullet because I can see that the latest version of MAME is indeed using DirectInput.
I received a little glimmer of hope from an article that explained that when you use SendInput() with apps that are using DirectInput, you have to use the scan codes for DirectInput instead of virtual keys. For grins I also tried using SendMessage() but I could see from the MAME source code (window.c) that it wasn’t going to work either as the MAME window is not processing WM_KEYDOWN messages. My controller uses the Microsoft SendKeys() function to send key up and down messages. I noticed that Microsoft’s onscreen keyboard is also no longer working as an input device for MAME and I’m guessing it is failing for the same unknown reason… unknown to me that is.
Mame os x keyboard setup update#
Recently I decided to update my app to work with latest release of MAME and it just keeps failing.
It’s a simple little windows form that simulates key presses to other applications. Here’s the scoop, a while back I made an onscreen game controller that I would use to control MAME. I’ve spent hours and hours on this and I can’t figure it out.
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