D-pad Replacement Units, Some Suggestions?

[pepone]

Yes at most. All the emulators work fine without this "extra circuitry", with the exception of Gngeo, which doesn't seem to work diagonals by triggering two of the up/down/left/right directions at the same time. It clearly is looking for a true diagonal.

Indeed, I use in gngeo the Case2 of DaveC's joystick diagram. The goal was to try to avoid the diagonal bias present on the GP2X. I can add an option to desactivate it if you want.

 

[Wite_Noiz]

I don't think he can patent it now because he has talked about it in public on the forums?

Don't see why not, it's all about prior art. I don't believe you have to patent something before you use it (IANAL)

 

[Magnulus]

Someone patented the wheel and fire, I think.
I'm pretty sure it was done to point out faults in Australia's new patenting system a few years back, but still.

 

[DaveC]

Yes at most. All the emulators work fine without this "extra circuitry", with the exception of Gngeo, which doesn't seem to work diagonals by triggering two of the up/down/left/right directions at the same time. It clearly is looking for a true diagonal.

Indeed, I use in gngeo the Case2 of DaveC's joystick diagram. The goal was to try to avoid the diagonal bias present on the GP2X. I can add an option to desactivate it if you want.

You don't even need to put in an option. Just make it so that if you press 2 ordinals at the same time it gives a diagonal as well as the way it is now. Adding that would not change anything for the standard stick.

 

[grahf]

yeah, that would help a few people out for sure, pepone.
I missed playing gngeo until radek sent me a sample board. His kit is still the way to go, to add the center push function back, so im very happy he took the time to developed it.

 

[pepone]

You don't even need to put in an option. Just make it so that if you press 2 ordinals at the same time it gives a diagonal as well as the way it is now. Adding that would not change anything for the standard stick.

I think sometimes I'm not enough awaken :lol:
Great suggestion.