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====== Notes on Input ======

<WRAP center round box 60%>This article was originally written by Gemberkoekje</WRAP>

The Input module handles generalized inputs (keyboard, mouse, joystick and touch). 

Input events may be defined either in the config file or in code with ''orxInput_Bind*()'' functions. They can be changed on the fly, of course, and you can create inputs than don't necessarily map to physical device by using the ''orxINPUT_TYPE_EXTERNAL'' value of the enum.

It allows to group everything through the generic input system. Events can be bound to any input source: physical device, GUI "buttons" by activating the input using ''orxInput_SetValue()'', etc... 

This way, when going from one peripheral to the other, or when going to another platform, only the bindings need to be changed, the processing code itself doesn't change.

''orxInput_SetValue()'' sets the value for one frame. Any value works. It all depends on what you expect when you read it. If mapped to a physical peripheral, buttons will set the value to 1 and joystick axes will set it to X with -1 <= X <= 1. 

''orxInput_SetPermanentValue()'' sets the value till someone sets it to something different.

===== Tip: Temporary Disabling User Input =====

Just create an input set in your config, that does nothing. Then toggle between your regular input set and the empty one.

===== Config =====

  * [[en:orx:config:settings_main:main#input_module|Input]]
  * [[en:orx:config:settings_main:input_joystick|Joystick inputs]]
  * [[en:orx:config:settings_main:input_keyboard|Keyboard inputs]]
  * [[en:orx:config:settings_main:input_mouse|Mouse inputs]]
  * [[en:orx:config:settings_main:touch_events|Touch events]]
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