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    L/R shoulder buttons not working to jump letters

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @zerobyzero
      last edited by mitu

      @zerobyzero I've taken a look at the PR, but it doesn't seem correct. The .cfg file is not produced by Emulationstation, it's only read by it. The .cfg file is produced - externally - by this script, which already maps the shoulder buttons to 'pageUp/pageDown' (see here).

      Moreover, as others pointed out, the mapping appears to be correctly generated for other controllers - my DS4 input configuration has - correctly - pageup/pagedown in the .cfg file, so as my other controllers which have shoulder buttons.

      I'm thinking to have something like 'isMappedLike' which handles both D-Pad and Joysticks for movement, to map both types of inputs to the same action.

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      • ExarKunIvE
        ExarKunIv
        last edited by

        im on build 4.4.12 and using a 8bitdo NES30 and the shoulder buttons work fine

        just giving info, thats all :)

        RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
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        • zerobyzeroZ
          zerobyzero
          last edited by

          @mitu, I'll check the script but to me the fact that the source code of ES refers to the buttons by two different names is incorrect.

          Anyway, I have to say that I didn't download the full package at first. I mean I only downloaded the source code of ES to compile, then when I realised I missed the themes I installed the configuration script. I need to do more testing though.

          Regards

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @zerobyzero
            last edited by

            @mitu, I'll check the script but to me the fact that the source code of ES refers to the buttons by two different names is incorrect.

            Emulationstation works with more than 1 type of controller and/or keyboard. The fact that it works fine for a lot of other people contradicts your observation.

            Anyway, I have to say that I didn't download the full package at first. I mean I only downloaded the source code of ES to compile, then when I realised I missed the themes I installed the configuration script. I need to do more testing though.

            If you didn't install the package correctly, then you'll get incorrect results. Install the package from the RetroPie-Setup package - the stable version - then re-configure your controller and see if the .cfg file is correctly generated.

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