Retroarch GUI controls broken after update to 4.1.5

BuZz

@BuZz I have been informed on IRC this was a design decision - the RGUI can only be controlled via joypads with the joypad configuration or a set keyboard configuration with pre-configured controls (not the player1 configuration). This was a decision they made due to complaints from windows users related to the default mapping etc - I don't know the full details - there is some reddit discussion I believe. They are considering adding an option to bring back the old behaviour.

I don't agree with the change (I don't fully understand the problem people had with it before), and I think it will break stuff for a lot of people that don't want to keep a keyboard handy, and have a controller than maps to keyboard keys. However with a backward compatibility option, all will be well.

aspiringnobody

@BuZz

As much as I love libretro, their developers are boneheads.

That's absolutely unacceptable regression. Did they specify what was causing such a code maintenance burden as to require them to drop keyboard support?

I guess I'll look at their git tonight and see about making us a patch for retropie.

Every interaction I've had with their devs has been a disaster. Seriously who would even think that's a good idea?

aspiringnobody

@BuZz

Also see if you can tease what their default hardwired config is. It might be easier to just remap all my gpios to different keys to match what they have "decided" is appropriate and then remap through emulationstation so the games work.

sigh

BuZz

@aspiringnobody They are implementing an option to enable the old behaviour currently.

I'll find out the controls.

BuZz

@aspiringnobody cursor, backspace and enter. Although enter quits currently if mapped to "exit" hotkey, so there are some issues.

aspiringnobody

@BuZz

I usually turn the hotkeys off anyway. I just map r3&l3 to the same key and use that to get into rgui.

Evan

BuZz

@aspiringnobody https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/commit/9957099bf0f9568538cf35e3ba6f882b1d552c17 please update from source and try this new setting. I will be adding it later today to the script.

aspiringnobody

@BuZz

That seems to do it.

Thanks x10000000 for your help. Please let whatever retroarch dev who got this done that they're super awesome also. Might have to eat some crow on this one they certainly fixed that fast.

Evan

BuZz

@aspiringnobody welcome. twinaphex added it. It's certainly appreciated.

I have updated retropie-setup - it will now set this option to "true" if it isn't already set in the configuration file.

gaavoid

Just updated all main packages. Can now exit the retroarch gui using hot key again. 👍

guakamaule

@BuZz
Hello, I ve just built a piggrl 2 and have this exact issue:
controls work ok in emulators, i can access RGUI with start (enter)+ select(space) but once in the menu i can only scroll up and down and exit.
I can t validate any line in the menu to access them.

I understand this issue is now fixed but how should I proceed to make these changes happen? ( I m a complete newbie)
should I run "update all packages " from the retropie menu , reinstall a retropie image or delete my current config file?

Mark
Guakamaule

BuZz

@guakamaule update all packages