Mouse input

[Feli0TheWriter]

Hello again! I was wondering about mouse input in this engine. I tried adding in mouse input via gameinput configuration but it's behaving weirdly. My mouse inputs dont rely on the mouse at all, but if a button on the keyboard gets pressed, it gets registered as true for some reason. I found there's two input objects, keyboard and gamepad. Can you help with making one for mouse?

[VectorSatyr]

@Feli0TheWriter

1. Please be more specific about what you want to achieve.
2. I notice you mention GameInputConfiguration; that object has been renamed in more recent versions of the repository. Are you working with an earlier version?

[Feli0TheWriter]

1. Sorry, my issue is that I'm assuming that mouse input isn't being read because the Keyboard object uses keyboard_check which I know doesn't work with something like mb_left, which is what I'm adding to the game_input_event_map_key lists in RealPlayer and GameInputConfiguration.
2. Also, yes. That's interesting. I guess I must be then. The main menu shows that I'm on v1.0.10.1.

[VectorSatyr]

I meant specifically, what do you intend to do with mouse input? What is your desired configuration?

[Feli0TheWriter]

I just want the player to be able to hold mb_left.

[VectorSatyr]

In GameMaker, mouse input is also touch input.

This is normally handled by DeviceTouch, which coordinates with TouchUISign to create clickable UI elements on screen. Certain objects for the file select menu (eg. FSMenuChoice) also directly handle touch gestures using events.

Adding the ability to map mouse buttons to actions the same way keyboard and gamepad buttons are would interfere with these controls, but if you are sure this is what you want, here's some steps:

1. Create a child object of InputSource - we'll call it MouseInput. Then in the Step Event, add the following:

/// @description  Register
event_inherited();
for (var index = ds_map_find_first(buttons);
	not is_undefined(index);
	index = ds_map_find_next(buttons, index)) {
	if (device_mouse_check_button(channel, index)) {
		ds_list_add(events, buttons[? index]);
	}
}

2. Add the following script function - we'll call it game_input_event_map_mouse:

/// @desc Binds the given mouse button to the given event so that it registers to the given channel
/// @param {real} channel input channel
/// @param {string} event event name
/// @param {real} button mouse button (see GameMaker documentation for more info)
function game_input_event_map_mouse(channel, event, button)
{
	var exists = false;
	with (MouseInput) {
		if (self.channel == channel) {
			exists = true;
			if (event == "") {
				ds_map_delete(buttons, button);
			} else {
				ds_map_replace(buttons, button, event);
			}
		 }
	}
	if (not exists and event != "") {
		with (instance_create_layer(0, 0, "general", MouseInput)) {
			self.channel = channel;
			ds_map_replace(buttons, button, event);
		}
	}
}

3. Use game_input_event_map_mouse to map mouse buttons as you desire.

[Feli0TheWriter]

Thank you so much!

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On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM VectorSatyr ***@***.***> wrote: In GameMaker, mouse input is also touch input. This is normally handled by DeviceTouch, which coordinates with TouchUISign to create clickable UI elements on screen. Certain objects for the file select menu (eg. FSMenuChoice) also directly handle touch gestures using eventws. Adding the ability to map mouse buttons to actions the same way keyboard and gamepad buttons are would interfere with these controls, but if you are sure this is what you want, here's some steps: 1. Create a child object of InputSource - we'll call it MouseInput. Then in the Step Event, add the following: /// @description Registerevent_inherited();for (var index = ds_map_find_first(buttons); not is_undefined(index); index = ds_map_find_next(buttons, index)) { if (device_mouse_check_button(channel, index)) { ds_list_add(events, buttons[? index]); } } 2. Add the following script function - we'll call it game_input_event_map_mouse: /// @desc Binds the given mouse button to the given event so that it registers to the given channel/// @param {real} channel input channel/// @param {string} event event name/// @param {real} button mouse button (see GameMaker documentation for more info) function game_input_event_map_button(channel, event, button) { var exists = false; with (MouseInput) { if (self.channel == channel) { exists = true; if (event == "") { ds_map_delete(buttons, button); } else { ds_map_replace(buttons, button, event); } } } if (not exists and event != "") { with (instance_create_layer(0, 0, "general", MouseInput)) { self.channel = channel; ds_map_replace(buttons, button, event); } } } 3. Use game_input_event_map_mouse to map mouse buttons as you desire. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#13 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BNPSI3CNMJXGZ6C7G7GMOPL2PUDSBAVCNFSM6AAAAABXC5J5YKVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTEMJZGI4TMMQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>