Features

OpenInput is only an input library, but still has a wide range of features. The features can be arranged into three groups: The general features that are always available, the supported low-level input systems or specific devices and finally the supported platforms that OpenInput run on.

General features

• Event based input system
• Un-buffered event system
• Fully documented public and internal API
• Generic and unified keyboard API
• Generic and unified pointer/mouse API
• Generic and unified game controller/joystick API
• Input event to action mapper (abstract events)
• Simply Window manager event notifaction (resize, minimize, etc.)
• Clean design with low-coupled device drivers and library core
• Portable, structured and well-formatted ANSI C code
• Example programs for quick demonstation and testing

Input devices and systems

• X11 (X Window system) mouse and keyboard
• Windows mouse and keyboard (Win32 API)
• Linux joysticks (/dev/js)
• ANSI signals
• DirectInput 8 (DirectX 9) code present, but not fully tested

Supported platforms and compilers

• GNU/Linux 2.4 and 2.6 kernels
• Microsoft Windows 95 and up
• X Window System (X11)
• GCC 3+
• Code::Blocks
• Microsoft Visual C++ 6
• Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2005

For a list of not-yet-implemented future features, see the roadmap section on the development page.

This document was last modified Sunday November 29, 2009.