[Bug 18424] Mac OS X Joystick support doesn't work

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18424

--- Comment #18 from Mr Nobody <limited_choice at hotmail.com> 2010-12-31 23:24:18 CST ---
(In reply to comment #15)
> > [older apps]
> 
> that would cover re-volt, it was a win98 game.
> 
> > ...I wonder if we should close this bug as being a 'misnomer', and have folks
> submit bugs on a per app basis, to better vet the situation...
> 
> I know I don't have any weight in this conversation at all, but I don't agree
> with this. fundamentally, if the point of wine is to "run windows apps without
> installing windows", then it should be able to do the same things windows can.
> if xp/win7/etc can auto-translate usb devices in such a way that older games
> can use them seamlessly, then wine should be able to do that too. otherwise you
> just end up given credence to the "wine never works, just dual boot" people.

I think you misunderstood me - what I'm saying is the issue is present in both
linux and OSX ; it's not just a Mac thing (which is what this bug's Subject
suggests) -- fact is, Mac OSX joystick support *does* work, but this entirely
depends on which app you're talking about, and when we're talking about older
apps, USB HID input doesn't work in linux -either- most of time ; if you want
to tag this bug with Mac OSX and have it tarnish the look of an Apple, that's
fine - I personally do not think it's justified however ;)

I do not for a minute think everything is *right* with USB HID input on OSX,
what I posit is that there's something more fundamentally awry here that
effects both platforms...and hey...the Mac's copping all the blame <grin>..

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