Looking for cross platform Input API (mouse, joystick, keyboard)

Omni · 10-31-2006, 11:11 PM

Hey all,

A friend and I are working on making a 3D multiplayer online game, and I need a cross platform API for mouse, keyboard, and joystick support. I've found Simple DirectMedia Layer, but I really don't need its graphics and sound systems. If I could find just an input API, that would make me happy.

Any suggestions? Even if its just key words for googling.

Thanks in advance,
Omni

dmail · 11-01-2006, 03:56 AM

Personally I think you have already found your answer yet you have dismissed it.

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...but I really don't need its graphics and sound systems

Simple then don't use these functionalities, instead intergrate OpenGL for graphics and Fmod or OpenAL for sound, for multiplayer you could use the SDL addon SDL_net or a better alternative is RakNet. SDL has alot of addons that will make life easier.

Omni · 11-01-2006, 01:36 PM

I know I can simply not use the functionality. But I'm picky and a minimalist. I'm simply looking for an API that does 1 thing well. Being part flight sim, I find this important to do well. I'm leaning towards using SDL anyway. I've also considered writing this as library module to hide the implimentation details. I'll come to a decision soon, but I think the Linux client may suffer for it... (sigh)

xhi · 11-01-2006, 07:17 PM

i agree with dmail here. sdl just makes things too easy to not use it, atleast at the beginning stages.

smart thing to do would be to put an extra layer in there so that you can pull out sdl and put in something else or write your own later on.