05212: tm8k: MAME not recognising touch/mouseclick from NextWindow Touchscreen

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
05212	DIP/Input	Minor	Always	Jun 10, 2013, 18:18	Jun 11, 2013, 01:01

Tester	WindDrake	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Confirmed			Driver	midway/tmaster.cpp
Version	0.148u5	Fixed in Version		Build	Normal
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	05212: tm8k: MAME not recognising touch/mouseclick from NextWindow Touchscreen
Description	Using a NextWindow Touchscreen in Mouse Emulation mode, MAME will not accept a screen tap as a click, but Flash Games and other non-Mame applications have no issue understanding the tap. You have to enable Light Guns first, then either touch-and-hold or touch-and-wiggle to get MAME to see the input as a tap event (in this case, Gun 0 Trigger).
Steps To Reproduce	Using a NextWindow Touchscreen with MAME Lightgun Support enabled, try and assign screen tap to any digital input. It will require a Touch-And-Hold or Touch-And-Wiggle. I've verified this on an HP Touchsmart 300, 500, and 800, all with NextWindow Touchscreens.
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No.09593 Tafoid Administrator Jun 10, 2013, 18:38	As we have to explain surprisingly frequently, MAME uses DirectInput in RAW mode. This is necessary to properly support multiple of each device (e.g. 2 USB keyboards, or 4 mice, or 2 lightguns, etc). So, unfortunately, I'm not sure if your touch enabled devices can be used with current MAME builds without some sort of changes to source. I would check to see if there is another way your screens can be configured that would be more compatible with the RAW DirectInput method.
No.09595 NekoEd Senior Tester Jun 11, 2013, 00:56 edited on: Jun 11, 2013, 01:02	This is a tough one. I'll ask for input from developers and mark it Direction Needed. EDIT: I don't think this qualifies as a major issue, so I downgraded it, given the very specific nature and the fact that it DOES work, just in an inconvienent manner.

No.09593

Tafoid

Administrator

Jun 10, 2013, 18:38

As we have to explain surprisingly frequently, MAME uses DirectInput in RAW mode. This is necessary to properly support multiple of each device (e.g. 2 USB keyboards, or 4 mice, or 2 lightguns, etc). So, unfortunately, I'm not sure if your touch enabled devices can be used with current MAME builds without some sort of changes to source.

I would check to see if there is another way your screens can be configured that would be more compatible with the RAW DirectInput method.

No.09595

NekoEd

Senior Tester

Jun 11, 2013, 00:56

edited on: Jun 11, 2013, 01:02

This is a tough one. I'll ask for input from developers and mark it Direction Needed.

EDIT: I don't think this qualifies as a major issue, so I downgraded it, given the very specific nature and the fact that it DOES work, just in an inconvienent manner.