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by ProgramMax
Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:54 pm
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Data format
Replies: 4
Views: 10822

I found a list of HID device standards here http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/Hut1_12.pdf. But I am still unsure about several things. Each usage page / usage id combo gets its own format, right? Page 0x01 ID 0x04 is a joystick. Page 0x01 ID 0x08 is a multi-axis controller. Page 0x07 ID 0x...
by ProgramMax
Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:22 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Data format
Replies: 4
Views: 10822

I think I follow

Oops, I got mixed up, you're right. My buddy also had specifically said "If it's a HID device then it follows the standard..." And I can easily enough find if it is a HID device by if( RawInputDevice.dwType == RIM_TYPEHID ). Then I can use the usage page & usage to figure out the stand...
by ProgramMax
Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:35 am
Forum: Developer's Forum for Windows
Topic: Data format
Replies: 4
Views: 10822

Data format

The other day I was talking to a programming buddy and said something along the lines of: "I love the idea of raw input. But every device gets to format its data however it wants? That would mean for me to support every device I need to go research every device's format. Or is there some sort o...