XInput doesn't see controller inputs when not in focus Topic is solved

[Worst Username]

I have the same problem as Raygereio in viewtopic.php?t=40533.

evilC says that XInput solves it in viewtopic.php?t=61698, but it doesn't work for me.

I am using XInput for 1.1 from https://www.autohotkey.com/board/topic/35848-xinput-xbox-360-controller-api/.

Using Bluetooth Xbox Series X|S controller, the example script on the XInput page works perfectly even when not in focus, so XInput_GetState is working. But when I run this script,

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XInput_Init()
Joy1::MsgBox, A

it only works when the script window is in focus. Thankfully, UCR works for me, so if this can't be solved I could just use that. But I'd rather get this working and know how to use XInput for the future.

[swagfag]

well why would u expect this example to behave any differently?
ure initting XInput - that just loads a DLL and fetches some function pointers from it
then ure back to using AHK's joystick functions, which are internally based on the Windows Multimedia API joystickapi.h(ie not DirectX's XInput)

i dont do joysticks, but what u need to do i think is write a loop that constantly checks the XInput state and dispatches keys accordingly. in other words, what the XInput example that works is already doing........

[Worst Username]

Is there any way to set it up to not constantly grab the state every 100ms? Would grabbing every 100ms take up computer resources? Is that how normal hotkeys work? I’m kind of new to this, and I don’t see why I can’t set it up to work like a normal hotkey.

Edit: Also, how does UCR.ahk detect controller input? Because that is working for me when not in focus.

[swagfag]

Is there any way to set it up to not constantly grab the state every 100ms?

its an editable script, just tweak the delay however u like

Would grabbing every 100ms take up computer resources?

anything u do with a computer takes up computer resources. this question doesnt make much sense

Is that how normal hotkeys work?

define "normal" hotkeys

I’m kind of new to this, and I don’t see why I can’t set it up to work like a normal hotkey.

im assuming u did read through the links u urself posted, so its because of:

AutoHotkey's GetKeyState() command no longer works properly on Windows 10 (As of 1809 or thereabouts) with non-xbox360 XInput controllers.
It will work fine while the AHK script is the active application, but as soon as you switch into a game, AHK will no longer be able to read the stick.
The solution is to use the XInput library

...allegedly

[Worst Username]

Sorry. I wasn't very clear about what I was asking. I wanted to know if this:

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XInput_Init()
Loop {
If State := XInput_GetState(0) {
If (State.wButtons&XINPUT_GAMEPAD_BACK) {
MsgBox, Back
}
}
Sleep, 100
}

would use any more resources (while idling) than this (normal hotkey):

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Joy7::MsgBox, Back

and if there is a way to produce the same effect as the bottom one (low latency?) with XInput, as calling Joy7 doesn't work with my controller when not in focus. By testing, I learned that the resources for both are negligible. I don't know if you saw my edit, but UCR.ahk (viewtopic.php?t=12249) works well and I was also wondering how that works if you know.

[swagfag]

it uses xinput too