From: unobe@cpan.org
To: 9front@9front.org
Subject: Re: [9front] joystick support docs
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:58:04 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <9375AAE3C729054168124C036967F66D@smtp.pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <B949ACF6CF1FCD18AAD7B7F7DBF51A27@wopr.sciops.net>
Minor questions inline.
Quoth qwx <qwx@sciops.net>:
> ...
> --- /tmp/diff100000015479
> +++ b//sys/man/1/joy
> @@ -1,0 +1,45 @@
> +.TH MUS 1
> +.SH NAME
> +joy \- joystick input for games
> +.SH SYNOPSIS
> +.B joy
> +[
> +.I player
> +]
> +.SH DESCRIPTION
> +.I Joy
> +interprets input from a USB joystick device
> +(see
> +.IR nusb (4))
> +to pass it on to a console emulator
> +as a string of controller keys
> +which are pressed down.
> +.PP
> +The optional
> +.B player
> +argument specifies a player number
> +for those emulators that support it.
> +It should be an integer equal to 1 or greater.
> +Currently only players 1 and 2 are supported.
> +.PP
> +Note that each USB controller has its own mappings
> +and the program may have to be modified
> +to use its own key id's.
id's -> ids ?
> +.SH EXAMPLES
> +Use USB device 10 as a joystick
> +for the player number 1's controller
> +with the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator:
> +.IP
> +.EX
> +% nusb/joy /dev/usb/ep10.0 | joy 1 | games/nes -a rom.nes
> +.EE
> +.SH "SEE ALSO"
> +.IR atari (1),
> +.IR nintendo (1),
> +.IR sega (1),
> +.IR nusb (4)
I'm new to ths, but am wondering: should the SEE ALSO list be
alphabetized, or is it first by man page section, then alphabetized?
Same question for /sys/man/4/nusb diff below, so won't comment there.
> ...
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-01 7:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-08-31 22:54 qwx
2021-09-01 5:58 ` unobe [this message]
2021-09-01 10:58 ` Stuart Morrow
2021-09-01 21:30 ` unobe
2021-09-01 22:53 ` ori
2021-09-02 0:31 ` Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM)
2021-09-02 5:02 ` unobe
2021-09-02 12:17 ` Stuart Morrow
2021-09-02 18:09 ` Kurt H Maier
2021-09-01 22:54 ` qwx
2021-09-02 4:59 ` unobe
2021-09-01 22:58 Lyndon Nerenberg (VE7TFX/VE6BBM)
2021-09-01 23:31 ` qwx
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