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I'm using gamepad api1 to read controller axis value in a web based game, but found that the gamepad API always applies a certain amount of "deadzone" around the center of each axis, where the value doesn't change even when the gimbal on the controller moves. I understand this is useful for common home use controllers, but this is really undesirable for precision focus controllers. How do you disable this auto applied deadzone in webkit?

Nestor Daniel Ortega Perez
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  • Are you sure this is being applied in the user agent? I don't see this behavior listed in the spec anyway, so it could probably be a bug report. – Brad Dec 17 '21 at 06:58
  • Yeah I'm pretty sure, I also tried using WebHID api to read the data, no deadzone applied around the center. Also didn't find anything in the spec, that's why I'm confused. – MrW Dec 18 '21 at 05:01
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    I would expect the Gamepad API to use a different underlying OS API than straight HID. In Windows, for example, you can configure the deadzone. If you're sure it's coming from Webkit, I'd recommend filing a bug report. But, I'd still be suspicious that this is coming from somewhere else. Seems strange. Then again, there are a lot of strange things in Webkit. :-) – Brad Dec 18 '21 at 05:04

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