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It seems that steam is the only application that understands what my buttons are supposed to be called is anyone else having this issue is this a driver issue

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[–] simple@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like your controller might be using direct input instead of XInput. Is there a setting for it? What controller are you using?

[–] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Old Xbox one controller, wired switch pro controller Wii mote and some off brand game cube controllers

[–] simple@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

The xbox controller should work but the other ones might need a program to translate them to Xinput. Either way check your Steam input settings, I think you can try to register and remap your controller there.

[–] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm guessing you're on Linux, right? And is Steam installed through flatpak or your OS's package manager?

I'm asking because I wonder if Steam has installed some dependencies that aren't available system-wide. I know on Debian based distros you generally want the steam-devices package installed which provides a lot of compatibility for various controllers.

[–] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Windows user actually I have been thinking about transitioning to Linux but I haven't gotten around to it

[–] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Oh, then sorry, I doubt I can help you with this issue, unfortunately... I'm pretty rusty on Windows in general. Good luck!