SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT(3)

💖 SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT 💖

okay bestie, so this one lives in the SDL3 FUNCTIONS corner of the SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT(3) manual, and it's literally just a lil variable that decides whether GameInput gets to handle your raw keyboard and mouse on Windows. no cap. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT — a variable controlling whether GameInput is used for raw keyboard and mouse on Windows.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3/SDL_hints.h>

#define SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT "SDL_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT"

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so the variable can be set to these values, and honestly there's only two so it's giving easy mode:

• "0" — GameInput is not used for raw keyboard and mouse events. this is the default, bestie, so if you do nothing, this is the vibe you get. 🙈
• "1" — GameInput is used for raw keyboard and mouse events, if available. like, only if it actually exists on the system, okay? don't come for me if it's not there. 💅

⚠️ ok listen, this hint should be set before SDL is initialized. before. not after. the way that timing matters here is real — set it early or it won't do the thing. 😭

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🌈 AVAILABILITY 🌈

this hint is available since SDL 3.2.0. so if you're on anything older, sorry babe, no GameInput hint for you. 🫶

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and that's the whole page, periodt. 💜 this lil gem comes to you straight from Simple Directmedia Layer — SDL 3.4.18 era — and it's the SDL_HINT_WINDOWS_GAMEINPUT(3) page itself, so go forth and set your hints before init, icon. ✨👑🌸