al_install_haptic(3alleg5)

💖 al_install_haptic 💖

okay so bestie, we're diving into the Allegro 5 API manual, page al_install_haptic(3alleg5) — and yes, it's exactly as iconic as it sounds 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

al_install_haptic — Allegro 5 API 🦋

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

bool al_install_haptic(void)

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💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

So this one installs the haptic (force feedback) device subsystem. Like, it sets the whole vibe up. 🫶

You must call this before you touch any other haptic-related functions — no skipping ahead, bestie, the other functions literally can't function without it.

It returns true if the haptics subsystem could be initialized correctly, and false in case of error. That's it, that's the tea. 😭

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okay so for portability you should first open a display before calling al_install_haptic(3alleg5). Not me being dramatic — this is real. On some platforms, like DirectInput under Windows, al_install_haptic(3alleg5) will only work if at least one active display is available. 😳

And that display has to stay available until al_uninstall_haptic(3alleg5) is called. No ghosting your display, fr fr. 👑

If you need to close and reopen your active display for example, then you should call al_uninstall_haptic(3alleg5) before closing the display, and al_install_haptic(3alleg5) after opening it again. Order matters, periodt. ✨

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🌈 SINCE 🌈

5.1.8 ⭐

[Unstable API]: Perhaps could be simplified due to limited support for all the exposed features across all of the platforms. Awaiting feedback from users. 🙈

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and that's the whole page, no cap 💜 shoutout to the Allegro reference manual for the source — this is the al_install_haptic(3alleg5) era, live since 5.1.8, mwah 🎀✨💖