Intent to Prototype: Gamepad button type attribute

[Chromestatus]

Contact emails

mattre...@google.com, sus...@nvidia.com

Explainer

https://xingri.github.io/gamepad-button-type

Specification

https://pr-preview.s3.amazonaws.com/xingri/gamepad/pull/196.html#gamepadbuttontype-enum

Summary

Gamepad API defines standard indices for 17 common gamepad buttons. The GamepadButton type attribute provides an alternate, interoperable identifier for common buttons that are not included in the standard set, like "trackpad".

Blink component

Blink>GamepadAPI

Web Feature ID

gamepad

Motivation

Gamepad API should provide an interoperable way to identify common buttons that are not included in the standard set of buttons, particularly the trackpad button that appears on PlayStation gamepads.

Initial public proposal

https://github.com/w3c/gamepad/issues/191

Search tags

gamepad, button, trackpad

Goals for experimentation

None

Requires code in //chrome?

False

Tracking bug

https://crbug.com/339841686

Estimated milestones

DevTrial on desktop	152
DevTrial on Android	152

Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status

https://chromestatus.com/feature/5075054393163776?gate=5205021798039552

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