Allow deadzone in percentage

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+xboxdrv 0.4.4 - (??/Jan/2009)
+=============================
+
+
+
 xboxdrv 0.4.3 - (17/Jan/2009)
 =============================
 

README

@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ value to something higher:
 
 A value of 4000 works quite well for most games. 
 
+You can also give the deadzone in percentage:
+
+ % ./xboxdrv --deadzone 15%
+
 
 [[ Square Axis ]]
 -----------------

TODO

@@ -5,20 +5,18 @@ Pre Release Testing:
 * --dpad-only check that X/Y act properly
 * --dpad-as-button check buttons are working and no useless axis present
 
-TAG=0.4.2
+TAG=v0.4.4
 git tag ${TAG}
 git-archive --format=tar --prefix="xboxdrv-linux-${TAG}/" ${TAG} | bzip2 -c > /tmp/xboxdrv-linux-${TAG}.tar.bz2
 git push --tags
-
-Stuff to do before 0.4.3 release:
-=================================
-
-* improve force feedback output a little bit
-
 
 Stuff to do before 0.5 release:
 ===============================
 
+* create dummy joystick, mouse and keyboard buttons so that the
+  devices always act as they should, also figure out the exakt minimum
+  requirements for each device.
+
 * guitar doesn't get a guide button?!
 
 * add --detach option that detaches any existing driver
@@ -48,6 +46,8 @@ http://www.immersion.com/developer/downloads/ImmFundamentals/HTML/
 Later versions:
 ===============
 
+* add axis specific deadzones or deal with LT/RT somehow
+
 * figure out which devices xorg/hal handles as keyboard and how to
   make it always happen, seems to require two keyboard keys, devices
   with only one aren't registered

src/xbox360_controller.cpp

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Xbox360Controller::read(XboxGenericMsg& msg, bool verbose, int timeout)
   else if (ret < 0)
     { // Error
       std::ostringstream str;
-      str << "USBError: " << ret << "\n" << usb_strerror();
+      str << "Xbox360Controller: USBError: " << ret << "\n" << usb_strerror();
       throw std::runtime_error(str.str());
     }
   else if (ret == 0)

src/xboxdrv.cpp

@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void print_led_help()
 void print_version()
 {
   std::cout
-    << "xboxdrv 0.4.3\n"
+    << "xboxdrv 0.4.4\n"
     << "Copyright (C) 2008 Ingo Ruhnke <grumbel@gmx.de>\n"
     << "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>\n"
     << "This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.\n"
@@ -457,6 +457,26 @@ void print_version()
     << std::endl;
 }
 
+int to_number(int range, const std::string& str)
+{
+  if (str.empty())
+    {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (str[str.size() - 1] == '%')
+        {
+          int percent = std::max(0, std::min(100, boost::lexical_cast<int>(str.substr(0, str.size()-1))));
+          return range * percent / 100;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          return std::max(0, std::min(range, boost::lexical_cast<int>(str)));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 void parse_command_line(int argc, char** argv, CommandLineOptions& opts)
 {  
   for(int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
@@ -720,7 +740,7 @@ void parse_command_line(int argc, char** argv, CommandLineOptions& opts)
           ++i;
           if (i < argc)
             {
-              opts.deadzone = atoi(argv[i]);
+              opts.deadzone = to_number(32767, argv[i]);
             }
           else
             {