Trackpad gestures!

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#46

We considered exposing this as a CAS-compatible UserInputType but decided against it:

  • We would have to pack extra information into InputObject fields
  • InputObject field packing is already non-obvious and quirky, and we don’t want to make that situation worse.
  • InputObject.Position.Z for MouseWheel input type is reserved for a combination of mouse wheel + two-finger vertical pan + pinch, and must stay that way for compatibility. That leaves us with three fields in the InputObject (Delta.x/y/z), but four fields to expose (wheel+pan x+pan y+pinch) – so we can’t just pack this into a MouseWheel InputObject.

We might consider a new UserInputType to supersede MouseWheel if there’s enough demand.

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#48

Nice, I think this will allow for some pretty awesome stuff.

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#49

Flashbacks to 2008-2015 when all I had to use was a laptop for developing. I am very glad something like this is coming!

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#50

This is enabled as of 15:45 Pacific time.

#51

Seems like something went wrong with this update :grimacing: scrolling using a normal mouse, anywhere, is inverted and feels extremely weird

#52

Change is reverted. Some platforms had inverted scrolling for MouseWheel events.
We’re going to put in a more holistic fix for camera inversion and try again next week.

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Camera scrolling in all new servers inverted, with extremely high scroll sensitivity
#53

I think I am finally in heaven with this!

#54

I am so glad this was added. Does it also work in Studio (in Edit-Mode)?

#55

Perfect! This will bring a lot of compatibility!

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#57

No sadly. The post specifically said so. :frowning:

Also, @subcritical, when will this change roll out again?

#58

Rolling this out this Wednesday (Sep. 25).

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#59

Even though I don’t have a laptop, it looks really smooth!

#60

Dang, smooth quality, & gives out a lot of detail for Laptop players without a mouse, this is awesome!

#62

Perfect thanks! When my mouse battery was low, I’d have to scramble around to find a new mouse, but now it’s much easier!

#64

It’s Sep. 25 and I’m now experiencing the same inverted camera issue. Could it be this change?

#65

It’s frustrating to need to get used to this after 7 years of Roblox experience with the old trackpad controls. It also takes way longer to get your hand into the “Pinch” position from the rotation/mouse-moving position. I was really satisfied with the way it was before, and it wasn’t difficult to rotate the camera with two fingers + press at the same time.

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#66

Can you provide repro steps? What platform are you having this issue on (Mac, PC, Studio, etc)?

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#69

It probably just takes some getting used to

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#70

I agree with @SamsonXVI. I use my index and middle finger when using my trackpad and was able to change the zoom very easily prior to this update; using my thumb to pinch takes much longer. I’m fine with the new pan gesture but the zoom gesture feels awkward to me. Also, the camera pans when I scroll through the chat or the leaderboard which I’m sure wasn’t intended behavior.

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#71

Hello, is there a way I can disable this for me? I personally don’t like it and it gets annoying

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