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munchler on Sept 17, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Things you should know about Windows Input, but wo...

> You SHOULD be using the legacy input events for games, not raw input.

The author claims that this generates an overwhelming number of events for a high-performance mouse. Is this not the case?

YetiSpaghetti on Sept 17, 2024 [–]

Only when a raw input device is enabled. If I remember correctly, Windows will also send the raw input as legacy input messages. With no raw input device registered, the OG message queue is not bloated.

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