GUI library with non-mouse navigation?

[SFX]

I want to add gamepad support to the game I'm making for the October Challenge, and I've run into a bit of a problem: the GUI library I'm using (gspot) doesn't support non-mouse navigation. Does anybody know of a GUI library that supports non-mouse navigation? I've yet to find one, and I'm trying to avoid reinventing the wheel.

[Roland_Yonaba]

If by "non-mouse navigation" you meant being able to cycle though GUI items (buttons, inputs, etc...) using keyboard or/joysticks,
I don't think there's such a Gui lib.
But, you can still pick one of the existing GUis (or stick with Gspöt), require it, and add that feature by yourself.

[bartoleo]

you are looking for a complete GUI?
or only basic controls to use in menu and options?

[vrld]

Quickie allows keyboard navigation. Because there is still no documentation, here is a shortened example taken from Spaceout. Cycling order is defined by order of appearance of the widgets.

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function st:init()
	gui.keyboard.cycle.prev = {key = 'up'}
	gui.keyboard.cycle.next = {key = 'down'}
	gui.mouse.disable()
end

function st:update(dt)
	love.graphics.setFont(Font.slkscr[40])
	gui.group.push{grow = "down", size = {400,40}, spacing = 5, pos = {(W-400)/2, H-230}}
	if not show_credits then
		if gui.Button{text = "Start"} then
			tween(1, fade_color, {0,0,0,255}, 'linear', function() GS.switch(State.game) end)
		end
		if gui.Button{text = "Highscores"} then
			tween(1, fade_color, {0,0,0,255}, 'linear', function() GS.switch(State.highscores) end)
		end
		if gui.Button{text = "Credits"} then
			show_credits = true
		end
		if gui.Button{text = "Exit"} then
			love.event.push("quit")
		end
	else
		-- omitted: credits
		if gui.Button{text = "Back"} then
			show_credits = false
			gui.keyboard.clearFocus() -- necessary so we highlight <Start> when going back
		end
	end
	gui.group.pop{}
end

function st:draw()
	-- stuff
	gui.core.draw()
	-- more stuff
end

function st:keypressed(key, code)
	-- propagate keyboard events to quickie
	return gui.keyboard.pressed(key, code)
end

For joystick navigation, simply call gui.keyboard.pressed(key, code) in love.joystickpressed.

Edit: just updated quickie to include gui.mouse.disable()

[Zeliarden]

maybe MinimalMenu? viewtopic.php?f=5&t=11199

[SFX]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'll just go with vrld's suggestion for now and use Quickie. It has automatic layouts, which will be absurdly useful. If I have time (which seems to be an increasingly large if), I may try to make my own tiny GUI library.

[josefnpat]

You can also check out my LoveMenu if you like, but there isn't any documentation.