HTML "touchscreen" gauges not interactable with controller inputs

Xbox users are reporting that the custom tablet EFB on the C-17 (HTML Gauge with touchscreen) is no longer functional after this week’s update.

There are no issues on PC, seems to be Xbox only. Given the limited Xbox debug tools we have access to, I’m raising the issue here, as I’m really not sure how to proceed with this one.

@EPellissier

Bump - continues being an issue with Xbox users.

Bump @EPellissier @FlyingRaccoon Issue seems to persist. Works fine in PC, and we can’t really debug on Xbox.

Hello @vantech,

Apologies for the delay.

I’ll move this topic in [MSFS 2024] Bug Reports instead of [MSFS 2024] Questions & Community Discussions as this is more a bug than a question :wink:

This seems like a duplicate of MSFS 2020 Planes - HTML/JS Input fields not working with Xbox

What’s your game version ?

Regards,
Boris

Issue occurs in both the stable release and SU1 Beta. After further investigating, found the root cause, and its not only a Xbox problem - happens in PC as well: Touchscreens in FS24 seem to be incompatible with Xbox controllers.

In PC (and Xbox, if a mouse is used), touchscreens displays function just fine with mouse interactions. However, when an Xbox controller is used, the cursor is unable to interact with the touchscreen.

The exact same gauge functions correctly on FS20 with an xbox controller. I’m unaware if there are any new configs we need to be aware of, and may be missing, to make the display controller-friendly.

@Boris Bump :slight_smile:
This is potentially affecting other aircraft as well

Hello @vantech,

I was out of the office last week, but I didn’t forget about you :wink:.
Thank you for the details.

We already tracking the issue.

Regards,
Boris

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Hello @Boris
Was this fix included in SU2 Beta?

@Boris doesn’t seem to be fixed on SU2, any ETA?

Hello @vantech

The fix will likely be available in SU3.

Regards,
Boris

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Hello @vantech

Some additional fixes were made in SU3 beta.
Can you confirm this is no longer a problem for you?

Regards,
Sylvain

Hi Sylvain,

This issue still seems to be present in SU3 and is affecting all the touchscreen tablets in the FlyingIron birds. The touchscreen interactables do not appear to work with controller on PC or Xbox.

Thanks,
Alex

Hello @Donny6171,

I tried in SU3 (Xbox Controller on PC) using the FlyingIron P-38L and could not reproduce your issue

Can you show me a video of the issue ? Maybe it’s a specific model / tab that is not working ?

Regards,
Boris

Hi @Boris,

Many thanks for your reply, and thanks for sending that screenshot. I did not realise that there was a separate ‘cursor mode’ for the controller, and using that seems to solve the issue.

The touch screen does not work when cursor mode is off (and only the white dot is visible), however, this may be the intended functionality. I’ve attached a video showcasing the touchscreen not working with the cursor mode off, then working with it on.

Thanks!
Alex

Hello,
This is the intended behavior. You need to use the cursor mode to interact with html gauges.

Regards,
Boris

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