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[–] ook@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

It really looks like that render, amazing.

Question, who uses the left trackpad and what for? Got my Steamdeck for a year and I don't recall ever using the left one. Just for left-handed players?

[–] Hexarei@beehaw.org 1 points 19 hours ago

I use it in mouse and keyboard only games for rotary and square menus for things like hot bar keys or f1-f12 and the like. Really came in handy for finishing my first playthrough of Dyson Sphere Program.

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 19 points 1 day ago

I use it as a scroll wheel on my Steam Deck often. Scroll with the left, point with the right.

[–] uninvitedguest@piefed.ca 10 points 1 day ago

I often go through the effort of mapping menus, macros, etc yo the left trackpad. It's especially good for PC games with lots of binds.

You can set it as a radial menu for various inputs. Quick save, quick load, map, inventory, decapitation finisher, etc.

[–] deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 5 points 1 day ago

To scroll in menus or desktop, sometimes virtual menus for games requiring more buttons

Some people use left-handed controller layouts.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Question, who uses the left trackpad and what for?

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