From 20612442fa0f5e4f2f8be6558832402be2dceada Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Griswold <novachild@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 21:45:39 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] working with chords and direct sdl button access

---
 src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp         |  2 +-
 src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp   | 34 +++++++++++++++++++------------
 src/citra_qt/hotkeys.cpp          | 13 +++++++++---
 src/citra_qt/hotkeys.h            |  3 ++-
 src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp | 11 +++++++++-
 5 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
index dd95a10ad..5b300ac02 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/citra_qt.cpp
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ void GMainWindow::InitializeSaveStateMenuActions() {
 
 void GMainWindow::InitializeHotkeys() {
     hotkey_registry.LoadHotkeys();
-    hotkey_registry.buttonMonitor.start(32); // poll 60Hz
+    hotkey_registry.buttonMonitor.start(16);
     LOG_DEBUG(Frontend, "Initializing hotkeys");
     const QString main_window = QStringLiteral("Main Window");
     const QString fullscreen = QStringLiteral("Fullscreen");
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp b/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp
index d7366bccc..a1103999b 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 
 struct ControllerHotkeyMonitor::ButtonState {
     Hotkey* hk;
-    bool lastStatus;
+    bool lastStatus = false;
+    bool lastStatus2 = false;
 };
 
 ControllerHotkeyMonitor::ControllerHotkeyMonitor() {
@@ -39,22 +40,29 @@ void ControllerHotkeyMonitor::removeButton(const QString& name) {
 
 void ControllerHotkeyMonitor::checkAllButtons() {
     for (auto& [name, it] : *m_buttons) {
-
+        bool trigger = false;
         bool currentStatus = it.hk->button_device->GetStatus();
-        if (currentStatus != it.lastStatus) {
-            if (it.lastStatus && !currentStatus) {
-                std::cerr << "Detected button release" << std::endl;
-                for (auto const& [name, hotkey_shortcut] : it.hk->shortcuts) {
-                    if (hotkey_shortcut && hotkey_shortcut->isEnabled()) {
-                        QWidget* parent = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(hotkey_shortcut->parent());
-                        if (parent && parent->isActiveWindow()) {
-                            hotkey_shortcut->activated();
-                            break;
-                        }
+        if (it.hk->button_device2) {
+            // two buttons, need both pressed and one *just now* pressed
+            bool currentStatus2 = it.hk->button_device2->GetStatus();
+            trigger = currentStatus && currentStatus2 && (!it.lastStatus || !it.lastStatus2);
+            it.lastStatus = currentStatus;
+            it.lastStatus2 = currentStatus2;
+        } else {
+            // if only one button, trigger as soon as pressed
+            trigger = currentStatus && !it.lastStatus;
+            it.lastStatus = currentStatus;
+        }
+        if (trigger) {
+            for (auto const& [name, hotkey_shortcut] : it.hk->shortcuts) {
+                if (hotkey_shortcut && hotkey_shortcut->isEnabled()) {
+                    QWidget* parent = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(hotkey_shortcut->parent());
+                    if (parent && parent->isActiveWindow()) {
+                        hotkey_shortcut->activated();
+                        break;
                     }
                 }
             }
-            it.lastStatus = currentStatus;
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.cpp b/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.cpp
index bdb34dbf5..0bde5769a 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.cpp
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ void HotkeyRegistry::LoadHotkeys() {
             hk.controller_keyseq = shortcut.shortcut.controller_keyseq;
         }
         if (!hk.controller_keyseq.isEmpty()) {
-            hk.button_device =
-                Input::CreateDevice<Input::ButtonDevice>(hk.controller_keyseq.toStdString());
-            buttonMonitor.addButton(shortcut.name, &hk);
+            QStringList paramList = hk.controller_keyseq.split(QStringLiteral("||"));
+            if (paramList.length() > 0) {
+                hk.button_device =
+                    Input::CreateDevice<Input::ButtonDevice>(paramList.at(0).toStdString());
+                if (paramList.length() > 1) {
+                    hk.button_device2 =
+                        Input::CreateDevice<Input::ButtonDevice>(paramList.at(1).toStdString());
+                }
+                buttonMonitor.addButton(shortcut.name, &hk);
+            }
         }
         for (auto const& [_, hotkey_shortcut] : hk.shortcuts) {
             if (hotkey_shortcut) {
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.h b/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.h
index 123ce3715..a550131c4 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.h
+++ b/src/citra_qt/hotkeys.h
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ struct Hotkey {
     QString controller_keyseq;
     std::map<QString, QShortcut*> shortcuts;
     Qt::ShortcutContext context = Qt::WindowShortcut;
-    std::unique_ptr<Input::ButtonDevice> button_device;
+    std::unique_ptr<Input::ButtonDevice> button_device = nullptr;
+    std::unique_ptr<Input::ButtonDevice> button_device2 = nullptr;
 };
 
 class HotkeyRegistry final {
diff --git a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
index 1833e49cb..47862380c 100644
--- a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
@@ -187,11 +187,20 @@ public:
         state.buttons[button] = value;
     }
 
+    // no longer used, at least as a test
     bool GetButton(int button) const {
         std::lock_guard lock{mutex};
         return state.buttons.at(button);
     }
 
+    // better than maintaining the state manually, and
+    // seems to have no effect on performance
+    bool GetButtonDirect(int button) const {
+        if (!sdl_joystick)
+            return false;
+        return SDL_JoystickGetButton(sdl_joystick.get(), button) != 0;
+    }
+
     void SetAxis(int axis, Sint16 value) {
         std::lock_guard lock{mutex};
         state.axes[axis] = value;
@@ -613,7 +622,7 @@ public:
         : joystick(std::move(joystick_)), button(button_) {}
 
     bool GetStatus() const override {
-        return joystick->GetButton(button);
+        return joystick->GetButtonDirect(button);
     }
 
 private: