improved smoothness of moving tile selection cursor

diff --git a/src/events.c b/src/events.c
index 5dabff98e944b25fb815cf470f6e58c58b1011b2..4755d51ff57dc975ba1a27f91d45f02f7847fe2f 100644 (file)
--- a/src/events.c
+++ b/src/events.c
@@ -2242,6 +2242,8 @@ void HandleJoystick()
   static unsigned int joytest_delay = 0;
   static unsigned int joytest_delay_value = GADGET_FRAME_DELAY;
   static int joytest_last = 0;
+  int delay_value_first = GADGET_FRAME_DELAY_FIRST;
+  int delay_value       = GADGET_FRAME_DELAY;
   int joystick = HandleJoystickForAllPlayers();
   int keyboard = key_joystick_mapping;
   int joy      = (joystick | keyboard);
@@ -2254,6 +2256,7 @@ void HandleJoystick()
   int newbutton        = (AnyJoystickButton() == JOY_BUTTON_NEW_PRESSED);
   int dx       = (left ? -1    : right ? 1     : 0);
   int dy       = (up   ? -1    : down  ? 1     : 0);
+  boolean use_delay_value_first = (joytest != joytest_last);
 
   if (HandleGlobalAnimClicks(-1, -1, newbutton))
   {
@@ -2263,10 +2266,18 @@ void HandleJoystick()
 
   if (level.game_engine_type == GAME_ENGINE_TYPE_MM)
   {
-    // when playing MM style levels, also use delay for keyboard events
     if (game_status == GAME_MODE_PLAYING)
+    {
+      // when playing MM style levels, also use delay for keyboard events
       joytest |= keyboard;
 
+      // only use first delay value for new events, but not for changed events
+      use_delay_value_first = (!joytest != !joytest_last);
+
+      // only use delay after the initial keyboard event
+      delay_value = 0;
+    }
+
     // for any joystick or keyboard event, enable playfield tile cursor
     if (dx || dy || button)
       SetTileCursorEnabled(TRUE);
@@ -2281,7 +2292,7 @@ void HandleJoystick()
   {
     /* first start with longer delay, then continue with shorter delay */
     joytest_delay_value =
-      (joytest != joytest_last ? GADGET_FRAME_DELAY_FIRST : GADGET_FRAME_DELAY);
+      (use_delay_value_first ? delay_value_first : delay_value);
   }
 
   joytest_last = joytest;