From 88d5a5a2b9eaffcb83ecac4f569194527a844d15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Lantinga Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2026 10:58:34 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS can be set anytime Fixes https://github.com/libsdl-org/sdlwiki/issues/914 --- include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h index 52fb0feb08..42e6b1ded9 100644 --- a/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h +++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h @@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ * and load appropriate drivers. * * If you would like to receive joystick updates while the application is in - * the background, you should set the following hint before calling - * SDL_Init(): SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS + * the background, you should set the SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS hint. * * SDL can provide virtual joysticks as well: the app defines an imaginary * controller with SDL_AttachVirtualJoystick(), and then can provide inputs