• 0 Posts
  • 24 Comments
Joined 3 months ago
cake
Cake day: November 19th, 2024

help-circle

  • kipo@lemm.eetoSteam Deck@sopuli.xyzFreeTube full screen
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    edit-2
    5 days ago

    I have a Steam Deck OLED and my Freetube uses the whole screen. Freetube v0.23.1 beta and SteamOS version 3.6.20

    It might be the way you have Freetube installed. From Steam game mode, go to Freetube, then Properties, then Shortcut. This is what I have:

    Target:

    “/usr/bin/flatpak”

    Start In:

    /usr/bin

    Launch Options:

    run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=/app/bin/run.sh --file-forwarding io.freetubeapp.FreeTube @@u %u @@

    I am not using any specific compatibility mode.

    There is a problem though where the mouse pointer cannot select anything more than about halfway down the screen. To get around this, I have the controller config set as follows:

    • Right touchpad: mouse
    • L2 & R2: right and left mouse buttons
    • D-pad: arrow keys
    • Left joystick - left: shift+tab
    • Left joystick - right: tab
    • Y: on-screen keyboard
    • A: Enter

    This will let you scroll with the d-pad, tab around, use keyboard, and select things with Enter.

    I hope this helps.







  • Ohh that makes sense!

    Now that I am looking at it again, I wonder if those buttons you circled are actually little plungers that push the joycon away from the body to help release it.

    Edit: Whatever way they attach, I hope the new joycons don’t loosen and flex like some of the current joycons do. Some of my joycons have “wobble” when attached and it makes me sad.




  • I am pretty sure those extra shoulder buttons on the back are the release levers for the joycons. I think the joycons attatch magnetically, but which also activate locking hooks. Otherwise people would be accidentally detaching joycons and the tablet portion would fall and break. Nintendo designs hardware to be kid friendly, so there is almost certainly a secondary attachment mechanism in addition to the magnets.