What do the mouse axis events actually return?

[HateDread]

Hey guys,

The float that the above events return represent what, exactly? Doesn’t seem to be a coordinate on the screen, but rather the mouse velocity or something of the sort?

Thanks,
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[DoteDote]

It’s an axis value just like joystick or key axis inputs. The difference is that while joysticks return -1.0 through 1.0 and keys/buttons return 1.0, most mouses have some form of acceleration enabled and can return higher values depending on how fast you slide the mouse.

[HateDread]

@DoteDote;84916

It’s an axis value just like joystick or key axis inputs. The difference is that while joysticks return -1.0 through 1.0 and keys/buttons return 1.0, most mouses have some form of acceleration enabled and can return higher values depending on how fast you slide the mouse.

That’s the thing I don’t get - what does the axis value represent in a mouse? A button is up or down, and a joystick has physical maximums to which the stick can be pushed, but the mouse can go on forever. What is this value constrained by?