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Ferolin

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    Ferolin got a reaction from CyanideInsanity in Steam Controller Feedback   
    I just today recieved my Steam Controller and I wrote some feedback which I sent to the official Steam-Hardware-Feedback email adress. I think some if you would be interested, too.
    I don't know if you can understand what I mean If you haven't used the controller yet so if there are questions please ask me.
     
    So here is what I wrote:
     
    I use the controller on my 2-monitor setup on my PC (Windows 7) and I want to use it from my bed mostly.
    I know this is not exactly the intended use but here are my notes on the controller:   The positives: Like the layout Nicely manufactured and heavy Feedback on the pads is nice and subtle Setup is easy Nice buttons and triggers Typing is reasonably fast The negatives: Needs a rechargable battery pack of some sort (without buying rechargable AA's on your own) I want to adjust the controller settings for Big Picture Mode, too (not only in-game settings). The controller needs that because controlls are inconsistent across the Steam ecosystem. Why can I only use the right pad as a mouse-cursor in the browser? I want that option in all the other menus, too. Especially scrolling through my games is annoying with the stick. I want the left pad to scroll down like I can in the browser. When I hold my finger down on the pads (in Portal 2 for example) the crosshair vibrates and shifts. This vibrating of the crosshair is too much and options to adjust a threshold on the pads would be nice to make slow movements smoother. It's not obvious how you bring up the keyboard in some situations  I want to use the left pad and the stick interchangably (in the Big Picture start menu for example) In Portal 2 have to switch back to the keyboard sometimes. If I adjust the Controller settings and go back to the game, it suddenly uses mouse and keyboard and I have to hit the escape button (and get up from my bed ) to return to the game.
    This problem ties in to the inconstistency of controlls in the ecosystem I mentioned before. A "Desktop" mode would be nice (even if I have to install an extra driver) where I can bring up the keyboard. 
    After all it's expensive hardware and a bit of extra functionality would be nice. An option to turn off the controller without the Big Picture Mode menu is missing (as far as I can tell)     I have some Issues with the BP-mode, too. Especially the browser integration:   I can't zoom out enough in the browser. If there is a confirmation window that stays in the middle of the screen (e.g. age confirmation) I can't close it because I am zoomed in too far.  Dual monitor setups don't work well because BP-mode does only use one monitor as far as I can tell.
    In the Browser I can navigate the cursor to my second monitor but only mouse movement and mouseclicks work.
    I know you are supposed to use the controller in BP mode but then it should stretch over all monitors. I would like to be able to use other browsers. In conclusion I love the hardware but the software makes it hard for me to use. I would use it a lot if it just worked without me needing to change to the keyboard and if the controlls were the same across all of Big Picture mode. Also the Browser needs some work.    I hope someone reads this and I didn't just write this wall of text for nothing I'm exited about the next updates to the controller and Big Picture Mode.
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