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NAME

       joystick_close - close a joystick

SYNOPSIS

       #include <vgajoystick.h>

       void joystick_close(int joydev);

DESCRIPTION

       closes the joystick joydev which was opened with joystick_init(3).

       joydev  =  -1 closes all currently open joystick devices. Note that any
       calibration data is lost if you close a joystick.

CAVEATS

       This function is only available in ELF  versions  of  svgalib.  Due  to
       backwards  compatibility  issues  it  cannot  be used with shared a.out
       libs.

SEE ALSO

       svgalib(7),  vgagl(7),   libvga.config(5),   joytest(6),   mjoytest(6),
       joystick_init(3),      joystick_update(3),      joystick_sethandler(3),
       joystick_setdefaulthandler(3),                  joystick_getnumaxes(3),
       joystick_getnumbuttons(3),  joystick_getaxis(3), joystick_getbutton(3),
       joystick_button1(3),         joystick_getb1(3),          joystick_x(3),
       joystick_getx(3).

AUTHOR

       The  svgalib  joystick  handler  was  mostly  done by Daniel Engstr\"om
       <daniel.engstrom@riksnett.no>.  Multiple joystick, VC switching support
       and  code  to  glue  it  into  svgalib  by  Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-
       math.uni-essen.de>. Part of the code is based on code from C. Smith and
       Vojtech Pavlik.