fix: dispatch short press via MenuOpenHandler for any control binding

README.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # QuickMap
 
-Hold the gamepad **Start button** for a configurable duration to open the **world map**. A short press opens the Journal Menu (or Tween Menu) as normal.
+Hold the gamepad **Start button** for a configurable duration to open the **world map**. A short press opens whatever Start is bound to in your controls.
 
-> **Gamepad only.** Vanilla behaviour is fully preserved.
+> **Gamepad only.** Default behaviour is fully preserved.
 
 Inspired by Red Dead Redemption 2's hold-Start-to-open-map mechanic.
 

docs/nexus-page.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Hold the gamepad Start button to open the world map. Short press opens the Journ
 
 [size=4][b]Overview[/b][/size]
 
-Hold the gamepad [b]Start button[/b] for a configurable duration to open the [b]world map[/b] directly. A short press opens the Journal Menu (or Tween Menu) as normal — vanilla behaviour is fully preserved.
+Hold the gamepad [b]Start button[/b] for a configurable duration to open the [b]world map[/b] directly. A short press opens whatever Start is bound to in your controls.
 
 [color=#ffcc00][b]Gamepad only.[/b][/color]
 

src/InputHandler.cpp

@@ -15,27 +15,18 @@ void InputHandler::UpdateShortPressMenu()
 	auto* controlMap = RE::ControlMap::GetSingleton();
 	if (!controlMap) {
 		logger::error("ControlMap unavailable — short press will have no effect");
-		shortPressMenuName.clear();
+		shortPressUserEvent = "";
 		return;
 	}
 
 	constexpr auto kStart = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(RE::BSWin32GamepadDevice::Key::kStart);
-	const auto     userEvent = controlMap->GetUserEventName(kStart, RE::INPUT_DEVICE::kGamepad);
+	shortPressUserEvent = controlMap->GetUserEventName(kStart, RE::INPUT_DEVICE::kGamepad);
 
-	if (userEvent == "Tween Menu") {
-		shortPressMenuName = RE::TweenMenu::MENU_NAME;
-	} else if (userEvent == "Journal") {
-		shortPressMenuName = RE::JournalMenu::MENU_NAME;
+	if (shortPressUserEvent.empty()) {
+		logger::warn("Start has no binding in kGameplay context — short press disabled");
 	} else {
-		if (userEvent.empty()) {
-			logger::warn("Start has no binding in kGameplay context — short press disabled");
-		} else {
-			logger::warn("Unknown user event '{}' for Start — short press disabled", userEvent);
-		}
-		shortPressMenuName.clear();
+		logger::info("Start short press user event: '{}'", shortPressUserEvent);
 	}
-
-	logger::info("Start short press bound to '{}'", shortPressMenuName.empty() ? "(none)" : shortPressMenuName);
 }
 
 RE::BSEventNotifyControl InputHandler::ProcessEvent(
@@ -97,12 +88,12 @@ bool InputHandler::ProcessStartButton(const RE::ButtonEvent* btn)
 
 	if (btn->IsHeld() && _pressTime) {
 		if (!_mapTriggered && btn->HeldDuration() >= holdDuration) {
+			_mapTriggered = true;
 			auto* uiQueue = RE::UIMessageQueue::GetSingleton();
 			if (!uiQueue) {
 				logger::error("UIMessageQueue unavailable — hold threshold reached but map not opened");
 			} else {
 				uiQueue->AddMessage(RE::MapMenu::MENU_NAME, RE::UI_MESSAGE_TYPE::kShow, nullptr);
-				_mapTriggered = true;
 			}
 		}
 		return true;
@@ -132,22 +123,38 @@ void InputHandler::DispatchShortPress(float held) const
 		return;
 	}
 
-	auto* uiQueue = RE::UIMessageQueue::GetSingleton();
-	if (!uiQueue) {
-		logger::error("UIMessageQueue unavailable — Start press consumed but no menu opened");
+	if (shortPressUserEvent.empty()) {
+		logger::warn("Start short press has no binding — press consumed but no menu opened");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (shortPressMenuName.empty()) {
-		logger::warn("Start short press has no known binding — press consumed but no menu opened");
+	auto* menuControls = RE::MenuControls::GetSingleton();
+	if (!menuControls || !menuControls->menuOpenHandler) {
+		logger::error("MenuControls or menuOpenHandler unavailable — short press consumed but no menu opened");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (shortPressMenuName == RE::JournalMenu::MENU_NAME) {
-		using func_t = void (*)(bool);
-		static REL::Relocation<func_t> openJournal{ RELOCATION_ID(52428, 53327) };
-		openJournal(true);
-	} else {
-		uiQueue->AddMessage(shortPressMenuName, RE::UI_MESSAGE_TYPE::kShow, nullptr);
+	constexpr auto kStart = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(RE::BSWin32GamepadDevice::Key::kStart);
+	auto*          syntheticEvent = RE::ButtonEvent::Create(
+		RE::INPUT_DEVICE::kGamepad,
+		shortPressUserEvent,
+		kStart,
+		1.0F,  // value=1.0 → IsPressed()=true, IsDown()=true
+		0.0F   // heldDownSecs=0.0 → IsDown()=true
+	);
+	if (!syntheticEvent) {
+		logger::error("Failed to allocate synthetic ButtonEvent — short press consumed but no menu opened");
+		return;
 	}
+
+	if (!menuControls->menuOpenHandler->CanProcess(syntheticEvent)) {
+		logger::warn("MenuOpenHandler rejected short press — press consumed but no menu opened");
+		syntheticEvent->~ButtonEvent();
+		RE::free(syntheticEvent);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	menuControls->menuOpenHandler->ProcessButton(syntheticEvent);
+	syntheticEvent->~ButtonEvent();
+	RE::free(syntheticEvent);
 }

src/InputHandler.h

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class InputHandler :
 
 	static constexpr float kDefaultHoldDuration{ 0.5F };
 
-	float       holdDuration{ kDefaultHoldDuration };
-	std::string shortPressMenuName;
+	float             holdDuration{ kDefaultHoldDuration };
+	RE::BSFixedString shortPressUserEvent;
 
 	// Queries ControlMap for the menu bound to Start and caches it in shortPressMenuName.
 	// Call at kInputLoaded, kPostLoadGame, and kNewGame.