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Steam Input - Button Chord Failure: When set as "Left Stick or Left Pad Touch" | [Steam Deck]

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12160 · opened 2025-07-03 by YoreonX · updated 2025-09-12 · 2 comments · github
YYoreonX 2025-07-03 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version: 1751405894

  • Distribution: SteamOS

  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes]

  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes]

  • SteamOS Build: 20250701.1000

  • OS Version: 3.8

  • Device: Steam Deck OLED

  • Kernel: 6.11.11-valve20-1-neptune-611-gd35c3ed359a0

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

My specific setup in Steam Input for games is by setting the "A" button with two commands.

Command 1: Enter Key

Command 2: (Button Chord) Left Mouse Click

This setup has worked fine for me, for years now..

The expected behavior is "A" is normally pressed w/out touch detection from either Left Pad/Stick it will use "Command 1" as the default input & when Left Stick/Pad is detected it will prioritize Command 2 as the primary input.

Currently the failure arises in that it should use command 2 when Left Stick or Pad are touched, but that command is ignored & it continues to use Command 1 as if the Button Chord was never set to a command.

To further elaborate, if I set it deselct both & set them in a singular manner it will detect Command 2, such as selecting..

"Left Stick Touch"

or

"Left Pad Touch"

It will Detect Command 2 properly, but not if..

"Left Stick or Left Pad Touch"

Are selected as part of the Button Chord.

For additional reference..

"Right Stick or Right Pad Touch"

Work fine Chorded to the exact same "A" button.

So the command is either being ignored or soemthing improper has occured.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Game Library Page - Not Game specific, happens in Steam & Non-Steam.

(I first noticed this in Jerez's Arena III(2875610). Using Community Layoyt: "Refined" | Jerez's Layout: V1.03 | [Steam Deck]", to see the exact functions.)

  1. Go to Controller Settings

  2. Set "A" as "Left Mouse Click"

  3. Change: Left Mouse Click's Properties to "Button Chord"

  4. Set Button Chord as: "Left Stick or Left Pad Touch"

  5. Start Steam Game

  6. In-Game: Use either "Left Stick or Left Pad Touch" + "A" to activate command

  7. If the command does not act according you have sucessfully reproduced this issue.

YYoreonX 2025-07-13 github

Could use a retester, the latest Steam Client Beta seems to have addressed this report.

Would like atleast +1 additional verification before marking this as closed.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2025-09-12 github

Closing per the last comment.

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