26203 2014-06-25 18:55:54 +0000 Order in which index entries should be reused is unspecified 2015-04-24 10:59:21 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WebAppsWG HISTORICAL - Gamepad unspecified PC All RESOLVED MOVED P2 normal --- 1 beidson ted b.kelemen mike public-webapps public-webapps-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 108352 0 beidson 2014-06-25 18:55:54 +0000 Order in which index entries should be reused is unspecified. The description of the index property on Gamepad states: "if a gamepad is disconnected, and subsequently the same or a different gamepad is then connected, index entries must be reused." So if I have 2 gamepads, then disconnect index 0, then connect a new gamepad, it should reuse index 0. If I have 3 gamepads, then disconnect index 1, then connect a new gamepad, it should reuse index 1. But what if I have 3 gamepads, disconnect index 1, then disconnect index 0. Then connect a new gamepad. Which index should it reuse? 0, which is the lowest unused index? Or 1, because it was the first disconnected index? I would say 0, and suggest the spec state something like: "if a gamepad is disconnected, and subsequently the same or a different gamepad is then connected, the lowest previously used index must be reused." 108353 1 ted 2014-06-25 19:02:28 +0000 Your suggestion is what Firefox implements (and I'm fairly certain Chrome), and is certainly the intended behavior. 119882 2 ted 2015-04-24 10:59:21 +0000 Moved to https://github.com/w3c/gamepad/issues/11