http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18424
--- Comment #7 from dave david.dljunk@gmail.com 2010-12-15 03:30:44 CST --- (In reply to comment #3)
I've had the same trouble with joysticks and wine. If indeed this problem is OSX-wide and game-wide as it seems to be, then solving this would help a large class of gamers play a large class of games through Wine. While I would love to fix this, I am afraid I lack the necessary competency and as such I must rely on the kindness of wine-devs. :)
I recognize that with such a complex entity evolving through disparate donations of talent that features and bug-fixes must be prioritized. Hopefully given the potential scope of effect this bug fix could have, someone with talent and knowledge will read this and make fixing the joystick bug their priority.
To this person, Thanks in Advance!