Display with shared control panel for different input sources

A computer-implemented method for controlling a computer system comprising:

• providing an application running on the computer system;
• receiving, by a processor, control inputs for the application from at least two separately identifiable input sources;
• displaying, by a processor, a shared control panel for the application on a display of the computer system, the control panel displaying a plurality of functions for allocation to inputs to the application;
• receiving, by a processor, an input at the application from at least one of the identifiable input sources;
• detecting, by a processor, selection of a function of the control panel by the input;
• allocating, by a processor, the selected function to the at least one identifiable input source;
• storing, by a processor, an association of the at least one identifiable input source with the selected function;
• and in dependence on receiving a further input from the at least one identifiable input source, applying, by a processor, the stored function allocated to the at least one identifiable input source.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute the method of providing an application running on the computer system;

• receiving, by a processor, control inputs for the application from at least two separately identifiable input sources;
• displaying, by a processor, a shared control panel for the application on a display of the computer system, the control panel displaying a plurality of functions for allocation to inputs to the application;
• receiving, by a processor, an input at the application from at least one of the identifiable input sources;
• detecting, by a processor, selection of a function of the control panel by the input;
• allocating, by a processor, the selected function to the at least one identifiable input source;
• storing, by a processor, an association of the at least one identifiable input source with the selected function;
• and in dependence on receiving a further input from the at least one identifiable input source, applying, by a processor, the stored function allocated to the at least one identifiable input source.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute the method of providing an application running on the computer system;

• receiving, by a processor, control inputs for the application from at least two separately identifiable input sources;
• displaying, by a processor, a shared control panel for the application on a display of the computer system, the control panel displaying a plurality of functions for allocation to inputs to the application;
• receiving, by a processor, an input at the application from at least one of the identifiable input sources;
• detecting, by a processor, selection of a function of the control panel by the input;
• allocating, by a processor, the selected function to the at least one identifiable input source;
• storing, by a processor, an association of the at least one identifiable input source with the selected function;
• in dependence on receiving a further input from the at least one identifiable input source, applying, by a processor, the stored function allocated to the at least one identifiable input source;
• and displaying, by a processor, on the display an association of the plurality of input sources with one or more displayed items of the displayed shared control panel, being indicative that each of the plurality of input sources are associated with a function represented by the one or more displayed items, in which at least one input source is associated with an identifiable input device at the surface, the association of the input source including displaying the identity of the associated input device.