Is there a Joystick Node?

[Steve-Mcl]

@AaronD

except that the UI_template node doesn't take JS?

Sure it does - HTML can have a <script> tag (so can the ui_template)

@AaronD

There's a Function node that does take JS, but it only runs when it receives a message?

The function node ran is server (NOT client side / dashboard)

@AaronD

And besides all that, how do I get the mouse or touch coordinates anyway?

Read the help info and search the forum - it is perfectly possible (and has been covered lots and lots of times - search ui template send message)

@AaronD

Do the events still work in Node-RED that the Joystick example relies on?

the joystick demo runs client side (has nothing to do with node-red). If you make it work in the ui_template (i.e. the browser) and hook up the events to send messages to node red - yes.