diff --git a/include/QF/in_event.h b/include/QF/in_event.h
index e2f85ea62..eb9b9fa1f 100644
--- a/include/QF/in_event.h
+++ b/include/QF/in_event.h
@@ -35,6 +35,50 @@
 #include "QF/qtypes.h"
 #include "QF/joystick.h"	// needed for JOY_MAX_AXES
 
+typedef struct ie_event_s {
+	union {
+		void *p;
+		int i;
+	} data;
+	void (*handler) (struct ie_event_s *key, float value);
+} ie_event_t;
+
+typedef struct ie_threshold_data_s {
+	float threshold;
+	float time;
+	struct ie_timevaluepair_s *history;
+	int history_count;
+	ie_event_t *nextevent;
+	void (*handler) (struct ie_event_s *key, float value);
+} ie_threshold_data_t;
+
+typedef struct ie_timevaluepair_s {
+	float time;
+	float value;
+} ie_timevaluepair_t;
+
+typedef struct ie_translation_table_s {
+	int maxevents;
+	ie_event_t *events;
+} ie_translation_table_t;
+
+typedef struct ie_translation_index_s {
+	// FIXME: I don't like this organization
+	struct ie_translation_index_s *next;
+	ie_translation_table_t *table;
+} ie_translation_index_t;
+
+typedef struct ie_translation_data_s {
+	int offset;
+	ie_translation_index_t *index;
+} ie_translation_data_t;
+
+
+void IE_Threshold_Event (ie_event_t *event, float value);
+void IE_Translation_Event (ie_event_t *event, float value);
+
+
+/*
 typedef struct {
 	float			x, y;
 	unsigned int	buttons;
@@ -67,13 +111,15 @@ typedef struct {
 		IE_joystick_event_t	joystick;
 	} e;
 } IE_event_t;
-
+*/
 void IE_Init (void);
 void IE_Init_Cvars (void);
 void IE_Shutdown (void);
+/*
 int IE_Send_Event (const IE_event_t *event);
 int IE_Add_Handler (int (*event_handler)(const IE_event_t*));
 void IE_Remove_Handler (int handle);
 void IE_Set_Focus (int handle);
+*/
 
 #endif//__QF_in_event_h
diff --git a/libs/video/targets/in_event.c b/libs/video/targets/in_event.c
index 8e44cf4b5..bd5c0af8d 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/in_event.c
+++ b/libs/video/targets/in_event.c
@@ -42,17 +42,73 @@
 # include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "QF/sys.h"
 #include "QF/in_event.h"
 
+float ie_time;
+
+void
+IE_Threshold_Event (ie_event_t *event, float value)
+{
+	int i, total;
+	ie_threshold_data_t *data = event->data.p;
+
+	// add new value to the history
+	while (data->history_count
+		   && data->history[data->history_count - 1].time
+			  < ie_time - data->time)
+		data->history_count--;
+	data->history_count++;
+	data->history = realloc (data->history, data->history_count);
+	if (!data->history)
+		Sys_Error ("IE_Event: memory allocation failure!");
+	data->history[data->history_count - 1].time = ie_time;
+	data->history[data->history_count - 1].value = value;
+
+	// total up the values in the history
+	for (i = 0, total = 0; i < data->history_count; i++)
+		total += data->history[i].value;
+
+	// call the handler
+	if (total >= data->threshold)
+		data->handler (data->nextevent, total);
+}
+
+void
+IE_Translation_Event (ie_event_t *event, float value)
+{
+	ie_translation_data_t *data = event->data.p;
+	ie_translation_index_t *index = data->index;
+	ie_event_t *nextevent = 0;
+
+	while (!nextevent) {
+		if (!index)
+			break;
+		if (index->table->maxevents > data->offset)
+			nextevent = &index->table->events[data->offset];
+		index = index->next;
+	}
+	if (!nextevent) // no handler for it
+		return;
+
+	nextevent->handler (nextevent, value);
+}
+
+
+
+/*
 static int (**event_handler_list)(const IE_event_t*);
 static int eh_list_size;
 static int focus;
+*/
 
 void
 IE_Init (void)
 {
+/*
 	eh_list_size = 8;	// start with 8 slots. will grow dynamicly if needed
 	event_handler_list = calloc (eh_list_size, sizeof (event_handler_list[0]));
+*/
 }
 
 void
@@ -65,6 +121,7 @@ IE_Shutdown (void)
 {
 }
 
+/*
 int
 IE_Send_Event (const IE_event_t *event)
 {
@@ -116,3 +173,4 @@ IE_Set_Focus (int handle)
 		IE_Send_Event (&event);
 	}
 }
+*/