diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_control.h b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_control.h
index 89b060b..ff94340 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_control.h
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_control.h
@@ -7,13 +7,22 @@ class TouchControl
 {
     public:
 
-    enum ControlType: uint8_t{
+    enum ControlType: uint8_t
+    {
         CT_NONE,
         CT_JOYSTICK,
         CT_MOUSE_JOYSTICK,
         CT_DPAD,
     };
 
+    enum TouchState: uint8_t
+    {
+        TS_NONE,
+        TS_INNER_DZ,
+        TS_RANGE,
+        TS_EDGE_SPIN,
+    };
+
     protected:
 
     int32_t pos_x;
@@ -25,7 +34,7 @@ class TouchControl
 
     int8_t finger_id;
 
-    int8_t touching;
+    TouchState touching;
 
     public:
 
@@ -34,7 +43,7 @@ class TouchControl
 
     virtual void init(int32_t pos_x, int32_t pos_y, int32_t pos_r);
 
-    virtual int8_t touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty) = 0;
+    virtual TouchState touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty) = 0;
 
     int8_t getTouching() {return touching;}
 
diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_dpad.h b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_dpad.h
index bdeb1e2..4afb18d 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_dpad.h
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_dpad.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TouchDpad : public TouchControl
     void setInvertX(bool invert_x = true);
     void setInvertY(bool invert_y = true);
 
-    int8_t touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty);
+    TouchState touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty);
 
     uint8_t getButton() {return button;}
 };
diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_joystick.h b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_joystick.h
index 2e1f3ff..f2b25c3 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_joystick.h
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_joystick.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TouchJoystick : public TouchControl
     void setMappedId(uint8_t mapped_id);
     uint8_t getMappedId() {return mapped_id;}
 
-    int8_t touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty);
+    TouchState touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty);
 
     int16_t getX() {return x;}
     int16_t getY() {return y;}
diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_mouse_joystick.h b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_mouse_joystick.h
index 60c402d..8ea7178 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_mouse_joystick.h
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/include/touch_mouse_joystick.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TouchMouseJoystick : public TouchJoystick
 
     void setTrackballFriction(float trackball_friction);
 
-    int8_t touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty, int32_t tdx, int32_t tdy, uint32_t time);
+    TouchState touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty, int32_t tdx, int32_t tdy, uint32_t time);
 
     void updateTrackball(uint32_t time);
 };
diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_control.cpp b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_control.cpp
index 3ba810b..66a9028 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_control.cpp
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_control.cpp
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ void TouchControl::init(int32_t pos_x, int32_t pos_y, int32_t pos_r)
 
     this->finger_id = -1;
 
-    this->touching = 0;
+    this->touching = TS_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_dpad.cpp b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_dpad.cpp
index df0550c..ab94464 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_dpad.cpp
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_dpad.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ void TouchDpad::setInvertY(bool invert_y)
 #define XINPUT_DPAD_LEFT  0b0100
 #define XINPUT_DPAD_RIGHT 0b1000
 
-int8_t TouchDpad::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
+TouchDpad::TouchState TouchDpad::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
 {
     if (finger_id != -1 && finger_id != fid)
     {
-        touching = 0;
-        return 0;
+        touching = TS_NONE;
+        return touching;
     }
 
     tx -= pos_x;
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ int8_t TouchDpad::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
     if (t2 > pos_r2)
     {
         finger_id = -1;
-        touching = 0;
-        return 0;
+        touching = TS_NONE;
+        return touching;
     }
     else // inside inner dead_zone
     {
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ int8_t TouchDpad::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
 
         if (t2 < dead_zone_inner2)
         {
-            touching = 1;
+            touching = TS_INNER_DZ;
         }
         else // in bounds
         {
-            touching = 2;
+            touching = TS_RANGE;
 
             switch (dpad_type)
             {
diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_joystick.cpp b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_joystick.cpp
index 43fda44..483eb14 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_joystick.cpp
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_joystick.cpp
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ void TouchJoystick::setMappedId(uint8_t mapped_id)
     this->mapped_id = mapped_id;
 }
 
-int8_t TouchJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
+TouchJoystick::TouchState TouchJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
 {
     if (finger_id != -1 && finger_id != fid)
     {
-        touching = 0;
-        return 0;
+        touching = TS_NONE;
+        return touching;
     }
 
     tx -= pos_x;
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ int8_t TouchJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
     if (t2 > pos_r2)
     {
         finger_id = -1;
-        touching = 0;
-        return 0;
+        touching = TS_NONE;
+        return touching;
     }
     else // inside inner dead_zone
     {
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ int8_t TouchJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty)
 
         if (t2 < dead_zone_inner2)
         {
-            touching = 1;
+            touching = TS_INNER_DZ;
         }
         else // between dead zones
         {
-            touching = 2;
+            touching = TS_RANGE;
 
             if (t2 <= dead_zone_outer2)
             {
diff --git a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_mouse_joystick.cpp b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_mouse_joystick.cpp
index 3bb3ba6..35c0f0f 100644
--- a/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_mouse_joystick.cpp
+++ b/lib/touch_controls/src/touch_mouse_joystick.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ void TouchMouseJoystick::setTrackballFriction(float trackball_friction)
     this->trackball_friction = trackball_friction;
 }
 
-int8_t TouchMouseJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty, int32_t tdx, int32_t tdy, uint32_t time)
+TouchMouseJoystick::TouchState TouchMouseJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty, int32_t tdx, int32_t tdy, uint32_t time)
 {
     if (finger_id != -1 && finger_id != fid)
     {
-        touching = 0;
-        return 0;
+        touching = TS_NONE;
+        return touching;
     }
 
     tx -= pos_x;
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ int8_t TouchMouseJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty, int32_t tdx
     if (t2 > pos_r2)
     {
         finger_id = -1;
-        touching = 0;
-        return 0;
+        touching = TS_NONE;
+        return touching;
     }
     else // inside the range
     {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int8_t TouchMouseJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty, int32_t tdx
 
         if (t2 <= dead_zone_outer2)
         {
-            touching = 2;
+            touching = TS_RANGE;
 
             dx = sensitivity * -tdx;
             dy = sensitivity * -tdy;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int8_t TouchMouseJoystick::touch(int8_t fid, int32_t tx, int32_t ty, int32_t tdx
         }
         else // in bounds outside of outer dead zone - edge spin
         {
-            touching = 3;
+            touching = TS_EDGE_SPIN;
             
             float len = sqrt(t2);
 
diff --git a/src/input_mapper.cpp b/src/input_mapper.cpp
index d7cfe22..1318568 100644
--- a/src/input_mapper.cpp
+++ b/src/input_mapper.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ namespace InputMapper
                     case TouchControl::CT_JOYSTICK:
                         {
                             TouchJoystick* tjoy = (TouchJoystick*)tcontrols[id][c];
-                            if (tjoy->getTouching() > 0)
+                            if (tjoy->getTouching() > TouchControl::TS_NONE)
                             {
                                 x[tjoy->getMappedId()] += tjoy->getX();
                                 y[tjoy->getMappedId()] += tjoy->getY();
@@ -310,12 +310,12 @@ namespace InputMapper
                     case TouchControl::CT_MOUSE_JOYSTICK:
                         {
                             TouchMouseJoystick* tmjoy = (TouchMouseJoystick*)tcontrols[id][c];
-                            if (tmjoy->getTouching() == 2)
+                            if (tmjoy->getTouching() == TouchControl::TS_RANGE)
                             {
                                 dx[tmjoy->getMappedId()] += tmjoy->getX();
                                 dy[tmjoy->getMappedId()] += tmjoy->getY();
                             }
-                            else if (tmjoy->getTouching() == 3) // edje spin
+                            else if (tmjoy->getTouching() == TouchControl::TS_EDGE_SPIN)
                             {
                                 x[tmjoy->getMappedId()] += tmjoy->getX();
                                 y[tmjoy->getMappedId()] += tmjoy->getY();