Joystick and XBox Controller in DirectInput?

[shivanangel]

What about the analog sticks for the callbacks?
Has that been phased out and now I just use a timer to read the values?

Before there was a move and a twist method.

[shivanangel]

Also, what about the dead zone?
Doesn't seem to have an effect when set on the XBox controller.
If I poll the device using the getLeftStick() I still get a value less than the dead zone.

Do I have to manually test for this?