Exit emulator key not working in PinballX 1.99

[Spektre]

Strange one here.

New cabinet.

Downloaded and installed PinballX 1.99

Went through the setup (including key mappings for my cab). The exit emulator key would not bring up the exit menu, for which I have Quit and Shutdown enabled) (It is not mapped to a VP key. This cabinet was working previously).

So I mapped it to a few other keyboard keys. They also did not work.

I uninstalled PinballX, deleted the C:/PInballX directory, and redownloaded.

Reinstalled and did not perform keymapping this time. Using the default exit key (I cannot remember but believe it was ESC) worked correctly. So I ran the key mapping. Again the exit emulator key does not work. Again mapping it to various keys on the keyboard did nothing. Changing the mapping back to ESC also does not work.

Any ideas?

[tthurman]

Might want to give this thread a look for ideas and suggestions.

[Spektre]

Thanks. Had tried the main suggestions from there.

I am running as admin and the exit key is not mapped in VP. The VP pin mappings should not be coming into play as I cannot exit prior to launching a table.

edit: I can attach the .ini file but it is not very interesting. "Quit" is mapped to "I" and "Exit" is mapped to "K".

There is no log file as it does not crash and generate one.,

[Spektre]

Further testing.

I installed PInballX on 2 other PCs, neither of which has VP (or nay of the other systems installed).

All 3 experienced the same behavior. They can exit emulator correctly after install via the ESC key, however as soon as the key is remapped to another, that ability is lost (You have to crush the program at that point).

[Draco1962]

Just for gits and shiggles, let's have a look at your pinballx.ini and log.txt files anyways. Thanks!

[Spektre]

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[Display]
Monitor=0
rotate=270
Windowed=False
WindowWidth=480
WindowHeight=720
WindowX=0
WindowY=65
PlayFieldBrightness=250
WheelTextColor=ffffffff
WheelTextOutlineColor=ff000000
InfoTextColor=ffffffff
InfoTextOutlineColor=ff000000
FilterTextColor=ffffffff
FilterTextOutlineColor=ff000000
MenuColor=ffffa500
[backGlass]
monitor=1
x=1920
y=0
width=1920
height=1080
[DMD]
Enabled=False
monitor=2
x=3840
y=0
width=1360
height=768
[FileSystem]
EnableFileMatching=True
[interface]
DesktopModeEnabled=False
EnableAdditionalDetail=True
ShowSystem=True
ShowRatings=True
[Audio]
StreamVolume=90
SampleVolume=90
PlaySoundInVideos=True
[startup]
playsound=True
playvideo=False
StartWithWindows=No
[KeyCodes]
quit=73
left=37
right=39
select=13
rotate=82
pageleft=33
pageright=34
exitemulator=75
ingame=80
screenshot=83
screenshotbackglass=66
instructions=73
volumedown=109
volumeup=107
[JoyCodes]
quit=10
left=0
right=1
select=2
rotate=3
pageleft=4
pageright=5
exitemulator=6
ingame=13
instructions=14
[Text]
Line1=Free
Play
Line2=Press
Start
[FuturePinball]
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=h:\-PINBALL-\-FUTURE
PINBALL-
TablePath=h:\-PINBALL-\-FUTURE PINBALL-\Tables
Executable=Future
Pinball.exe
Parameters=/open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit
/arcaderender
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
MouseClickFocus=True
[VisualPinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=C:\Program
Files (x86)\Visual Pinball
TablePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual
Pinball\Tables
Executable=Visual Pinball.exe
Parameters=/play
-"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
[ExitScreen]
Enabled=True
EnableExit=True
EnableShutdown=True
[startupProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=true
WaitForExit=false
[ExitProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=False
WaitForExit=
[AttractMode]
Enabled=True
Timer=1
ShowFor=15
MuteAudio=False
[system_1]
Name=MAME
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\-
EMULATORS -\- MAME
-
TablePath=C:\
Executable=mamep64.exe
Parameters=[TABLEFILE]
SystemType=0
[AutoExit]
Enabled=False
Minutes=10
[Login]
Enabled=False
[PinballFX2]
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\Program
Files (x86)\Steam
Executable=steam.exe
Parameters=-applaunch
226980
Process=Pinball
FX2.exe
WaitFor=20
[internal]
lastwheelcachematchsize=-1123
lastselected=Diamond
LillDiamond
LillVisualPinball
filter_year=
filter_company=
filter_custom=
filtername=Tables
[setupWizard]
EmuPath1=C:\Emulators
AssetPath1=C:\Assets
RomPath1=C:\Roms
DefaultPathPrompt=True
DownloadDatabasePrompt=True
DownloadEmulatorPrompt=True
WizardMode=2
CustomArray=Keyboard
Input Settings|Joystick Input
Settings
SearchArray=
SavePosition=False
SectionIndex=20
SearchText=
EmulatorIndex=0
EmulatorGroupIndex=0
DaphneIndex=0
HTMLAppsIndex=0
ExternalAppsIndex=0
RadioStationsIndex=0
NewsFeedsIndex=0
MappedDrivesIndex=0
SystemIndex=0
ShowPanel=True
FontSize=1
WindowState=0
WindowSize=650,478
WindowLocation=71,439

There is no log file.

[Draco1962]

A log file should generate after the first run of PinballX. Did you install it to c: and set it to run as administrator?

[Spektre]

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20:24:53.5 6/7/2015: PinballX - Version 1.99
20:24:53.7 6/7/2015: Windows
7 Professional Service Pack 1 64-bit (3.9GB)
20:24:53.7 6/7/2015: Loading
Settings
20:24:53.7 6/7/2015: Initialize Component
20:24:53.9 6/7/2015:
Initialize Display
20:24:55.0 6/7/2015: Loading PlugIns
20:24:55.2
6/7/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: Hiding
Cursor
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: Hiding Taskbar
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: CPU:
Intel® Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: GPU 1: NVIDIA
GeForce GTX 470
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800
GT
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: Displays: 3
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: Load Game
List
20:24:55.3 6/7/2015: Loading Database: Visual Pinball
20:24:55.4
6/7/2015: Finding and matching artwork and videos
20:24:57.4 6/7/2015:
Loading Game Statistics and Scores
20:24:57.5 6/7/2015: Loading
Surfaces
20:24:57.7 6/7/2015: Finished Loading Surfaces
20:24:57.7
6/7/2015: Initialize Audio
20:24:57.7 6/7/2015: Set Keyboard
Controls
20:24:57.7 6/7/2015: Initialize Joystick
20:24:57.7 6/7/2015: No
Joysticks Attached
20:24:57.7 6/7/2015: Started
20:25:23.4 6/7/2015:
Exiting
20:25:23.4 6/7/2015: Showing Taskbar
20:25:23.4 6/7/2015: Unhiding
Mouse Cursor
20:25:23.4 6/7/2015: Disposing Plugins
20:25:23.4 6/7/2015:
Saving Settings
20:25:23.4 6/7/2015: Bye

Yes, installed to c:\Pinballx

Running as Administrator

[Spektre]

Well, I've tried a 4th PC now. Same behavior,. Once the "Exit Emulator" key is mapped to something different via setup, it no longer works. Even remapping it back to ESC doesn't work.

[Spektre]

Any ideas?

[Carny_Priest]

Running PinballX as admin?

In VP - Preferences - Keys

Overwrite Default Layout is checked?

[Spektre]

Yes running as Admin.

On two of the systems VP is not even installed to prevent conflicts. (but the actually key cannot be conflicting. NO key is accepted when mapped to "Exit Emulator"), and this all occurs before VP has been launched.