[RESOLVED] Modify "INPUT (GENERAL)" options in text editor

[wonko]

I am terrible about knowing what names to call everything, so I will describe my problem. When I am in MAME, I hit TAB and a popup menu appears where I can modify input keys. For "SELECT" I mistakenly hit ESC - now I can't SELECT any game because it ESCAPES. I can't change it in that pop up menu, because I can't SELECT!

I made a mess of it, can I change back with a text editor? Which file contains those settings? Is it as easy as looking for an element named "SELECT = 'ESC'"?

Any help is appreciated.

[tthurman]

Different problem, likely that the same solution will serve you just the same, save a backup though.

Why doesn't the Tab key work anymore?

Most likely you have re-configured the "UI Configure" key, normally Tab, to something else. To restore the default settings, the quickest way is to delete the default.cfg file from the cfg/ subdirectory below the main MAME directory. However this will remove any other general input changes, too.

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[wonko]

Worked like a charm! thank you!!!

[tthurman]

Glad it helped!