panel viewer button

[we1dont7die]

How do you change the button used to display the mame controls while in mame? it seems to be stuck on L and I see no way to change it. Thanks.

[Tom Speirs]

How do you change the button used to display the mame controls while in mame? it seems to be stuck on L and I see no way to change it. Thanks.

Easiest way is to go into Advanced MAME settings in the setup wizard.

[we1dont7die]

Easiest way is to go into Advanced MAME settings in the setup wizard.

Thanks Tom. I think the scancodes on my system are wrong because i put the number in for "o" and it wont bring it up in mame. before i just changed it, L was the button that showed it, but the scan code in the advanced mame settings showed "76" which is number 5. im confused as to why its not working.

[Tom Speirs]

Thanks Tom. I think the scancodes on my system are wrong because i put the number in for "o" and it wont bring it up in mame. before i just changed it, L was the button that showed it, but the scan code in the advanced mame settings showed "76" which is number 5. im confused as to why its not working.

Its probably because your using direcinput codes instead of regular scan codes or vice versa. GameEx uses both in different areas. I believe the control panel usies regular scan codes and not direct input codes.

If you use the setup wizard, you can just press the key you want.

[we1dont7die]

Its probably because your using direcinput codes instead of regular scan codes or vice versa. GameEx uses both in different areas. I believe the control panel usies regular scan codes and not direct input codes.

If you use the setup wizard, you can just press the key you want.

So I took the 76 out of there and just hit the button on my control panel i want to view the controls with, which is "o". Didnt work. then i thought well if 76 is somehow L maybe 79 is O. so I changed it to 79 and the button did work, BUT, when i pressed right, it also brings up the viewer.

is there a different list of scancodes or just one?

[Tom Speirs]

So I took the 76 out of there and just hit the button on my control panel i want to view the controls with, which is "o". Didnt work. then i thought well if 76 is somehow L maybe 79 is O. so I changed it to 79 and the button did work, BUT, when i pressed right, it also brings up the viewer.

is there a different list of scancodes or just one?

I realise it doesnt help but it works fine for me. When I press O in the setupwizard it records it as 79 for me.

What is right set to on your control panel?

Edit: Look at vkcodes.htm in the config\emulators folder.

[we1dont7die]

I realise it doesnt help but it works fine for me. When I press O in the setupwizard it records it as 79 for me.

What is right set to on your control panel?

Edit: Look at vkcodes.htm in the config\emulators folder.

thanks thats the list i was looking for.

I set it to 79 and hitting the button in game does work. However, i dont think the panel popping up had anything to do with me hitting right. when i start a game now, after it loads, the panel pops up all by itself. so its like gameex shows me the controls after i select the game, then i hit left right in mame to say "ok", the game starts and the panel viewer pops up all by itself.

..now im thinking maybe when you hit left right to start a game in mame mayybe its emulating an o for the "ok" and thats doing it.

[Tom Speirs]

thanks thats the list i was looking for.

I set it to 79 and hitting the button in game does work. However, i dont think the panel popping up had anything to do with me hitting right. when i start a game now, after it loads, the panel pops up all by itself. so its like gameex shows me the controls after i select the game, then i hit left right in mame to say "ok", the game starts and the panel viewer pops up all by itself.

..now im thinking maybe when you hit left right to start a game in mame mayybe its emulating an o for the "ok" and thats doing it.

I think you might need to turn off the bypass disclaimer setting. That sends "ok", and does not work with normal recent mame builds anyway.

[we1dont7die]

I think you might need to turn off the bypass disclaimer setting. That sends "ok", and does not work with normal recent mame builds anyway.

I went ahead and just changed the input on the cp to "I" code number 73 and it works fine. mame is sending the ok which was screwing it up. and knowing that it doesnt work with recent builds im just gonna disable that anyway. Thanks again Tom.

[Tom Speirs]

I went ahead and just changed the input on the cp to "I" code number 73 and it works fine. mame is sending the ok which was screwing it up. and knowing that it doesnt work with recent builds im just gonna disable that anyway. Thanks again Tom.

No worries, and your welcome, but just so you know its GameEx that sends "ok" not MAME. Thats what the bypass disclaimer setting does.