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Ginsu Victim:
I hide most admin functions somewhere else (inside the coin door, on the bottom of the control panel, on top of the cabinet).

My CP only has pause/select and exit, and then I have shifted functions thanks to the ipac. The top of my cab has a shutdown button that is also TAB, and shifts to SERVICE. Inside the coin door I have TEST, Speed up (for skipping through rom checks, etc). I have the player 2 coin reject rigged up with a microswitch so I can press it for credits.
shateredsoul:
How about a "genre" or "favorites" button?

Maximus Arcade and Hyperspin both have an option to make different lists.. but some frontends don't distinguish between a favorite's list and genre (Hyperspin does make this distinction).

Epyx:

--- Quote ---the cabinet width is about 60 cm or 23.6", and i know, i can make the control panel wider, but most examples i have seen with a (much) wider cp than the cabinet itself don't look stylish or beautiful to me.
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Agreed, and that is why I was asking.  If it was wider I would say match the width...it isn't so maybe compromise on some of the controls? Then again...if it is comfortable for you...stick with it :)
severdhed:
layout looks ok, definitely make a mock up to scale to see how it feels.  i tried a few times but just coudlnt find a comfortable layout for 2 people at that width, i ended up making mine 30" wide, which only sticks out a few inches on each side, but made all the difference in the world.

you don't really need dedicated buttons for the trackball, you can easily use the player 1 or player 2 buttons (depending on which hand you use your trackball with).

+1 on removing the admin buttons.  i only have pause and exit on my panel.  while it is convenient to have a TAB button, it really sucks when people come over to play and keep hitting it.  even shifted commands are difficult if you have small kids who will be playing it.
Bartype:
Well, i have altered the layout a little (the trackball comes a little bit more to the front) and implemented it this way. I still have to connect everything, but at first glance it feels ok.

I have started a project description at announcement, so, you could take a look there...

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