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jennifer:

    "Not a big deal?"  The OEM controls, say enduro racer, is run on pots. Not just one mind you but multiple, the support just isn"t there. This is considered
a HUGE deal..... so far as a drop in replacement goes.
newmanfamilyvlogs:
If it's just pots, then are there not several interfaces which will give you an analog axis on which to map mame controllers?
Hoopz:
More detail on the 720 controller and Mame can be found in this thread:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=97029.40

u-rebelscum had some interesting points to make about it.  So did a few other trolls....  >:D
jennifer:

--- Quote from: cotmm68030 on January 11, 2011, 01:15:51 pm ---If it's just pots, then are there not several interfaces which will give you an analog axis on which to map mame controllers?

--- End quote ---
 
             Right you are..... what was I thinking?
Derrick Renaud:
At the risk of getting dragged into the argument...

As Haze says, people are free to modify the MAME code as they see fit.  Just because someone wants MAME to fit their needs, does not mean it would meet the needs of the people doing the actual coding.  Demanding it meets your needs and not the needs of the coders is bizzare.  So to get back to Haze's original topic... If you want it done, recruit someone with interest to code something up cleanly that can be maintained in the baseline code.  No current Devs have any interest, and continually berating them is not getting you anywhere.

Read this thread, for my thoughts on adding shifter controls:
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=news&Number=232699&Forum=news&Words=IPT_GEARSHIFT&Match=Entire%20Phrase&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=231686&Search=true#Post232699

Or for further fun on where insults and ranting get you:
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=231686&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=234593&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1

Unfortunately for some, I no longer have any interest in coding something I will never use.  Too much abuse, no pleasure.

People have to remember, MAMEdev are not going to maintain per games hacks, beyond the plenty that are already there that we are slowly working to remove.  So a maintainable system needs to be developed.  I believe a fake/real control system could be added similar to the system I mentioned for shifters.  But someone needs to be interested to do it.  I will repeat that NO CURRENT MAMEdev has any interest.  So let's see some good clean code from interested people.  (Yes that means learning the MAME UI, Input, Input Port and driver code.  As a hint, the easiest way would be to create a callback system in the input code, similar to the Input Port code.)

D.
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