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DaOld Man:
Yes, when I wrote joychoose and control choose, the mame.xml listed the 4 way and 8 way joysticks differently from how it does it now.
I plan to write a program that would basically do what you suggested, but if you would like to write one, or a script, please do.
Ive been busy lately and not sure when I will get a chance to work on it, so I would appreciate it if someone else would do this.
The way joychoose and control choose works is that mala passes the control to them. I think mala gets it from the mame.xml file, so now that  the xml controls categories have changed, mala passes only a portion of the control.

Yvan256:
How do the lists in question handle 2-way joysticks, both horizontal and vertical? How about hexagon restrictors? Circle? How about special cases like Q*Bert?

Is there a list somewhere which lists the type of joystick restrictor used in the original cabinets?

DaOld Man:

--- Quote from: Yvan256 on December 21, 2014, 05:42:09 pm ---How do the lists in question handle 2-way joysticks, both horizontal and vertical? How about hexagon restrictors? Circle? How about special cases like Q*Bert?

Is there a list somewhere which lists the type of joystick restrictor used in the original cabinets?

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Im not sure how to answer your question. Control Choose gets the control for the game from Mala. I think Mala gets it from the mame.xml file.
CC only knows if it is a joystick and if it is 2,4, or 8 way.
CC runs a program that drives a physical setup that switches the needed control, so your joystick would have to be able to mechanically switch to a 2 way, via a motorized actuator.
I don't know of any list that tells the joystick restrictor used in original cabinets.
Maybe someone else can chime and help?

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