How do I exit emulators (using U360s and MALA)

[monkey puzzle]

Ok, so I've just built my first cab and have been installing and configuring emulators. I'm using the Mala frontend, and various emulators such as Mame, Fusion, Stella, Project 64, visualboy etc. I must also point out that I'm using 2 x U360 sticks and all of my inputs run through those sticks (I'm not using any keyboard encoders). Each player has 6 buttons + start button + coin input, so there are no extra inputs to the sticks.

I have no problem exitting mame because I can just configure mame so it will exit back to Mala if I hold down P1 start + button 1. My problem comes with the other emulators. Some exit with Escape (from keyboard) and others exit with various other keypresses. In some emulators I have found a way to re-configure this, but only to other keypresses.

One idea I had was to take 2 wires from the escape key on my keyboard inside the cab, and wire to a button which I can fit on my coin door. I would rather not do this if there is another way, and I'm not sure if I can configure escape to exit every emulator. There must be an easier way. I just wondered what everybody else does.

[BadMouth]

Autohotkey.

Have a button, or combination of buttons post as ESC.
Just have the script launch with windows.

I'm doing something similar with a middle mouse button posting as escape.
The script is super simple
MBUTTON::ESC
if I remember right.
I'm not sure what to put in there for a joystick button.

If you decide to go this route, post in the software forum and someone will be able to write the script for you.
(or of course, go to www.autohotkey.com and learn for yourself!)

[monkey puzzle]

AHa. Thats thre kind of thing I'm looking for. Thanks, I'll give it a try.