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anybody able to create control panel layout?
Drnick:
I second the buttons on the front, I put my Coin and admin buttons there. I really wanted the 2 admin buttons to keep things simple. (Green Go, Red Back).
Anyway Gonna Hijack this thread again as It's as good a place as any to put another layout in.
Brian here is a go at yours, Once again feel free to use Gimp to shuffle it up a bit, Basically I can help supply the tools but you need to actually do the work. Oh and lord only knows what you will do for mounting the Happ Rotary's I would use a larger piece of metal routed in flush and then mount them to that. I am hoping from my google-fu that they have the same footprint as an LS32. I am fairly sure a zippy does. So that's what I used for the layout.
PL1:
--- Quote from: Toadie on April 25, 2013, 05:57:18 pm ---I believe the 4 recommended admins are:
Pause
Exit
Shutdown
Reset
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Exit and Pause both sound great.
You may not want the shutdown button on the CP.
Many people hide it on the under-side of the CP, behind the coin door, or on the top/back of the cab.
I think you'll also find that the reset button (F3) is really only needed for the initial setup of certain games -- not worth a dedicated button IMHO since initial setup and configuration usually involves a keyboard anyway.
Depending on your circumstances/preferences, Menu (Tab) is a good idea if you like to regularly tweak settings, but it's a bad idea if you have kids or drunk friends that fiddle with settings.
I also use Enter on my portable builds since it is the plunger/ball launcher in Visual Pinball/Future Pinball.
Scott
Brian74:
--- Quote from: Drnick on April 25, 2013, 06:02:23 pm ---I second the buttons on the front, I put my Coin and admin buttons there. I really wanted the 2 admin buttons to keep things simple. (Green Go, Red Back).
Anyway Gonna Hijack this thread again as It's as good a place as any to put another layout in.
Brian here is a go at yours, Once again feel free to use Gimp to shuffle it up a bit, Basically I can help supply the tools but you need to actually do the work. Oh and lord only knows what you will do for mounting the Happ Rotary's I would use a larger piece of metal routed in flush and then mount them to that. I am hoping from my google-fu that they have the same footprint as an LS32. I am fairly sure a zippy does. So that's what I used for the layout.
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Thanks Drnick, here is the template for the rotary
Jeromebechaz:
--- Quote from: retrostark on April 25, 2013, 11:06:13 am ---ok here's a little mock for you. when i get time i will make changes to your liking.
image cut off a bit, other than that it was the size specs you wanted.
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this is a nice panel I'm just not into the whole straight across buttons. Makes it look a little to perfect and not a natural hold.
Jeromebechaz:
--- Quote from: michelevit on April 25, 2013, 05:42:10 pm ---
Not a fan of dedicated admin buttons.
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haha I can tell your not a fan!
I'm not sure wether I want them. I think I do. I don't want to much free CP space. Might look a bit bare because I guess it is big