ipac help

[SS427]

For anybody that has already hooked up the ipac:

I am nearing completion of my cabinet and have been trying to decided on the number of dedicated menu buttons to use.  Backtrack a little:....As far as I can tell, I will not need the connection to switch 7 and 8 on both player 1 and 2 on the ipac.  What are they used for,,,What games need them?  These four inputs on the ipac, can they be used for the menu buttons?  I was thinking of having at least pause and enter as non-shifted?  I will be drilling the final holes for the panel tonight and need to decide by the end of the day, so any comments on this would be of help.  I have a two player set up with six buttons each, a dedicated 4 way stick, trackball and spinner, 3 buttons used for combination of trackball, spinner and 4way, 2 start buttons and 2 coin buttons and finally a flight stick.

thanks

SS

[menace]

I went with pause, escape and tab as menu buttons and have no regrets--The pause feature is very poular with the people that play so they can get a beer, stretch their tired old asses etc.  The tab can be shifted to the enter key.

[Totallyout2lunch]

I only have ESCAPE and PAUSE.

I think its all you need. But I'm useing MameWah and it intergrates its self with your controls.

[Apollo]

I only have coin up and P1 & P2 start.

[eightbit]

I only have coin up and P1 & P2 start.

In most front ends no other dedicated buttons are "required" just optional if you want them.

[SpamMe]

P1 and P2 start, pause, escape, and a power button (not connected to ipac).