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Control panel button placement?
« on: December 02, 2003, 05:12:42 am »
I remember reading a few posts in which people gave their recommendations on:

* Space between joystick and buttons
* Space between buttons horizontally
* Space between buttons vertically (between rows)

I can't seem to find any of those posts using search so I'm wondering if someone has the appropriate values?

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Re:Control panel button placement?
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2003, 07:08:57 am »
I remember reading a few posts in which people gave their recommendations on:

* Space between joystick and buttons
* Space between buttons horizontally
* Space between buttons vertically (between rows)

I can't seem to find any of those posts using search so I'm wondering if someone has the appropriate values?
See http://www.fraggersxtreme.com/arcadepanels/faq.htm#What is the minimum button spacing that I can use?

I plan to use 1.5 inches between centers, for the buttons, both horizontally and vertically.  This is pretty comfortable, but I have small hands also.

For the joystick to first button, I am using 3 inches center to center, but this is kinda arbitrary and much less critical.

I think someone posted the authentic Street Fighter setup, somewhere.
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