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MotoChi:
Thanks PL1, very helpful info.

I'll probably go with option 2, multimouse not enabled, at least at first.  My arrangement isn't perfect (was hard to fit two joysticks, 10 action buttons, trackball and spinner on the long side of a cocktail table side), but the trackball and spinner arrangement is good enough to minimize accidental nudges.  I also don't plan to do the pong scenario you described.  But thanks for covering all downsides, helps me understand the bigger picture better.

In regards to option 1, should I try that, just wanna make sure I understand what you are saying.

With each device independently mapped to an id (say mouse id1, trackball id2, spinner id3), when I launch a trackball game, within the game controller option screen, I'll need to tell it to use id2 (trackball mapping) for the control.  And if I launch a spinner game, within the game controller option screen, I'll need to tell it to use id3 (spinner mapping) for the control.  And a danger of this is unplugging usb devices can reorder my mapping.  And the solution to that is the ControllerRemap app.

I'd read about what seems to be a similar program to ControllerRemap, JoyID's.

Again, really appreciate all the help.  I built a cocktail cab as a Christmas gift for my wife, never ventured into all this before, a little overwhelmed, but loving all the challenges.

PL1:

--- Quote from: MotoChi on January 08, 2016, 10:22:44 am ---unplugging usb devices can reorder my mapping.  And the solution to that is the ControllerRemap app.

--- End quote ---
You've got it.

To be clear your MAME settings/mappings (i.e. Mouse 3 X-axis) won't change, but Windows can/will change the labels (Mouse 1/Mouse 2/Mouse 3) that MAME uses to identify devices.


Scott

MotoChi:
Finally got a few hours yesterday to set up Dr. Venture's ControllerRemap utility with Mala.

Set up was for a cocktail table, U360's on each end via USB. On the long side a U360 via USB, trackball and spinner via usb, and a mini grip via UltiMarc I/0 (connected as player 2 on the board, then USB).

Before setting up ControllerRemap, I'd never been able to use 1 joy and spinner/track at same time, was always plugging/unplugging.

Now EVERYTHING is working perfect.  Even have multi mouse enabled, so no accidental track/spinner nudges.  What an amazing utility.  Great documentation.  Very straight forward.

I was never able to get the /mame argument to working with Mala (but would work command line).  However, the batch command method and having Mala call that worked just fine.

Thanks for pointing me in the direction of that utility.

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