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my cab isn't as kid proof as I thought
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elvis:
Over the weekend I'll be downloading the iPac programming software and having a fiddle to try and nuke all the shifted key sequences.  I'll let you know how it goes.
1UP:

--- Quote from: Matt Berry on December 23, 2004, 12:16:35 pm ---I can't remember if you can just not set a shift key or not. Worst case scenerio make sure you set all shifted keys the same as none shifted.

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You could map it to a button that is not used (like button 7 or 8)

I had the same problems when I brought my standalone frankenpanel to a family reunion over Thanksgiving.  I ran the same exact config on my cab when I had it at work, and with all the people who played it, it never had many problems once I disabled stickykeys.  Worked great for a couple months with some pretty rowdy adults playing it.

But at the reunion, as soon as a few 5-year-olds got ahold of the frankenpanel and started mashing every button on the board, it locked up in 10 seconds flat.  I spent the first couple hours going thru Emulaxian, disabling all the hotkeys and general debugging.  I also remapped the shift key to the dedicated exit button, which was far away from everything else.  Then I killed all the shifted functions on the I-pac.  Once I did that, it was pretty bulletproof for two solid days of playing.

BTW, the favorite game by far was Rampage.  Something about being able to play a monster that eats soldiers and knocks down buildings is really appealing to kids!  :)
Bones:
I let a friend play Galaga on my PC while he was drunk. I swear I only left him for 5 minutes after showing him how to insert coin and start game. (mame32)

I came back to discover he had missed the "1" key and hit the "`" key. The moron was pushing everything in a drunken stupor trying to backtrack.

Long story short, all my controls are stuffed up. I have tried everything to reset to default but nothing is working. I even replaced the batteries in my controller thinking they may be the reason it was doing silly things. I am about to reinstall because I have given up after an hour of tweaking.

My lesson: Shift key will be VERY hidden on my cab & available admin buttons will be kept to a minimum.

The funniest thing is my 4 year old has been using mame32 for a couple of months and she has never stuffed it. I can now safely conclude that a 4 year old is smarter than a drunken adult.
paigeoliver:
Delete the contents of the mame config folder and everything goes back to default.
Bones:

--- Quote from: paigeoliver on January 02, 2005, 07:20:48 am ---Delete the contents of the mame config folder and everything goes back to default.

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Yeah thanks for the tip but I already tried that. It's not the end of the world, by chance I backed up this folder (well most of it), just a month or two ago while trying to get the hang of some FE's.

It's really got me lost what
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