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onesimo:

is there an alternate for the windows key??? because if i press it the start menu pops out

Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: onesimo on June 10, 2005, 11:07:03 am ---is there an alternate for the windows key??? because if i press it the start menu pops out

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Unfortunately, no - Those are the only keys on those rows.  You can use it in MAME though (but MAME doesn't have any seven button games), or you could leave it out and repeat one of your other buttons for the thumb buttons.

From my hacks page:

#  The windows GUI keys deserve special consideration.  These were not useable in older versions of MAME and are on the "Avoid" list above.  I did not use them in my example, because when I wrote this up, MAME could not use them.  I did not add them in when I revised the page because the 16x8 matrix without them was representative of most keyboards.  However, MAME from version 0.60 up will recognize them and I would gain two additional inputs by using them with the DR-104 keyboard.  OTOH, you can't just use the Windows Key in MAME because if you just set the FIRE button to L WIN (for example), MAME will fire a shot and freeze as the Start menu pops up, fire a shot and continue as the Start menu disappears, fire a shot and freeze . . . etc.  You can avoid this by installing either WinKey Killer 1.7 (homepage/download) or LogoLess.  Here is a comparison of the two programs (either one of which I can recommend):

WinKey Killer 1.7 - Very simple (double-click to run, double-click again to exit).  Transparent.  Can be loaded at startup by placing in a shortcut and adding to the Windows Start folder.  Kills Windows key instantly in all apps.  Has several advanced set-up options like Disable Ctrl+Esc, Disable WinKey+E to launch Internet Explorer, Disable Ctrl-Alt-Del, Hide from Ctrl-Alt-Del, Display message on shutdown, etc.

LogoLess - Runs with an Icon in the Systray.  This is the better program if you ever use the Windows key because it only eliminates it in windows beginning with "MAME" (user-specified), or in full-screen applications.

Links on my site are outdated, but LogoLess is available here: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~czarsoft/LogoLess.html

And WinKeyKiller - http://www.geocities.com/clansmm/downloads.html or http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_downloads.shtml

onesimo:

thank you so much!! i didnt know about a program that kills the winkey... :)

Tiger-Heli:

And best of all, the Winkey still works in MAME!!!

You might however want to consider just repeating one of the other six buttons for the thumb button, especially if you use emulators besides MAME that will need it.

onesimo:

on the key assignments above, will i be experiencing blocking.. i cant plug my keyboard for testing because the wires were removed from the pcb

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