MAME - I need ESC and TAB buttons assigned on my PSX controllers

[eastbayarb]

Yo,

I just wired up some cheap PSX controllers to some Happs buttons/8-way joysticks and put them in my control panel (with the appropriate adaptors I have, I can use these controllers/control panel with PC, XBOX, Gamecube, PS2, and Dreamcast). This is a 2 player panel. Buttons X, O, Square, Triangle, L1, and R1 are mapped to buttons 1-6 in MAME, Select (located under the 6 main buttons) is Coin, Start is Start (duh), and L2 and R2 I want as admin buttons (Player 1 L2/R2 and Player 2 L2/R2 make for a total of 4 admin buttons).

I want as admin buttons TAB, ESC, Pause, and Enter. Mapping Pause and Enter is no sweat, but how would I map TAB and ESC to my buttons? Is there some way (.ini file or otherwise) to use alternatives to TAB and ESC that perform the same function?

I know similar posts have been asked about this (believe me, I did do a thorough search on this site and on Google), but they involve IPAC and keyboard which I don't wanna use since I'd like to be able to control everything with my control panel and PSX pads.

Thanx!

[Thenasty]

just hit TAB, push ENTER on CONFIG MENU (TAB) and push the button you want and do the same thing for UI_CANCEL (ESC) and hit the button you wnat assign to it, all this are under the INPUT GENERAL/User interface settting section.

[eastbayarb]

Thanx for the info!

How about the TAB key?

[liquid8]

Sounds like you configuring directly in mame, but for those that haven't, and just use an adaptor, there is a program called Joy2Key which will convert joystick button presses to keycodes:

http://www.electracode.com/4/joy2key/JoyToKey%20English%20Version.htm

Useful when the frontend isn't joystick friendly.

liquid8

[eastbayarb]

Thanks for the suggestion on joy2key and while I have considered it before, I would much rather be able to assign buttons within emulators.

Now is there any way to have the TAB button reassignable to some other button?

[Thenasty]

i already mentioned it above. When you are in General/user interface, select the one that says CONFIG MENU (default is assign to TAB)., hit enter and assign to WHATEVER YOU WANT.