Mala change emulator key?

[curtis-r]

Is there a way a key can open a window of emulator selections?  I know a key can open a window that has "emulator" as a selection, which then brings you to a list of emus, but when a stranger to MAME is only my cabinet, I want it simple.

[shock_]

Not sure I understand the question properly, but have you explored MaLa's Tree functionality?

I am handling multiple emulators without a tree - I have 5 variants of the same layout each with a pre-rendered "highlight" for emulators.  I then use the "change layout per emulator" thing, an have mapped a button+stick to shift through the list.

See attached. It's based on an earlier simpler layout I did a few months ago (see MaLa website's layout page for original)

I haven't seen uninitiated people use it yet though, so it might not be as usable as I hope.