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TheShanMan:
So I'm in the process of designing and building my panel, and browsing the control panel thread I see 3 basic approaches to button layout, and I'd like to hear from those of you with existing panels why you chose that layout, and if you would do it differently. And if you have another layout that I didn't mention, I'd like to know about that too.

Here are the layouts I've seen. First is "straight", second is "arc", and 3rd is "rotated arc".


fixedpigs:
the best style is the one that you find most comfortable...

print out some paper buttons...place them on a table or something & move them all around...see what works for you and what doesn't...

 :cheers:
NoOne=NBA=:
The biggest thing is what's comfortable for you.
I went modular to avoid having to make decisions like this.
The best button layout for me is the one that fits the game you're playing.

My personal favorite setup for a multi-purpose CP is:

X   OO   X   OO
                O

That lets you play 2-player 2-button games, 1-P 2-stick games, and 5-button games like Asteroids.
TheShanMan:
Good feedback so far, and I agree that I need to find what works for me, but as a part of that "research" I wanted to hear from others who have gone thru this before, especially if someone has regretted their choice for some reason.

I will have some room to change it later because I'm doing swappable panels out of sheet metal (my own fabrication/welding) where the swappable portion is just a drop-in rectangular sheet that will mount into a rectangular "hole" in the entire control panel area (which will have the admin/1P/2P buttons). So really I'll only be wasting a bit of sheet metal and the time it takes to make the cuts.
Anubis_au:
I did a paper mockup for my CP and found I preferred the rotated arc setup, your third option. But, as the others wrote, whatever is best or most comfy for you.
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