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This CP layout any good?
ivwshane:
I don't think making P1 + P2 exit is a good idea either.
So far my setup has worked for me without one single random exit. However the game has been paused before (I don't know how since it's no where near the player buttons).
CathalDublin:
If you do use P1+p2 mameplus has a confirm exit feature which is handy
Goatz18:
--- Quote from: severdhed on March 17, 2009, 04:39:30 pm ---a curved button layout is nice. i had straight rows of buttons on all of my panels until my most recent i went with an arched layout...i am very happy with it.
your best bet is to make a cardboard mockup and try it out
this is the layout i used...
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Sweet, I am totally using this as a reference, it's the exact layout I want to use. Thanks severdhed.
Turnarcades:
I'm pretty sure those are the same templates as found on the slagcoin website. Many variations there, all with measurements. Most will print out at the correct size to use as a template if you need it.
We use more than most on our panels, with a credit button for each player, plus Enter, Escape, Tab and Pause. I personally don't like shifted functions and like to use only these 4 admin buttons for jukebox functions.
severdhed:
there are lots of layouts available at that slagcoin site turnarcades mentioned...
http://slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html
i looked through them and tried a few, and then i made some modifications and came up with the one i posted. it is similar to the standard Hori layout, but the bottom row is shifted to the right by 1/2 inch, which made it more comfortable in my opinion. i couldn't really use those templates, because they were in metric. yeah, i know metric makes way more sense, but in america, we don't use it. inches and feet have been imbedded into my brain for my whole life, so i just can't seem to make myself use the metric system.
plus, i wasnt sure i'd be able to get them to be positioned properly on the panel. so i figured i'd do it the old fashioned way, with a ruler, square and a compass. it didnt take that long and it worked out well.
i just knew that i wanted my buttons to be 1 1/2 inches apart, which is what they were on my first few panels of straight rows. i just raised the second column up half and inch, and the 3rd column up an additional quarter of an inch. the bottom row is the same as the top, but shifted half an inch to the right.