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Hewskie:
Hello,

             I'm in the process of designing my touchscreen Juke/ Touchmaster player while I wait for all the parts to arrive in the mail and I've run into a problem. After launching a Mame game from xlobby, I need to hit esc to return to the front end. Does anyone know a simple way close mame without adding a pushbutton to the machine?

             I remember reading about a mouse macro that could generate a keypress by moving the mouse in a prerecorded pattern, but I can't find anything on the subject at the moment.

Any Ideas would be greatly appreciated.

(PS - I will probably be posting a thread in the Project Announcements very soon so look out!)

(edit: changed subject title)
SirPeale:
You could map it so you can hit a combo of inputs to exit out.
Turnarcades:
If all else fails, mount a discreet small button somewhere out of sight and create a simple keyboard hack. This may offer other uses if you discover new needs for the machine or want to expand functionality.
1UP:

--- Quote from: SirPeale on July 06, 2009, 05:16:10 pm ---You could map it so you can hit a combo of inputs to exit out.

--- End quote ---

That will be your easiest bet.  You can go into Mame right now and configure "UI cancel" to be any combination of existing buttons.
mlalena:
One other option is to have a tiny separate application that is always on top.
This app has one button which generates an escape click when pressed.
Then you don't need any hardware buttons.
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