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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: TopJimmyCooks on August 28, 2011, 11:25:24 pm

Title: Assigning two keys to one action in Mala - Solved
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on August 28, 2011, 11:25:24 pm

Ok, Loadman, this was touched on in this thread but I'm not 100% set with the autohotkey idea proposed:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99463.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=99463.0)

Is it possible to change Mala to accept more than one key assignment for the same command?  I. e. be able to  select a game from the gamelist by pressing the either P1 start, P2 start, coin 1, or coin 2.  Along the lines of the Mame in-game keyboard reassignments: press first key, then enter, 2nd key or input, etc.

I am trying to semi idiot proof the cab (I know . . . .) and make it as easy as possible to select a game.  I have an instruction card but I guess people are not so big on reading these days.  If it's a big deal to do its no worry, forget it, not critical, but if it's an easy feature . . . . As always we appreciate everything you do.  

Title: Re: Assigning two keys to one action in Mala - Loadman
Post by: dopeydog21 on August 30, 2011, 12:31:09 pm

I'm looking for the same thing as well. I haven't tried the autohotkey approach yet, but plan to give it a go. I'm using Mala tree format to navigate, using the joystick to navigate (left = cancel, right = select, down = scroll down, up = scroll up). Would like to have start button = select also.

-Jon

Title: Re: Assigning two keys to one action in Mala - Loadman
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on August 30, 2011, 01:46:14 pm

You can have the start button, at the moment, you can assign one keystroke or shifted keystroke to each action.  I was asking to assign more than one keycode to the same action.  Just wanted to make sure what i was getting at was clear. 

Title: Re: Assigning two keys to one action in Mala - Solved w/AHK
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on February 17, 2012, 02:01:17 pm

Solved using an AHK script. 

This script sends "1" to Mala when you press 2, 5, 6 which I have linked to P2 start, and P1coin, P2coin.  By using the #IfWinActive, MaLa, call this only runs while the mala window is active, i.e. mame, anything else will run normally without 2, 5, and 6 being remapped.

Code: [Select]

;This script is to use either coin up button and/or either start button to start a game while in MaLa.
setTitleMatchMode, 2
DetectHiddenWindows,on
#IfWinActive, MaLa
#Persistent
2::1
5::1
6::1
return