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Title: Mouse/Spinner as Paddle/Dial
Post by: jcroach on March 27, 2006, 09:15:29 am
Ok, I've searched the boards and the web and haven't been able to figure this out.  How do I set up mame to use a mouse based spinner as a dial or paddle?  Is it possible.  I understand that paddles and dials are pot based, but I thought this was something people regularly did for games like Warlords.

I have these settings in my ini file:
paddle_device mouse
dial_device mouse

Any help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Mouse/Spinner as Paddle/Dial
Post by: u_rebelscum on March 27, 2006, 03:35:14 pm
Quote from: jcroach on March 27, 2006, 09:15:29 am
How do I set up mame to use a mouse based spinner as a dial or paddle?  Is it possible.  I understand that paddles and dials are pot based, but I thought this was something people regularly did for games like Warlords.

For mame, usually "dial" type input == spinner, and "paddle" type == POT limited turn.  So for inputs that mixed the two, such as RoadBlasters' limited turn dial & Warloads unlimited turn POTs, mame has to pick one type even if it's not totally correct.

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I have these settings in my ini file:
paddle_device mouse
dial_device mouse

That's how it should be done.  It's better than the older -mouse option that is usually suggested.
Make sure the correct mouse is mapped to the dial or paddle type; start game, tab, inputs, select dial or paddle, enter, turn spinner.  (Details at MameFAQ (http://www.mame.net/mamefaq.html#h03) or easyemu (http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/))
Also, sometimes a joystick will mess up a mouse's input if mapped to the same input.  Either unplug your joysticks, disable them in mame, or do the above suggestion.
Title: Re: Mouse/Spinner as Paddle/Dial
Post by: jcroach on March 27, 2006, 03:48:03 pm
Quote from: u_rebelscum on March 27, 2006, 03:35:14 pm
Make sure the correct mouse is mapped to the dial or paddle type; start game, tab, inputs, select dial or paddle, enter, turn spinner.

Also, sometimes a joystick will mess up a mouse's input if mapped to the same input.  Either unplug your joysticks, disable them in mame, or do the above suggestion.

Thanks for the tips.  I'll try this out tonight.