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Title: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: shilmover on August 10, 2008, 01:34:04 am

Okay.  Here is the short story:

A while back, I got a Killer Instinct Cab that was partially converted.  Built a CP for it, got the computer in, everything running and then the Monitor died.  Spent months (literally) trying to fix it (I hate Hanterex monitors!!!   :angry:).  Anyway, finally found a new monitor, installed it, re-built the computer and starting playing some games.  Now I realize that my CP is very busy, too many buttons, bad layout, etc (hey, its a FrankenPanel, but I was new to this   :P).

Now I would like to build a decent CP.  I rarely play fighting games, so I do not need the 8 buttons per player (I had that for both P1 and P2   ;D).  Here is would I would *like* to have (read: set me straight if I am totally out there):

- P1, P2 buttons
- Coin button(s).  Do I need both coins?
- 2 x 4/8 way joysticks
- P1 & P2 buttons (what do you guys recommend)?
- Admin buttons (i want to avoid the "shift" option as my wife and kids will use it).  What buttons do I need? Esc, Pause, Back???
- Trackball
- Spinner
- Nice to have (joystick for Q-Bert)

Would love your feedback, or better yet, templates of what you guys have done in the past...

Regards,

B

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: shilmover on August 11, 2008, 01:14:23 pm

Bump

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: GAtekwriter on August 11, 2008, 08:32:30 pm

Here's mine... just drilled it this past Saturday.

Jim

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: shilmover on August 12, 2008, 12:20:51 am

Quote from: GAtekwriter on August 11, 2008, 08:32:30 pm

Here's mine... just drilled it this past Saturday.

Jim

Jim,

Thanks for sharing it.  A couple of questions. 
- Which buttons do you have along the top?
- Do you have the file that you build the PDF from?  (AI, PSD)?  my CP is rectangular so I would have to resize.

Barry

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: ivwshane on August 12, 2008, 12:34:09 am

This is my layout but I like fighting games.

(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=51525.0;attach=105079;image)

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: GAtekwriter on August 12, 2008, 08:14:04 am

Holes Along the top, left to right:

P1, P1 Start, Left Mouse Button, Spinner, Home, Pause, Right Mouse, P2, P2 Start

I'll dig up my original file and post shortly.

Jim

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: GAtekwriter on August 12, 2008, 11:41:57 am

I used a combination of Flash and Inkscape (open Source free software) - Flash for the graphics and Inkscape for the template/drill holes/etc.

Attached are my files... not sure if they'll be much help to you, though.

Jim

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: shilmover on August 12, 2008, 11:44:29 am

That helps a lot.  I will bring them into Illustrator

Thanks again   :notworthy:

Title: Re: CP Layout templates, suggestions?
Post by: thatitalian on August 12, 2008, 12:39:30 pm

These files should go in that thread we were discussing about.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83268.0

If someone starts it I will post my CPO happily!