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Admin board buttons, what to have and why.

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syph007:
I settled on EMU, LIST, EXIT, PAUSE also volume and headphone jack.  I used to have a shift button with joystick up down for vol, but I really didnt like it.  What I assume is that EMU for most people will change what emulator is running... ie. MAME, Daphne etc... and LIST is to change the game list shown in each emu.  In mame I have a lightgun list, trackball list, favs etc...  I wasnt even going to put an EMU button, since I was only planning on haveing MAME, but now it seems like a good idea to add, just in case.

I would keep all destructive buttons off for sure, no tab.  Kids could hit that and mess up settings, but they cant mess anything up with what Im putting on, and Im not useing any shifted functions.  The only other thing I might add is save/load but that wouldnt be visible, id hide those somewhere.  Maybe even a pop open hidden panel.

Blanka:

--- Quote from: javeryh on May 10, 2010, 06:12:31 pm ---Believe it or not, in my experiences just adding a shift button confuses the heck out of people  *coughwomencough*

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Yes, that's why it is a shift button. All functions are supposed to be hidden.

XeviouS:

Best admin button ever is to map the "Insert" key, which is the game speed throttle. Hold down the key and you can skip boring game segments (intro's, change screens etc) in a matter of seconds.

Dafu:

--- Quote ---What I assume is that EMU for most people will change what emulator is running... ie. MAME, Daphne etc...
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Doesn't the frontend take care of that in its top most menu?


--- Quote ---and LIST is to change the game list shown in each emu
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Change the game list, you mean switch between lists of games such as racing/fighting/classic/favourite? Wouldn't this also be handled by a frontend menu, and possibly by any of the joystick buttons if you wish?

syph007:

--- Quote from: Dafu on May 11, 2010, 10:18:06 am ---
--- Quote ---What I assume is that EMU for most people will change what emulator is running... ie. MAME, Daphne etc...
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Doesn't the frontend take care of that in its top most menu?


--- Quote ---and LIST is to change the game list shown in each emu
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Change the game list, you mean switch between lists of games such as racing/fighting/classic/favourite? Wouldn't this also be handled by a frontend menu, and possibly by any of the joystick buttons if you wish?


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Yep the emu and list buttons would only be used in the frontend.  It's easier then using other means.  In an actual list i like joy up/down to be move up one item down one item, and left and right be to jump by letter.. so down to A, B, C in the list.   handy if you have hundreds of games in a list.

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