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Tiger-Heli:
To Markrvp - just want to clarify that the information proved by no-one (that sounds weird) is accurate, but ONLY for the I-PAC line of encoders.  Their shift function works on key release, so having a pause input activate a shift function is very feasible (and recommended).

On the KeyWiz, Shazaaam! is a separate input.  You could program it to send a keycode also (like the I-PAC), see http://www.mameworld.net/tigerheli/encoder/shiftkeys.htm where I talk about I-PAC compatibility mode, but the pause input would be a bad one to send, for the reasons you mentioned since the KeyWiz in this mode operates on the initial keypress.

I use the following buttons (besides start and coin) with the KeyWiz -

Shazaaam!

Pause.

Escape - I have a dedicated input for this, but accidentally quit a game once, so in MAME I re-mapped UI cancel to "=" and now press Shazaaam! plus this button to Escape.

I have Tab and Enter mapped to the pinball flippers and use them a lot for config, but, but if your software was already configured you wouldn't need to, or you could use Shazaaam! functions.

I use F3 (ShazaaaM! plus P2 Button 3) alot but wouldn't want a dedicated button for it.

Note also that by default (without re-programming) you can use Shazaaam! combinations to access the following keys (among others).

ESC - Shazaaam! plus P1B4 or P2B4
Pause - Shazaaam! plus P1B5
Enter - Shazaaam! plus P1B1 or P2B1
Tab - Shazaaam! plus P1B2
PgDown - Shazaaam! plus P1B3
PgUp - Shazaaam! plus P1B6

Lilwolf:
One that I use ALL the time, but I don't notice others doing it is..

(FAST) - press it and it both unthroddles and turns show FPS on (so you know when its on.   GREAT for skipping intros and jumping back into the action.

I keep meaning to modify the source so that I can one button change to frame-skip to 12, then back to 0 at the same time.   I also wish I could trigger it on button press and reset it on mouse release... But I hear the current input handlers cant handle it....  Would be GREAT to hold down a button and have super fast get past this then release when your ready to go... similar to finalburn.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: Lilwolf on June 06, 2005, 11:42:49 am ---One that I use ALL the time, but I don't notice others doing it is..

(FAST) - press it and it both unthroddles and turns show FPS on (so you know when its on.
--- End quote ---

TalkingOctopus:
I have a bunch of non-game buttons on my cp and I love them and use them all the time.  You might take other people's advice and put them somewhere less conspicous such as on the sides of the cp box, or in the coin door.  I have:

Menu
Pause
Service
Exit
Volume/Brightness/Gamma Menu (Default key is ~)

I really like service because you can go into the settings and change the difficulty, enable blood, ect...

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