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Please critique my control panel layout...
lanman31337:
i think it would be slick to remove the shift button and put a soda fountain there. this way you can do a quarter cresent forward plus refill your coke or pepsi in one swoop!
AcidArmitage:
--- Quote from: lanman31337 on July 17, 2007, 01:59:03 pm ---i think it would be slick to remove the shift button and put a soda fountain there. this way you can do a quarter cresent forward plus refill your coke or pepsi in one swoop!
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omg awesome!
golfboyusa:
I would definitley move the spinner and mouse buttons. A golden Tee game could get dangerous on that set-up.
f4phantomii:
One pointer I can give you.....your left joystick looks a tad close to the left edge.
Assuming the panel is going to sit on a box with at least a little overhang.
I ran into this problem with mine. The joystick itself clears the wall of the box, but the connector sticking out of the microswitch on that side interferes with it. I ended up having to bend the blade connector on the microswitch about 90 degrees.
Not sure what trackball you are using. I'm using an Xarcade 3-inch trackball that functions as a regular USB mouse. I have my P1 and P2 buttons 1,2, &3 wired in as the mouse buttons, freeing up 6 slots on my IPAC for dedicated admin buttons. That also means those buttons function as a regular 3-button mouse buttons outside of mame, eliminating the need for dedicated mouse buttons near the trackball.
I'm not one of these purists that have to have a clean looking arcade panel with hidden admin buttons. I wanted mine out front where I could use them. However, I didn't want them to be regular size fire buttons either. My admin buttons are much smaller and clustered together with labels.
Jimbo:
OK thanks for your advice everyone. It's great to have so much feedback :)
Anyway, I've taken on board all you have said and decided what I *actually* want, and have come up with a new design. I'll be making removable control panels, but I'll start with the first one (a 2 player one). I want all control panels to be the exact width of the cab. I've removed all admin buttons, and will have those shifted with P2-start. I don't want people tinkering with my settings once I have it all up and running! You can't see it in the pic, but I'll also have some pinball buttons on the side. Comments/advice welcome on the new design of course :)
Thanks again everyone.
Jimbo
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