How do i change the controls in MAME?

[chuggy]

Apparently no one else knows how to change nesticle controls either, so maybe i need to go a differant route? I need to make the exit commands the same. So i need to change the A button from alt to something differant, and change the exit button from esc to alt q, if this is possible, how do i go about changing the mame controls?

[u_rebelscum]

Apparently no one else knows how to change nesticle controls either, so maybe i need to go a differant route? I need to make the exit commands the same. So i need to change the A button from alt to something differant, and change the exit button from esc to alt q, if this is possible, how do i go about changing the mame controls?

I like using ctrlr ini files to change mame's inputs.  It's a little longer to set up than the other way, but is designed to last from version to verison.

Old way.  
Start game, go to mame UI (TAB key usually), select "Input (general)" and change the needed inputs.  Exit is called "UI Cancel".  You might need to do this again each time a new mame comes out, and might need to delete it if you accidentally un-map tab.  More info: mame faq & easyemu input UI page


Ctrlr ini way.
Um, sort of long to put the whole thing here.  Read docs/ctrlr.txt and easyemu ctrlr page for the general how-to.
Details (assuming you understand the above links), copy the std.ini to default.ini in your folder you made, and edit UI_Cancel and all lines that use the keys you want to switch.  Delete all lines that you didn't edit.  When a new mame comes along, copy your ctrlr folder and make sure the new mame.ini refers to the folder you want used.


Either way, you probably want to make your cfg/default.cfg file read only.  To prevent the accidental tab remap, and other undoings of your setup.