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1UP:
All the admin buttons you need are already defined on the keyboard, and on the IPAC they are already mapped to shifted keys (push P1 Start+Button 1, etc).  You can do the same in the Mame config menu by defining your own key combos.  I would have one for escape (labeled "Change Game") for guests just to make things easier.  Maybe one for pause, the rest all shifted.  Never been a fan of having a row of admin buttons.  Looks bad and gives guests too much access to things they shouldn't be touching.

But the essentials that should be accessible somewhere or other:
-Esc
-Pause
-F2
-Tab
-Enter

That will allow you to do 99% of what you need in-game.

Bender:
Yes Let's put P1, P2 and Coin buttons to rest as admin buttons they are not

you need the 5 that 1up listed

I'd say these 3 should be unshifted (and well labeled) buttons guests need these to easily select and exit games

ESC (exit game and config menus)
ENTER (select a game and enter in config menus)
P (Pause)

And these 2 shifted so guests can't mess things up

TAB (mame config menu)
F2 (service mode)

I have mine set up that way and everything works great and just 3 visible admin buttons

DaveMMR:
Escape (Exit Game) on the panel.  Maybe Pause.  Everything else handled by keyboard stuffed inside the cabinet (or shifted buttons).  IMO nothing that changes settings on the game should be on the panel for anyone to mess with. 

ivwshane:
I would agree only if my cab had a few games on it but since mame covers over 3000 games, pre configuring is not an option for me. That's why I like having a "tab" key mapped, having to bust out a keyboard to change a button layout lowers the cabs coolness factor.

Bender:

--- Quote from: ivwshane on June 16, 2009, 10:17:40 pm ---I would agree only if my cab had a few games on it but since mame covers over 3000 games, pre configuring is not an option for me. That's why I like having a "tab" key mapped, having to bust out a keyboard to change a button layout lowers the cabs coolness factor.

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That's why a shifted button is so cool, you know how to access it but guests don't, so they can't muck things up

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