Changing PiMame Main Menu Controls

Rydon

Hello All
I recently started using PiMame and I love it. I do have one question that I cannot find an answer to. Is there anyway to change the controls in the PiMame main menu? Menu.py? I looked into the actual folder but I didn't see anything that I could change the enter key to something else. I appreciate any information you can give me on this.

Thanks!

SSilver2k2

yes. in menu.py on line 115 you will see:
if x == ord('\n'):
x = ord('c')

\n and c are the two command keys in menu.py
change \n to whatever you want to be your new "enter" key.

Rydon

Awesome! Thanks so much. I love your program, I will show off what I built with it when I finish it up later this week. Quick question if I change '/n' to 'x' That will make pressing the keyboard key x the new enter key, correct?

SSilver2k2

correct.

blnk

is there also a way to do this for Mame4All? I want space AND control to be the enter key

husar

Look for the mame4all.cfg file. Inside that you can edit or add the following...

[frontend]
#Keyboard controls for frontend only
# Get codes from /usr/include/SDL/SDL_keysym.h
K_START=13
K_SELECT=53
K_LEFT=276
K_RIGHT=275
K_UP=273
K_DOWN=274
K_A=306
K_QUIT=27

#Joystick controls for frontend only J_START=9 J_SELECT=8 J_A=0 AXIS_LR=0 AXIS_UD=1

I think that SPACE is 32 but CONTROL has different numbers for a Left Control and a Right Control.

Good Luck.

Chrisi

Hi,
does anybody have a list what all this numbers mean...
would make life easier... maybe...

Conno123009

Here you go Chrisi
http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-1.2.15/include/SDL_keysym.h
I spent an hour looking for that today. I once used it for mupen64plus control mapping.

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Chrisi

Hi Conno123009,

Thanks a lot for this, i owe you one…
Hope this is also useful to others…

Christian

Conno123009

That's alright, I'm glad to help

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Conno123009

flash68

Hi! Sorry for à stupid question... Bu when you say "yes. in menu.py" where do I find menu.py?? In a folder? If so, how do I get there?

Best,
Kaj

SSilver2k2

the menu.py file is in /home/pi/pimame_files/menu.py

emiliono22

Hello! I am trying to make a portable mame console and i'm wondering can i setup the menu buttons to gpio pins? If yes then how?

mholgatem

check out this utility
https://github.com/mholgatem/gpioneer

alternately, you can look up retrogame on the adafruit.com website.

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