[SOLVED] PiMAME Menu Navigation with X-Arcade TankStick

thex

I have finally figured out how to modify the PiMAME Menu so that it can be navigated with only the TankStick.
I also edited the advmenu-****.rc files to use the left control key to ext AdvMenu.

1. Removed the number keys as a menu item selection - since number keys are used in the TS joystick
2. Added Player 1 key to select the menu item
3. Added the TS Joystick controls to move up and down the list.

thex

PiMAME Menu Modification
/home/pi/pimame_files/menu.py

Look for the "#Gets user input comment"
Changes to menu occur after this line - identified with "#TS Mod"

x = screen.getch() # Gets user input
if x == ord('\n'): # Enter Key
x = ord('c')
elif x == ord('1'): # TS Mod - 1 Key (Player 1 Key on TankStick)
x = ord('c') # TS Mod

# What is user input?
# TS Mod - Commented following two lines to remove number key position of menu - Using "1" key as menu select above
# if x >= ord('1') and x <= ord(str(optioncount+1)):<br /># pos = x - ord('0') - 1 # convert keypress back to a number, then subtract 1 to get index
if x == 258: # down arrow # TS Mod - replace elif with if
if pos < optioncount:
pos += 1
else: pos = 0
elif x == ord('2'): # NumPad down arrow #TS Mod
if pos < optioncount:
pos += 1
else: pos = 0
elif x == 259: # up arrow
if pos > 0:
pos += -1
else: pos = optioncount
elif x == ord('8'): # NumPad up arrow #TS Mod
if pos > 0:
pos += -1
else: pos = optioncount
elif x != ord('\n'):
curses.flash()

thex

AdvMenu Menu Modification - Leave AdvMenu with another key (not escape)
This mod will need to be done for all advmenu-****.rc files
/home/pi/.advance/advmenu-*****.rc
Find the line without quotes "event_assign esc esc"

To not use the esc key, replace the second esc.
event_assign esc lcontrol
To add another key, add "or" with the name of the key.
event_assign esc esc or lcontrol

Go here for a list of AdvMenu key character key names;
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/45/idpl/11079359/numer/1/nazwa/advmenu
Search for string "The available key names are"

SSilver2k2

This is awesome. Could you put this up on github as a pull request?

thex

I am not too sure how to do this. I can't figure out how to add the modified file....

Conno123009

Moved into solved category as the main question has been solved :)

Conno123009

@thex
What can't you figure out how to do exactly?

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