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Re: Names to correct...?
03/19/11 08:00 PM


> > A lot of games would benefit having actual button names, for example the Mortal
> > Kombat series. It's OK to leave simple games like Space Invaders which only have
> > 'P1/2 Button n' and Left/Right/Start, but on more complex games it can be an
> > annoyance when setting up the control panel, especially if the games don't actually
> > use them in sequential order. With the Mortal Kombat example, it's much easier
> > mapping buttons named High/Low Punch, High/Low Kick and Block (and Run in MK3 and
> > later) than trying to map 'P1 Button 1' and the rest through trial and error. I
> can't
> > imagine how it would have been like if the PC drivers in MESS simply had 'Keyboard
> > button 1...101' listed in there!
>
>
> I believe I brought up button naming a long time ago and it was shot down because
> there are problems when multiple games in a driver share the same button map but use
> them for different purposes. i.e. multiple games on the same hardware. I recall
> someone saying that to add button descriptions that are different for each game
> within a driver, they'd have to duplicate the button code or something, causing exe
> bloat. Does any of this ring a bell?

I remember that. If only I could code, I'd figure out a way to do this.







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Subject Posted by Posted on
* Names to correct...? MAMu_ 03/17/11 08:49 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? hmmmmmm  03/18/11 10:56 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Fever  03/18/11 11:48 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? MAMu_  03/18/11 02:43 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Roman  03/18/11 11:29 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? R. Belmont  03/17/11 09:27 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? hap  03/18/11 12:03 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Heihachi_73  03/19/11 12:38 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? etabeta  03/18/11 01:49 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? MAMu_  03/18/11 02:45 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? MAMu_  03/17/11 10:02 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Bryan Ischo  03/18/11 05:41 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? MAMu_  03/18/11 06:05 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? R. Belmont  03/18/11 06:30 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Bryan Ischo  03/18/11 10:21 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? R. Belmont  03/18/11 04:57 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Fever  03/18/11 11:55 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? etabeta  03/19/11 11:24 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? R. Belmont  03/19/11 12:42 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? MAMu_  03/19/11 04:02 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? mogli  03/19/11 02:55 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? MAMu_  03/18/11 05:58 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? R. Belmont  03/18/11 06:01 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? krick  03/19/11 12:07 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? etabeta  03/19/11 11:30 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? R. Belmont  03/19/11 12:44 AM
. * Re: Names to correct...? MAMu_  03/18/11 06:11 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Bryan Ischo  03/18/11 05:25 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Heihachi_73  03/19/11 01:05 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? krick  03/19/11 06:39 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Foxhack  03/19/11 08:00 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? etabeta  03/19/11 04:55 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? Bryan Ischo  03/19/11 07:35 PM
. * Re: Names to correct...? R. Belmont  03/18/11 06:00 PM

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