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R. Belmont
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Re: Win 10 Touch Keyboard Support for MANE
03/15/16 04:49 PM


> Hi All,
>
> I'd like to be able to use MAME on my windows 10 tablet without a physical keyboard
> attached. What I've tried: in windowed mode: the on screen keyboard, the touch
> keyboard, PalmTime VirtualGamePad and GestureWorks Gameplay. MAME registers some key
> inputs from these, but not others. The most problematic not working, so far, are the
> arrow keys, enter and escape, which are crucial for navigating in MAME. Is this a
> known thing? Have any developers tried to make these work, or have any insights about
> why they don't?

I believe in 0.172 you'll be able to set the keyboard to DirectInput instead of RawInput and then MAME will work with keyboard-injectors like Joy2Key and the on-screen W10 keyboard.

That said, you'll find the experience is miles better with a physical keyboard, be it Bluetooth or whatever.







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* Win 10 Touch Keyboard Support for MANE dstjohn 03/14/16 05:16 AM
. * Re: Win 10 Touch Keyboard Support for MANE R. Belmont  03/15/16 04:49 PM
. * Re: Win 10 Touch Keyboard Support for MANE Comboman  03/15/16 11:25 PM

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