> I'm not sure where or why it started, but part of it is the realisation that using P > for pause is a carryover from the days when MAME was arcade-only. I personally use > the aptly-named Pause/Break key for Pause, just like many DOS games do. > > A few of the devs have been trying out various new layouts for the UI keys, and afaik > it's still in progress. Last time I looked Pause is now on F5, but it might have > moved again. I'm waiting for it to be settled before I learn what they've done. > Hopefully someone will update/add documentation so people won't have to do > experiments.
There is also the realization SCROLL LOCK key doesn't exist on Mac or most laptop keyboards. I remap the Toggle UI Controls to SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN on PC but again, PRINT SCREEN doesn't exist on MAC. Then we have the accidental exit by pressing the ESC key (or the unavailable option because no one finds SCROLL LOCK if you start up with default options). We also have the part most old personal computers have keys don't exist anymore and are unmapped because MAME so far doesn't have an on screen keyboard option. That would be a pain too because of the regional layouts.
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