In our opinion the new mapping should allow key combinations for some of the original keys (e.g. Now we'd like to rationalize the keyboard mapping because the current one is not very functional (and it doesn't support the German keyboard).
#Mame os x keyboard mapping Pc#
And when you leave the emulation you have to remember to turn Caps Lock off again, or you may run into some unexpected trouble during your ordinary PC work. I've been working together with A.Kueckes on hp9845 driver. This means that you have to make sure that Caps Lock is in the same state as the Alpha Lock key before starting, or you will get an inverted case. The reason is that MAME saves the state of the key on the last exit, so when you had Alpha lock on, it is again on when you start the next time. One more word on Alpha Lock: I usually relocate the Alpha Lock key from Caps Lock to somewhere else, e.g. The "Alpha non-toggle" is a key I added to the map to be able to connect my TI-99/4A keyboard as a USB keyboard so that I can use the Alpha Lock key.
#Mame os x keyboard mapping full#
As this different handling confuses me, and unintentionally pressing Esc in partial mode exits the emulation, I usually use the full mode for the TI as well (just to avoid that mental switch). As said, for the TI console you can actually stay in the partial mode, but you have to relocate the pause key in the OSD menu ("Input (General) / User interface / Pause (fourth entry from the top)": Press delete, then return, then the desired key).įor the Geneve, the partial mode is not useful, since it takes away too many keys (in particular the Fx keys and the Esc) you have to use the full mode. To be precise, as this sounds ambiguous to me on second sight - the orange marked functions are available in partial mode there are many more that are not effective and hence not shown. Since the double quote on the TI requires you to press FCTN and P, you must press the respective two keys on the PC as well, typically Alt for FCTN and P for P. Hence, key sequences on the TI must be pressed on the PC in the same way. MAME's emulated keyboard mode maps single PC keys to single TI keys. I don't know who wanted it that way maybe I should remap it to F1.įCTN sequences that map to a non-printable character are not available. Some of the FCTN sequences work, but not all.įor instance, FCTN-ESDX do not work you have to use the arrow keys.į1 does not work instead, the Del key is mapped to FCTN-1. None of the CTRL sequences work, because they do not produce a PC character.
The natural keyboard has a noticeable delay.
Normal ASCII characters are correctly mapped according to the PC keyboard layout. MAME's natural keyboard mode can be helpful when you stay with standard characters, but it has several disadvantages, which is why I actually never use it and instead learned the mapping.
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