[Solved] Amstrad CPC - Virtual Keyboard? lr-caprice32

[cyperghost]

Hi folks,
how can I show the virtual keyboard inside the emulator?
I can't see how to setup this or how to add a key into retroarch.cfg for amstradcpc.

Thank you so much

[quicksilver]

@cyperghost this may be a useful reference: https://docs.libretro.com/library/caprice32/

It's says "y" should bring up the virtual keyboard

[cyperghost]

@quicksilver Yes read this but the Y button does nothing. Somewhere they say use SELECT+DOWN to start the Virtual Keyboard. Moreover in a later section you will read:

User 1 - 2 device types¶

• None - Doesn't disable input. There's no reason to switch to this.
• RetroPad - Joypad - Don't use this. Switch to Amstrad Joystick for joypad input.
• Amstrad Joystick - Joypad - Use this for joypad input.
• Amstrad Keyboard - Keyboard - Keyboard input are always active. Has keymapper support.

[cyperghost]

@cyperghost
It works! Your hint @quicksilver points to right direction. You have to enable AMSTRAD JOYSTICK within RetroArch ;)

Retroarch -> Quickmenu -> Controls -> User [1-4] Device Type Amstrad Joystick

So here is the fix and so this thread is also solved

Edit amstrads retroarch.cfg

with nano /opt/retropie/configs/amstradcpc/retroarch.cfg and add line input_libretro_device_p1 = "513" to it

it should look like

# Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/amstradcpc/"
input_libretro_device_p1 = "513"

#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

@BuZz Maybe you can quickly add this before 4.5 release?
Btw.: Do have a strong desire to Sinclairs and Amstrads?

I installed CAPRICERPI from sciptmodules now and this emulator works flawless with the Raspberry and offers working SaveStates! But as we know the libretro cores are better maintained so I think CPCs should still stick to the lr-caprice32 core.

[cyperghost]

Added this info to the docs, seems valuable because there was NO content about controller config for this lovely british mashine.

[crumbs]

@cyperghost
Does anyone know what the “513“ is?
What if you want 2 players? 514?

[mitu]

@crumbs Please don't bump old topics - open a new topic and ask your question. If you wish, reference the old topic for additional info.