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    Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie

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      SnipedintheHead
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      So I'm in a similar boat to others. I am predominantly running lr-mame2003 and have rooms in both the arcade and mame folder. Tab won't work for any of them. Odd thing is it worked yesterday, but last night I was setting up some games, went to hit tab and it was non existent. Tried a fresh install of retropie today and still nothing. No idea why it won't work.

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      • dankcushionsD
        dankcushions Global Moderator @SnipedintheHead
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        @SnipedintheHead https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-mame2003#mame-menu

        see the note on deleting to return to default config.

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          SnipedintheHead @dankcushions
          last edited by SnipedintheHead

          You are a wonderful, wonderful man. Thank you! I have been looking everywhere for that (which says how dumb I am cause it was right there!) Thank you!

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          • dankcushionsD
            dankcushions Global Moderator @SnipedintheHead
            last edited by

            @SnipedintheHead that's the configuration file. I suspect you're not running mame2003 in these instances.

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              SnipedintheHead
              last edited by

              I edited as I realized I had not touched those files. It is up and working again, thank you!

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              • dankcushionsD
                dankcushions Global Moderator
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                nice! game on :)

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                  superdan
                  last edited by superdan

                  Hi all,

                  i have retropie 4.0.2 fresh image install and raspberry pi 3 model B.

                  i put all my roms in the arcade folder cause i like to have all my arcade games in one place.
                  Unfortunatelly the TAB mame button DONT works for all lr-mame4all emulated games ( and also fba-next )
                  but it works perfectly in games emulated with mame2003 ( both in the same "arcade" folder ) .
                  Have you got any solution to show tab menu ALSO in lr-mame4all emulated games stored in the folder "arcade"?
                  I didnt find any.
                  The strage thing is that if i put the SAME game in the lr-mame4all folder and i run the game from that emulator, then the TAB button works perfectly.
                  Is it maybe a bug?
                  Thank so much for your help

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                  • rbakerR
                    rbaker @superdan
                    last edited by

                    @superdan said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                    mame-mame4all

                    What is this? It doesn't exist. It is Mame4All-Pi and lr-mame4all. Which emulator are you referring to? On some emulators, TAB doesn't work.

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                      superdan
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                      You are right. its lr-mame4all and also fba-next. Sorry but i dont have mi pi with me

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                      • caver01C
                        caver01 @superdan
                        last edited by

                        @superdan Well, FBA isn't MAME, so no MAME GUI on that one for sure.

                        My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                          superdan @caver01
                          last edited by superdan

                          Thanks caver,
                          so is actually not possible to configure mame's dip switch under lr-fba-next?

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                            superdan
                            last edited by superdan

                            Thanks for your replies,
                            The situation at the moment:
                            lr-imame4all -> TAB not working if games are in the "arcade" folder.
                            If the rom of the game is in the lr-imame4all rom folder than TAB works again but only in that emu, not in the "arcade" interface.

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                              dankcushions Global Moderator @superdan
                              last edited by

                              @superdan said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                              Thanks rbaker,
                              so is actually not possible to configure dip switch under lr-fba-next?

                              https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-fba-next#dipswitches

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                              • dankcushionsD
                                dankcushions Global Moderator @superdan
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                                @superdan said in Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie:

                                Thanks for your replies,
                                The situation at the moment:
                                lr-imame4all -> TAB not working if games are in the "arcade" folder.

                                tab doesn't work in lr-imame4all. if you want to use tab, use mame4all-pi, also available in the arcade folder.

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