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    Keyboard TAB key not working in MAME/Retroepie

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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
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            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
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                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
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                            @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
                              last edited by

                              @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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