@scenariol113
OK
I figured it out with some off site help.

I was able to compile it by editing the supermodel directory /Src/Input/inputs.cpp

in the input.cpp file you edit the UI Controls line (1st line) for "uiExit"

where it says INPUT_UI, "ESCAPE" you change it to INPUT_COMMON, "NONE"

Then you run the -config-inputs command and map your keys.

The UI Exit should be in the list now to map it.

Now you can exit supermodel from somewhere besides a keyboard.

Here is a youtube link and the guy that helped me. Read the comments and you will get a better understanding

@darknesscrysis i kind of like the idea of having an on-screen cheat sheet appear when holding the hotkey, especially since i don't play all the time and tend to forget some of the custom combos i've set up. though to help with that, i've made a printout and keep it near the TV. here's what i mean:

cheatsheet.jpg

it's just a basic inkscape document with some fancy paths and a font i forget the name of :) if you're interested i can upload the .svg file somewhere for you.

@busywait Good thinking, i have aksed and will put answer here when i get one, just in case it helps anyone else out in future

@saccublenda Thanks. Don't have a keyboard plugged on my bartop so I will use the Quick menu / options solutions...I can live with that.

Thanks.

@mitu
I do have 4 usb joysticks modules attached. Maybe I have a hot key setup by mistake.

Thank you, gives me a whole bunch of new stuff to try tomorrow morning, see if I can get it working.

@dankcushions Did that, no effect. I'll google to see how else I can get a verbose log, but last time I didn't see anything.

No, it's not specific to the RetroArch version, overrides don't save the hotkey configuration, it's saved only when saving the whole configuration.
You can try to add an extra configuration line in /opt/retropie/configs/gba/retroarch.cfg with

input_toggle_fast_forward_btn=X

where X is the button input code for L2 - you can find it from your gamepad autoconfiguration file in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads/<gamepad.cfg>.

@nmlnet said in Using a second controller for the hot key:

When I map the input controller buttons for the controller and get to hotkey, it doesn't recognize the keyboard input

You cannot map inputs from 2 separate input devices in EmulationStation, each one should be mapped separately. Try mapping your keyboard as well - separately from your SNES gamepad - and choose a hotkey there.

TAhis works because your 2nd device is a keyboard and it works as P1 (just as your gampead), otherwise you wouldn't be able to use a 2nd controller for hotkey - only P1 has hotkey control.

@mitu yeah that option falls in the same place as binding the buttons. So when i change the index, it always reverts back when i start the rom again. no matter what i do it wont stick.

Save core remap,
save game remap,
save current configuration,
save new configuration.
Save on exit ON

Nothing sticks.
The only thing that seems to stick is to go in the file through winscp on my computer ,make the changes there and saving. That works fine for remapping buttons. But i Cant find the player index rows in the file.
Hmm maybe i can just change player_input_3 to player_input_4? I didnt think of that.

I just pop in and out of UI modes. You can toggle the "hidden" flag on entries to hide them from kiosk/kid UI mode. By default, if you hide every entry in a system then ES will hide the system in the carousel.

@neurocrash said in Can't enter RGUI menu anywhere:

The result is that the hotkey that works for me is Hotkey-Y, which is the same as the Hotkey-North button. When using this combination, all of the devices can open the RGUI menu.

The North button is the X button, not the Y (yes, the XBox controller is backwards).

My arcade cabinet (from Recroommasters) has an Emulator Edition Plus controller as well, and I learned a few other tips in trying to remove my defined Hotkey from Retroarch so I thought I'd add them to this post.

First, it helps tremendously to have the keyboard mappings for the controller:
Keyboard.jpg

Most of the games in my setup use 3 buttons max, so I worked to avoid the 3 'player one' buttons to the left of the trackball conflicting with Retroarch definitions that tend to require a hotkey. I may do a little more tweaking, but these are the main changes I made within the 'default' retroarch.cfg file (located at /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg):

input_toggle_fast_forward = "nul" # input_exit_emulator = "num1" input_reset = "v" input_menu_toggle = "c" input_grab_mouse_toggle = "j" input_state_slot_increase = "nul" input_state_slot_decrease = "nul" input_enable_hotkey = "nul"

A few tips and explanations:

There are multiple copies of retroarch.cfg, especially in all of the different emulator-specific folders. But, I also found a copy in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/retroarch.cfg. I read a few posts in this forum indicating this shouldn't exist / isn't needed - I thought it was interfering with implementing the above changes, so I renamed it. It didn't make a difference (see #2 below), but it also didn't seem to regress anything, either. Initially, I couldn't get the 'fast forward' option to not be mapped to the 'space' key, which is right-most of the 3 'player 1' buttons. The line for this option was commented out in the 'default' retroarch.cfg file, but I found the copy mentioned in #1 above (/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/retroarch.cfg) had the line un-commented. However, even renaming this copy didn't help...I had to actually un-comment out the line in the 'default' retroarch.cfg file and then change the value to what I wanted ("nul" - I can't imagine wanting to fast-forward the action in a game!). I find the 'grab mouse toggle' mapping very helpful, because any game using the spinner or trackball can run into a problem with the OS mouse pointer hitting the boundary of the screen 'underneath', which prevents the game pointer from moving as well. This has been reported in the Retroarch forums, and there is a fix available that should help, but it isn't yet available in the latest version of Retropie (4.7.1, which has Retroarch 1.8.8 and the fix was released afterward). Until it is included in an upcoming release of Retropie, I need to press the 'grab mouse toggle' key to avoid problems.

@markyh444 Okay. Mitu gave me a starting point to work from so I will take his advice and go from there. If I need further assistance I'll be sure to take the time to collect the necessary information first. Thanks for your responses.

@Dj-EKI If you'd like that combo to open the menu, then open RetroArch from the RetroPie system in EmulationStation, set the option and then save your configuration.
To leave a game, you'll have to use either a Hotkey + Start - which you don't want - or disable the Hotkey and choose another button for the exit hotkey. Pressing that button will automatically exit the game.

You can add the combo to the main config file in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg (this will set it to L+R).

input_menu_toggle_gamepad_combo = "6"