Hello My question was to temporary hide the main menu so i don't hit it or remap it to a different button. From from what i have seen was to change the whole way of my setup by putting it into a kids mode then if i want the menu back i have to put it in full mode. Which would even be more crazy to me sense i spend a lot of time trying to get it just right the way i like it with the theme game controller my screen and whatnot. Now i would have to change all that. Couldn't there be a more easy way of just hiding the menu temporary or at least putting it on a GPIO pin for enable and disable it? would make it so much easy for people who are having this problem like I'm.

I posted the working configs in my process thread here:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/46824

But honestly, you'll benefit from doing the work yourself too. One of the things in particular is that the controller I'm using (Wireless Xbox360) is mapped on my device as Joystick #5, and Event #7. If you only have 1 controller, yours may be listed as something like Joystick #0 and Event #1 or something. Also, it looks like it's picking up a serial number or something in the actual device name, so it might not work at all. But you're more than welcome to give it a try, maybe you'll get lucky. Also, I'm using the default keyboard mapping in the game, so if you've changed it, you'll want to reset it.

I just double checked, and it doesn't look like the the port assignment is needed for anything more than identifying the actual button maps. The configuration uses by-id so it'll work no matter what port or joystick # it's assigned to. The only issues you'd have would be if the controller you're using ISN'T the same, and if the ID is incorporating a serial number.

@jrhessey I updated the wiki :)