Vice keymap problems

jepperi

Hi,

I have a freshly installed Retropie setup. Everything working great, just one major issue.

I have a arcade buttons and joysticks connected to RPi2 via iPac2 keyboard emulator and all works pretty good. The problem is, how do I configure Run/stop, F12 etc keys for Vice? I'm unable to get past intro demos in C64 games because I have not found a way to configure this. External USB keyboard works, but that is not an option since my kids mainly use this cabinet...

spannernick1

If I remember correctly,you can change the F12 in the vice menu and the Run Stop is the ESC key.If that helps.I don't use the emulator cos I have a real C64..;)

jepperi

Hi,

I know F12 and Esc keys but the problem is that I don't have a keyboard attached to my cabinet.

How do I configure custom keyboard mappings for vice?

spannernick1

What we need is a virtual keyboard for Vice,it looks like it is there,well looking on this page..
You could use a small Bluetooth keyboard with your cabinet..??
https://stiggyblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/for-chris-commodore-pi-joystick-setup/

This page might help you too.

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I use to use Vice with my Keyrah,but then got my C64 back and put my RPI in my Mega CD.

mediamogul

@jepperi said in Vice keymap problems:

the problem is that I don't have a keyboard attached to my cabinet.

Take it from someone who's had a MAME machine for years; find a discreet way to include a keyboard into your cabinet. It will save you an endless amount of headaches. I have mine setup to where the hinged joystick platform can easily be lowered to where a full keyboard and mouse are accessible on a roller track. after it's put away, no one would ever know it's there.

@spannernick1 probably has the best idea though, is simply adding a small Bluetooth keyboard into the mix. At that point, it's just a simple task of highlighting the menu entry you want, pressing the 'M' key and then the corresponding arcade button you wish to map the entry to. Run/stop may be a bit more difficult, as it is not a menu item and already mapped to the common 'Escape' key as is.

jepperi

Good hints from all of you, the problem is though that my son does not know how to use a keyboard. (And the fact that it's just not "cool" to mess with a keyboard when u have a nice cabinet ;)

I came across ipac2 configurator and found out there are shift modifiers available, now I think i have a solution to my problem as I can configure for example 1plr+2plr to act as Run/stop.

Retroarch does not seem to support Vice, which is a bit confusing...

spannernick1

There is a new version of Vice in RetroPIe 4.1,I am not updating mine yet.This is just to let you know..;)

edmaul69

@spannernick1 not sure when it came out but i updated vice yesterday and it made a mess of everything config wise so i reverted back to my old version.