Posted by MameMole on 3, 2001 at 4:59 AM:
In Reply to: Re: Control Panel opinions wanted posted by GAP on 2, 2001 at 10:02 AM:
...was to put several hidden buttons underneath the front overhang on my cabinet ( under the coin door ). I just used some extra Happs buttons...it's much less confusing than remembering combo keys and doesn't detract from the cabinet because you don't see them. If you don't have an overhang on the front of your cabinet you could easily mount them on top, out of sight. If you built a stand-alone control panel you could put them on the back out of sight.
: [ Just define combos in the TAB control menu. Much better than dedicated buttons IMO ]
: What about guests? How do they know which three buttons to press?
: This is a major issue with me, as I'm currently planning a control panel and already have all the parts. My first inclination is to add dedicated buttons for pause, esc, 1ps, 2ps, credit. Perhaps even pgup, pgdn, and enter.
: I want the machine to be self-explanatory. Is this dumb? TAB, tilde, reset, etc. can be shifted or combos, since guests won't need them.