Posted by Nickster on 22, 2000 at 12:02 AM:
In Reply to: Re: Dumb trackball question! posted by BillyBoy on 21, 2000 at 7:30 PM:
Actually, I AM going to mount it without the plastic case. The control panel layout I have would put the buttons for the trackball below the trackball, but I need the trackball itself turned upside down or it will be to close to a 4-way joystick mounted in the top middle part of the control pannel... Hard to explain.... Thanks for the tips in MAME, I will see if I can try it out tomorrow.
: I think you can swap this in MAME itself using the TAB-AnALOG CONTROLS menu. and sett the revers option as required. I do this to make the games work properly with my spinner, ie swapping left and Right.
: Have you considered mounting the trackball without the plastic case? I did just this and it takes WAY less space. I found cutting out the shape of the circuit board while leaving 4 corner tabs in a 3/4" contertop allowed me to mount the circuit board with just 3 little washers as spacers between it and the panel bottom and the tracball sits at a perfect height.
: some rough initial pics at:
: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=944627
: : OK. This may be a dumb question, but I am at the point that I need to start routing my control panel, and I am using a Crystal Trackball (standard PC trackball)in my cabinet. Anyhow, it would fit better if I could turn it upside down. By that I mean up and down are switched around, as well as right and left. Can this be swapped around via a frontend or MAME itself? If not, I will have to deal with it in the regular position... Thanks.