[Coco] XMAME/XMESS questions

[Andrew]

Manney,

Thank you for your response - that was indeed the problem I was having. 
Any idea if there is a way to set this from the command line or from the 
config file so this isn't the default? I assume it was set this way by 
the developers so that it wouldn't get in the way of an arcase cabinet 
setup, etc - but it is annoying for emulation of a computer.

Anyhow - thank you for the help!

-- Andrew

> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:41:17 +0100
> From: Manney <mannslists at invigorated.org>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] XMAME/XMESS questions
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
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> Andrew wrote:
> 
> 
>>The version I am running was from a PLF package created for Mandrake 
>>10.1 - it is version 0.97 of XMESS/XMAME (SDL). Basically, I can get the 
>>CoCo 3 up and running, but I can't seem to use any of the keys detailed 
>>in the man page for mess/mame to go back into configuration mode (ie, 
>>TAB according to the manual). Furthermore, I can't exit the emulator - I 
>>have to kill the process.
>>
>>Is it because I am dealing with an older version (and I should just 
>>compile a new version), or am I running into some other issue (I am 
>>running under KDE, could that be interferring with the keymapping)? 
>>These bugs won't hinder my conversion efforts (much), but they are 
>>annoying and I would like to get them corrected...
>>
>>Thank you for any suggestions...
> 
> 
> I'll ask you a simple question first. Have you tried pressing the 
> <SCROLL LOCK> key? That, since a year or more ago, has been the way to 
> change XMESS' mode so that you can access other options.
> 
> (If this is confusing, wait until I sober up. I'll try to correct it 
> then. ;) )
> 
> -M.