04000: Mapping Start Key in Input (General) doesn't work

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
04000	Interface	Minor	Always	Aug 15, 2010, 17:22	Aug 15, 2010, 23:05

Tester	MetalliC	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS	Windows XP (32-bit)
Status [?]	Confirmed			Driver
Version	0.139u1	Fixed in Version		Build	Normal
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	04000: Mapping Start Key in Input (General) doesn't work
Description	Mapping Start Key in Input (General) doesn't work
Steps To Reproduce	Tab - Input (General) - Player 1 Controls, redefine start key to something other than key "1". You are unable to start a game using that key.
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No.06548 MetalliC Developer Aug 15, 2010, 17:26	PS: I just reproduse this on my PC, bug was reported by other users
No.06552 Tafoid Administrator Aug 15, 2010, 21:15	Adjusted bug to better suit the issue. It's likely related to the same issues where F2 isn't able to be redefined in the same menu. For now, I'd suggest using the per game menu to make the adjustment or make a .CFG file (based on a proper mapping) to do it for you.
No.06553 AWJ Developer Aug 15, 2010, 23:05 edited on: Aug 15, 2010, 23:34	The problem is that there are two different sets of "Start" controls in MAME. Under "Other Controls" there's "1 Player Start", "2 Players Start", etc. Then there's also "P1 Start" under "Player 1 Controls", "P2 Start" under "Player 2 Controls", etc. Remapping "P1 Start" won't work for a driver that uses "1 Player Start" as the start button. I'm not sure why there need to be two sets of start controls in the first place. Nearly all MAME drivers use "1 Player Start", etc.; only a handful of drivers use the other set. And the per-player start controls are marked "MESS only" in the source; maybe they should be #ifdef'd out so they really are MESS-only?