09015: pilot1k: Various minor issues

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
09015	Gameplay	Minor	Always	9 days ago	1 day ago

Tester	Robbbert	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Self-compiled)
Assigned To		Resolution	Open	OS	Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Confirmed			Driver	palm/palm.cpp
Version	0.272	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	09015: pilot1k: Various minor issues
Description	This machine is marked as working but I found some minor issues that hinder usability. They might also apply to the clones but I didn't test them. - With the internal artwork, the crosshairs hide behind the control panel making it hard to point at the button that you want to use - When you want to adjust the date, it isn't possible to adjust the year, meaning you're stuck in 1995. - When trying out things, the speaker will start to emit odd sounds, something like a horse galloping, and it won't stop until you click certain other buttons. - Settings aren't saved - it has be set up all over again at each start, or if F3 is pressed. I assume that new or changed documents won't be saved either. - The Menu button doesn't do anything - The on-screen keypad doesn't appear, and clicking in the appropriate area doesn't do anything. For example if the Memo Pad is called up, and New is clicked, there's no way to enter text into the document. Randomly hitting keys mean you'll hit D, and the machine switches off, losing all changes.
Steps To Reproduce	>mame pilot1k -mouse After setting up the cross hairs, you'll find the other problems yourself as you navigate around. You need the mouse, otherwise moving the crosshairs with the keyboard is so slow as to make the machine unusable.
Additional Information	There's no support for external files. There's games for this system, using files with .prc and .pdb extensions, but it looks like a difficult job to get them into the machine, something like what's required for the cybiko. Nice to have, but not necessary. If anyone wants to work on this, I can split the issues into separate cases if needed. I'm not familiar with the usage of this system, and as a new user I may have overlooked something obvious. I'm open to suggestions of what I should try.
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Affected Sets / Systems	pilot1k

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