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Game specific keyboard remapping (DOSBox/Arcade Cabinet)

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First post, by jasef

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Hi All,
Is there any way to remap keys on a game by game basis (I've peeked at D-Fend)?

Say for example, Zeliard uses the spacebar for primary attack, I'd like to remap it to 'left control'...

For explanation, I have a MAME console setup (the 'joystick' is hard wired to button 1 = ctrl, button 2 = alt etc..) & I've been getting a real itch to play some good ol DOS games on it!!

Sorry if this road has been crossed before.

Any help appreciated, thanks in advance!

Reply 1 of 3, by mirekluza

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There is a setting for the mapper file in DOSBOX.CONF... So you can have a separate DOSBNOX.CONF with a separate mapper.txt (or whatever name you will use) for every game...
I do not use frontends, so I do not know about options in D-Fend... But there should be the option for setting the mapper file.

Mirek

Reply 3 of 3, by Guest

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jasef, press ctrl+f1 to access the keymapper. Note that mapping joystick input in the keymapper is possible, however, due to a bug in DosBox 0.63, it'll just ignore that.

Apparently, djrobx made a patch to fix it but I do not know how to download nor how to apply it. Didn't find it under section "Patches" in DosBox's Sourceforge project page either.

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