A & B button configuration?

[constantgamer247]

Has the configuration of the A and B button been set in stone? Looking at the prototypes it looks like B is on the right and A is on the left >_< that just seems backwards as I'm use to Nintendo systems and Japanese PSs that have O as A and X as B (in the same places).

[adekto]

western playstation is other way around X is accept O is cancel
i know its other way around and i know [] was meant to be menu and Δ meant to represent camera
but western Xbox, sega genisis/megadrive, dreamcast its standard A bottom B right

it depends where the console is made where the button goes and even then (playstation) they change it around

i hope it wont be to much of a problem

[erico]

Not much of a problem to me as they are quite mixed on the few handhelds I have or player but I was always able to get used to whatever configuration is needed.
For example, I have no problems using arrows or WASD, makes no difference to me after a few minutes.

But maybe it is just me.

EDIT: I also see no problem with east/west games that change jump/action on the ZX of keyboards.

[constantgamer247]

blah... it's just an aesthetic thing for me (how it looks on the console), but since it's opensource it won't be hard to switch the function of each button.

[adekto]

yes it wont be a problem to switch but from programers they sude use the standard configuration
els even people u switch the buttons around wil have problems since one game is this way the other game another and u just inverted but the problem is still there
on the other hand this can be dealt i software by have an option menu in the game to switch the setting but im not sure that will fix it

[constantgamer247]

Since the faceplates are interchangeable and the A B is only printed on the board it wouldn't be hard to get a plate with the type reversed. I know anything I code will have the option to restore classic functionality to the buttons :p

[ripper121]

Get a white edding and edit one line of code in the lib = problem solved

[rodot]

You just have to change the following in settings.c :

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#define BTN_A           4
#define BTN_B           5

for this

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#define BTN_A           5
#define BTN_B           4

But I don't really understand the point, 'A' and 'B' are just labels, it could be 'X' and 'Y' or 'FOO' and 'BAR'.

[Drakker]

Old habits die hard... when I read "press the A button" I instinctively press the button to the right. Since I still play old Nintendo games once in a while, it's an habit I will be keeping for a long time. I bet it's the same for everyone that mentioned this problem.

[adekto]

sude have had Ô Â Ç buttons (make it nice and french)