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In Big Box is it possible to have the back button be different than the menu button?

I use Unified Redux as the overall theme. I like to use platform view for the games. The problem is that when I have guests over playing the arcade, sometimes they hit the back button multiple times and end up in the Big Box menu. Which is a problem because they lose interest, thinking they are screwing something up.

I'm wondering if it is possible to access the Big Box menu with a different button, besides the back button? Or is the back button and accessing the Big Box menu button tied together?

Since I can't figure this out, my solution was changing the Default Startup View to "All Games" versus using the "Platform View" (which sucks because platform view is my preference). Then I mapped the back button to the "B" button on my keyboard, so I only can access the BigBox menu via the computer keyboard. However this has caused two other issues. Because I don't have the back button working on the cabinet any longer, I had to stop using the platform view, because I can't back out of a platform now, without using the keyboard. The other issue I have is in the "All Games" default startup view, I don't have any background art work. Before the platform art work would show up, but now it's just a plain grey background. The game logos in the wheel are still there and box art/cabinet art for the games. Just nothing in the background.  

Ultimately, I'd like to be able to use platform view, so I can get the different platform videos, however in order to do so, I have to use the back button. Which I don't want to do because I don't want to access the menu.  

So if anyone knows how to make accessing the Big Box menu a different button then the back button, please share. If this is not possible, would anyone have an idea on how I can maybe add a background to the All Games view so it's not just a plain grey background?

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5 minutes ago, CX123 said:

In Big Box is it possible to have the back button be different than the menu button?

I use Unified Redux as the overall theme. I like to use platform view for the games. The problem is that when I have guests over playing the arcade, sometimes they hit the back button multiple times and end up in the Big Box menu. Which is a problem because they lose interest, thinking they are screwing something up.

I'm wondering if it is possible to access the Big Box menu with a different button, besides the back button? Or is the back button and accessing the Big Box menu button tied together?

Since I can't figure this out, my solution was changing the Default Startup View to "All Games" versus using the "Platform View" (which sucks because platform view is my preference). Then I mapped the back button to the "B" button on my keyboard, so I only can access the BigBox menu via the computer keyboard. However this has caused two other issues. Because I don't have the back button working on the cabinet any longer, I had to stop using the platform view, because I can't back out of a platform now, without using the keyboard. The other issue I have is in the "All Games" default startup view, I don't have any background art work. Before the platform art work would show up, but now it's just a plain grey background. The game logos in the wheel are still there and box art/cabinet art for the games. Just nothing in the background.  

Ultimately, I'd like to be able to use platform view, so I can get the different platform videos, however in order to do so, I have to use the back button. Which I don't want to do because I don't want to access the menu.  

So if anyone knows how to make accessing the Big Box menu a different button then the back button, please share. If this is not possible, would anyone have an idea on how I can maybe add a background to the All Games view so it's not just a plain grey background?

There is actually a option in Bigbox that allows you to make that be a hold, so you cant get to the options sscreen unless you hold that button down for a time, so that stops accidental option opening.

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On 5/19/2022 at 8:17 AM, neil9000 said:

There is actually a option in Bigbox that allows you to make that be a hold, so you cant get to the options sscreen unless you hold that button down for a time, so that stops accidental option opening.

Never noticed this option before and now I can't live without it, thanks!

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