ESC keyboard exit iusse

PhilRoll

I have a problem when I have to leave the games. when I press the ESC key (on the keyboard) it does not exit the game. the strange thing is that the ESC key only works if I hold down the controller hotkey (in my case: PS button on the dualshock + ESC key on the keyboard)
I have never changed any configuration, everything is set by default (and hotkey + start button works both ps3 and ps4 controller, but with the keyboard just nothing.
Is there a way to reset all keyboard controls? I stress that I have never touched any configuration about keyboard input.

Ps: (if I press esc during the emulation of the MAME a strange blue and green menu appears with a list of games)

joinski

PhilRoll

why not simply use hotkey + start to exit?
why do you want to use ESC on keyboard?

Bimbo

Same problem with Gamecube, Wii, PSP. Except that I don't get out of the game and have to restart my PC.

PhilRoll

before everything worked fine but then, from one day to the next, I had this problem. please someone help me solve it

joinski

PhilRoll
you could try to remap the buttons of your controller.
otherwise i would just do a fresh new installation (don't forget to backup your files/roms before)

BZZ

PhilRoll try alt+F4

PhilRoll

joinski because sometimes I use batocera only with the keyboard

PhilRoll

BZZ actually alt + f4 works. but why is it no longer the ESC key? is there a way to set the keyboard controls?

joinski

PhilRoll

I don't see any sense in using a keyboard only.
As far as I know, Batocera is designed to be used with a controller. Therefore, I can not help here unfortunately.

PhilRoll

joinski ESC key works after clean installation. However, how is it possible that there is no way to customize the keys from the keyboard? would be a great feature for those (like me) does not have many controllers

Dragu

PhilRoll
I dont know in what version of Batocera you are. I only on 5.20 and can use my keyboard full everywhere in games that support keyboard entries. Now, for emulation station the story is different. In Recalbox you used B to confirm and A to go back. In Batocera this 2 keys where replaced with B=Enter (code 13) and A=Esc(code 27)
So, if it is not functioning it can be because of missing definition in es_input.cfg Perhaps due to the impossible task wanting to recognize all gamepads of the world automaticaly 🙂 For me, a lost of energy and same bad for Batocera (but others make the same mistake) to compile an extra version for every small trash cpu board beeing just on the market for 3 month and then dissappearing. Jp's name this Harakiri.
My es_system.cfg concerning keyboard looks like this :

<inputConfig type="keyboard" deviceName="Keyboard" deviceGUID="-1">
        <input name="up" type="key" id="1073741906" value="1" />
        <input name="down" type="key" id="1073741905" value="1" />
        <input name="left" type="key" id="1073741904" value="1" />
        <input name="right" type="key" id="1073741903" value="1" />
        <input name="a" type="key" id="27" value="1" />
        <input name="b" type="key" id="13" value="1" />
        <input name="pagedown" type="key" id="34" value="1" />
        <input name="pageup" type="key" id="33" value="1" />
        <input name="select" type="key" id="8" value="1" />
        <input name="start" type="key" id="32" value="1" />
    </inputConfig>