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Ah, I see that I didn't include a README in the OPK.

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d-pad = MSX cursors and joystick direction
A = MSX joystick trigger A
B = MSX joystick trigger B
X = MSX Shift key
Y = MSX Space key
START = toggle on-screen keyboard
SELECT = toggle on-screen menu
L / R = change volume

on-screen keyboard:
A = press key
B = hold key

on-screen menu:
A = confirm
B = cancel
Use d-pad left/right to scroll through lists one page at a time.

openMSX itself allows remapping of key bindings, by the way, but there is no GUI for it. You can script it by placing Tcl scripts in ~/.openMSX/share/scripts. This document describes all the scripting commands that are available. You can find the code that sets the default key bindings here. If you want to script openMSX, it's probably easier to test with the desktop version, which has a Quake-style OSD console (open it with F10 on PC or Cmd-L on Mac) on which you can enter commands, then move your scripts to the Zero when they work.

This is the first time I am talking about actual code so I lack experience. Can anyone make a video somewhere explaining how to do it. I kind of understand what you are saying Mth because I know about DOS commands (in fact I taught myself how to modify quotes just now by looking at the patterns in the text box. Don't judge because this is the first forum I am on), but I do not know how to code.  I just need a video demonstration on how to remap one button (if that's possible). BTW I have read the scripting instructions.

Let me first ask this: what exactly do you want to remap and why?

For example: menu and codec keys for Metal Gears. Yes, we can use the keyboard, but i think it's too slow.

So, you want to map buttons to F1-F5?

Check this doc: http://openmsx.sourceforge.net/manual/commands.html#bind

It contains this example:

Map button 8 of joystick 1 to F2-key:
bind "joy1 button8 down" "keymatrixdown 6 0x40"
bind "joy1 button8 up" "keymatrixup 6 0x40"
That 6 and 0x40 refer to row 6 of the keyboard matrix and bit 6 (0100 0000 = 0x40). This matches with the position of F-2 in the tables shown on this web page: http://map.grauw.nl/articles/keymatrix.php

So, for F3 you need 6 0x80, for F4 you need 7 0x01, and for F5 you need 7 0x02. You get what I mean now, I guess.

And button 8... I don't have a GCW Zero myself, so I don't know which buttons map to which button numbers in SDL... 8 is just an example here. If it works like the Dingoo A320, the buttons aren't mapped to joystick buttons at all, and the "joy1 button8" stuff is not applicable... then you would have to use the key name instead, like this example:

unbind TAB
bind TAB "keymatrixdown 6 0x40"
bind TAB,release "keymatrixup 6 0x40"
(On Dingoo A320, TAB is mapped to the left shoulder key. So the above code would remove the mapping to of the left shoulder key from 'decrease volume'  (see mth's README) to press F2 on the MSX.)

Yes, it's a bit complicated, I warned you   But I hope this helps.

For crawling in MG2:SS I think you can just press button A and B at the same time, just like on a real MSX.

You're most welcome.

I already asked mth, but he rightfully says that there's hardly something new that makes it worth doing a new build for GCW.

Unless you found stuff in the change list that makes you disagree! Let us know.

Pardon my ignorance here but does this emulator have a preference for the format of the program it runs - .bin, .dsk, .rom or  zip?

Got it.  Was just going to delete my post.

I don't understand how to make a script for remap the controls. I want this configuration:

Y --> F2
A --> F3
Start --> F4
X --> M
Y --> Space

With this configuration, we can play Metal Gear 2 without use the keyboard. But...I don't know how to do it .

Anyone with a finished script for remap the controls? With other script I think I can change the keys.

Sorry for my bad english

Did you see my post here? http://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-releases/openmsx-0-10-0/msg92636/#msg92636

Yes Manuel, I understand how to put the "key" (F1, F2, etc) with this http://map.grauw.nl/articles/keymatrix.php,

But I don't know how to name the GCW Zero buttons, sorry, I'm a total noob with this emulator

What do you mean exactly with 'preference'?

openMSX can run almost/practically all MSX media.

I can't figure out how to get openMSX to run .dsk files.