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[feature request]: Add a new option "Save Option: Include Menu Toggle" to Settings -> Input -> RetroPad Binds -> Port 1 Controls

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Description

Description

Expected behavior
  • It would be useful if we added a new option called "Save Option: Include Menu Toggle" that can be enabled, and is disabled by default.
  • The sub-label for "Save Option: Include Menu Toggle" should be "Add Menu Toggle to the controller profile. The current value for Menu Toggle is: [The value of "Settings -> Input -> Hotkeys -> Menu Toggle"]
Actual behavior

It's inconvenient to navigate from "Settings -> Input -> RetroPad Binds -> Port 1 Controls -> Set All Controls" to "Settings -> Input -> Hotkeys -> Menu Toggle" just to set the button each time.

Steps to reproduce the issue

A common way to generate autoconfig files in GNU/Linux is to:

  1. "Settings -> Input -> RetroPad Binds -> Port 1 Controls -> Set All Controls"
  2. "Settings -> Input -> Hotkeys -> Menu Toggle"
  3. Settings -> Input -> RetroPad Binds -> Port 1 Controls -> Save Controller Profile -- which will generate a new .cfg file in the autoconfig directory.
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Version/Commit

You can find this information under Information/System Information

  • RetroArch: 1.16.0
Environment information
  • OS: GNU/Linux
  • Compiler: [In case you are running local builds]

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Research direction

Start with the Settings -> Input -> RetroPad Binds -> Port 1 Controls -> Save Controller Profile flow and the existing Menu Toggle setting under Hotkeys. Inspect the generated .cfg files in the autoconfig directory and trace how controller values are saved. Done means the new option is disabled by default and includes the current Menu Toggle value in the profile only when enabled.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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