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--- ui_mode [2021/12/24 11:09] – added note on how to activate atari
+++ ui_mode [2023/06/21 08:52] (current) – [Change the unlock code] wrong button labels atari
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-~~NOTOC~~
 ===== UI mode =====
-Enables you to have a more restricted UI with kiosk mode, or kids mode. Those restricted modes will prevent users from accessing the RetroArch menu through ''hotkey'' + ''B'' or any other modification on the system that could go wrong: editing/removing collections, changing UI parameters and so on.
+Enables a more restricted UI with kiosk mode, or kids mode. Those restricted modes will prevent users from accessing the RetroArch menu through ''hotkey'' + ''B'', or any other modification on the system that could go wrong: editing/removing collections, changing UI parameters and so on.
 **Kiosk** is basically a restricted mode that still let users access all the games, while **Kids** will only let users access games that have been pre-selected as safe for kids.
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 To enable these UI modes, go to **SYSTEM SETTINGS** -> **UI MODE**.
-If you enable kiosk or kids mode, there is a "cheat code" to return to the full UI: ''A'',''A'',''A'',''B'',''A''.
+Once kiosk or kids mode is enabled, the "cheat code" to return to the full UI will be displayed.  The code is: {{:wiki:east.png?nolink&20|East button (A SNES)}} {{:wiki:east.png?nolink&20|East button (A SNES)}} {{:wiki:east.png?nolink&20|East button (A SNES)}} {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (B SNES)}} {{:wiki:east.png?nolink&20|East button (A SNES)}}.  For NES-style controllers, this is ''A'',''A'',''A'',''B'',''A'' which is how the code will be displayed in the UI, regardless of your controller type.  Note that even if the A and B buttons are swapped in EmulationStation (**SYSTEM SETTINGS** -> **FRONTEND DEVELOPER SETTINGS menu**), the spatial positions of the unlock code remain the same.
-For Batocera 29, you need to enter this code from the **MAIN MENU** that is accessed through the ''select'' button, on the system list.
+{{ code.png?600 |}}
+<WRAP center round tip>
+The code can be entered on a keyboard as well:  ''[Esc]'' ''[Esc]'' ''[Esc]'' ''[Enter]'' ''[Esc]''
+</WRAP>
+For Batocera 29 and later versions, the unlock code is entered from the **MAIN MENU** that is accessed through the ''[START]'' button, on the system list:
 {{ ::unlock_batocera_29.png?600 |}}
-For Batocera 5.27 and earlier versions, you need to be starting from the **manufacturers bar** at the main system selection menu. When the code is entered successfully, you'll see the Batocera logo flash, indicating that EmulationStation is restarting. Also, beware if you previously swapped the A and B buttons in EmulationStation (SYSTEM SETTINGS -> DEVELOPER menu). You need to enter this cheat code pretty fast to get it accepted.
+For Batocera 5.27 and earlier versions, the code is entered starting from the **manufacturers bar** at the main system selection menu. When the code is entered successfully, the Batocera logo will flash, indicating that EmulationStation is restarting. Also, beware if the A and B buttons have been swapped in EmulationStation (**SYSTEM SETTINGS** -> **DEVELOPER** menu). The cheat code needs to be entered quickly for it to be accepted.
-{{ code.png?600 |}}
+==== Restore settings ====
-If you are locked out, you can edit the configuration file ''/userdata/system/configs/emulationstation/es_settings.cfg'' and you will see a line like
+If you are locked out, edit the configuration file ''/userdata/system/configs/emulationstation/es_settings.cfg'' and find a line like
    <string name="UIMode" value="Kiosk" />
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    <string name="UIMode" value="Kid" />
-Just remove this line, and you'll get back to full mode next time you restart EmulationStation
+Just remove this line, to get back to full mode next time EmulationStation is restarted.
+==== Change the unlock code ====
+In a similar vein, the ''UIMode_passkey'' line right below that (usually) in ''es_settings.cfg'' can be used to alter the unlock code:
+<code>
+<string name="UIMode" value="Kiosk" />
+<string name="UIMode_passkey" value="aaaba" />
+</code>
+Here, the string ''aaaba'' refers to the SNES layout of face buttons. ''b'' = {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (B SNES)}}, ''a'' = {{:wiki:east.png?nolink&20|East button (A SNES)}}, ''x'' = {{:wiki:north.png?nolink&20|North button (X SNES)}} and ''y'' = {{:wiki:west.png?nolink&20|West button (Y SNES)}}
+This can be changed to any combination of face buttons. For example, to change it to {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (B SNES)}} {{:wiki:east.png?nolink&20|East button (A SNES)}} {{:wiki:north.png?nolink&20|North button (X SNES)}} {{:wiki:west.png?nolink&20|West button (Y SNES)}} {{:wiki:south.png?nolink&20|South button (A SNES)}}:
+<code>
+<string name="UIMode_passkey" value="baxyb" />
+</code>