epsxe 1.7.0 - trouble with controller and keyboard setup

hello,i am using epsxe 1.7.0 and have installed a speedlink controller called "strike gamepad" that
is running via a usb-connection to my computer.running games with epsxe and this controller works like a charm (beautifully).configuring the gamepad with pad-port-1 was easy and worked fine.
configuring the keayboard for pad-port-2 was easy and worked fine.epsxe 1.7.0 knows all the keys that i setup and everything should be fine ... but it is not:i run a game and the gamepad works great and everything is fine. now and then again
i do require a second pad and for that i set up the keyboard to my needs because
sometimes a keyboard is just faster than the gamepad.remembering the old playstation1, it used to have two ports for gamepads and i was
under the impression that epsxe offered exactly that but there seems to be some kind
of bug:in games i can only get the pad to work and the keyboard will not work.a good example would be the requirement in games like metal gear where a second
controller can be helpfull but here i am only able to use the gamepad and not the
keyboard at all.how can i set it up, that i can use both in gaming?i can post screenshots of settings and so on if required.kind regards and thanks for help in advance.derfnam

hello,has no one got a minute to address this issue? run epsxe setup a controller that
resembles the old playstation controller (possibly with dual shock) and then setup
on pad number 2 the standard computer keyboard. (all this will work easily)then test it in a game.the controller works but if you want to use the keyboard which is defined as
port number 2 or controller number 2 then it will not work.there must be someone who has the time to try this and find a solution to the
problem. google does not seem to have any answers on that issue either.help would be much appreciated.kind regards
derfnam