front buttons

What do people find are the best button and switch assignments to use for Motorola radios? I am interested in learning what has worked well for others.

I was recently given two Motorola vhf 1250 radios by a former coworker who accepted a new job out of the country. one yellow and one black, but they are both 1250s. While attempting to program the yellow radio, I kept experiencing problems because the P2 and button above p1 (up one level) are...