MaLa jumps up/down one game in the list after orientation switch or restart

[loadman]

I use my red button (ctrl) for game info. I use my blue button (alt) for orientation switching. When i push it, male switches from horizontal lay-out to vertical lay-out. Now ir remembers the game it was on in the horizontal lay-out. So when press blue again it switches back to my horizontal lay-out, and goes to the game it has in memory. But by error it goes one game up, Like when i push the joystick up. (except i didn't.).

 

Quit to windows.  So if I have Game 1 and Game 2 in my list and I quit MaLa to windows with Game 2 selected, the next time I launch MaLa Game 1 is selected.  Logically I expect Game 2 to still be selected.  Completely minor, and not a real issue.  I only mentioned it because it sounds like similar to the other issue reported.

 

I can't recreate this?    

I'm sorry that I gave you both the impression that I could.  

I am aware of a similar problem when you launch a game and when you quit the game it can jump up or down a game in the list.

But the reported issue of jumping up or down the list with orientation switch or mala start / stop I can't recreate.

I am going to need help from both of you to narrow down what is causing this.

Try changing things and see if the symptoms change, that may give me a clue on how to recreate and then fix.

[Tazmania67]

I use my red button (ctrl) for game info. I use my blue button (alt) for orientation switching. When i push it, male switches from horizontal lay-out to vertical lay-out. Now ir remembers the game it was on in the horizontal lay-out. So when press blue again it switches back to my horizontal lay-out, and goes to the game it has in memory. But by error it goes one game up, Like when i push the joystick up. (except i didn't.).

 

Quit to windows.  So if I have Game 1 and Game 2 in my list and I quit MaLa to windows with Game 2 selected, the next time I launch MaLa Game 1 is selected.  Logically I expect Game 2 to still be selected.  Completely minor, and not a real issue.  I only mentioned it because it sounds like similar to the other issue reported.

 

I can't recreate this?    

I'm sorry that I gave you both the impression that I could.  

I am aware of a similar problem when you launch a game and when you quit the game it can jump up or down a game in the list.

But the reported issue of jumping up or down the list with orientation switch or mala start / stop I can't recreate.

I am going to need help from both of you to narrow down what is causing this.

Try changing things and see if the symptoms change, that may give me a clue on how to recreate and then fix.

Try enabling "Use mouse to select game" in controller setup. This seems to be the cause.

[loadman]

Try enabling "Use mouse to select game" in controller setup. This seems to be the cause.

THanks, That info is great  

Sorry to be Anal but did you mean "Use Mouse to scroll gamelist"?

If so does adjusting 'Mouse Polling' or 'Acceleration' make any difference.

I have a pet theory to the cause but don't want to blindly change code until of have a bit more data on the issue

Thanks

LATER...

I was able to recreate this issue on another non development machine   Both the orientation change and the MaLa quit and restart

I guess the mouse/hardware differences can effect it

 Thanks for the tip about the mouse  

I'm on it  

[Tazmania67]

Try enabling "Use mouse to select game" in controller setup. This seems to be the cause.

THanks, That info is great  

Sorry to be Anal but did you mean "Use Mouse to scroll gamelist"?

If so does adjusting 'Mouse Polling' or 'Acceleration' make any difference.

I have a pet theory to the cause but don't want to blindly change code until of have a bit more data on the issue

Thanks

LATER...

I was able to recreate this issue on another non development machine   Both the orientation change and the MaLa quit and restart

I guess the mouse/hardware differences can effect it

 Thanks for the tip about the mouse  

I'm on it  

Yes that should be the one.
I've notised that it only happens when the mouse has been moved at startup. If you leave it alone on startup, everithing works normal.

I've tried changing every setting on the mouse tab, no changes at all. (except when i disable it entirely)

[loadman]

Please try this 'special' version.

Please check if overall if when Mouse enabled:
- The game list does not jump up or down after start, orientation change etc
- The mouse performance is not altered for scroll.

Thanks

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