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[Discontinued][17-09-22] RatRefresh - refresh rate switcher, stops LCD tearing
Metalhammer:
--- Quote from: Rataplan626 on April 06, 2017, 05:04:50 pm ---[...]
By the way, I use AttractMode myself, and I kill it in a batch file which fires when I select a game. It then starts RatRefresh, starts the emu, and after the emulator quits, it starts AttractMode again. Attractmode happens to remember the last played game even if it was brutally killed. So for now, for me, that's a little workaround which still automates everything completely. But being a technician, I don't like workarounds, I want fixes :)
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This indeed is the same procedure I ended up with (thanks to Rataplan for support) for a different FE (Feel) ;)
... the only difference is that, instead of 'killing' the process, I ask it to close :P
While Rataplan works at a possible fix, this is the only workaround I found which allows me to use this tool in an automatic and almost transparent way.
Personally I strongly believe the benefits far outpass the hassle of going through the procedure of fine tuning the batch/script file :)
nipsmg:
I might have to set this up in a couple weeks when I get back from vacation. Would either of you mind sharing your batch files?
Metalhammer:
No problem Nipsmg, send me a pm when you'll be back and I'll send you my script ;)
Not sure it could be an issue with the real thing (mame cabinet) but I'll report what I experienced on my test rig (a simple PC with mame, FE and Ratrefresh stuff to play/experiment around):
- over here I use the FE in windowed mode
- 90% of times I leave other windows open (ex. notepad or simply folders), after mame quits and script reopens the FE, I get a Windows Explorer process crash :-\
- around 40% of the times, again when mame quits and FE respawns, I loose focus on it: I can see the FE window in the application bar blinking but the open window doesn't respond to commands until I click on it :-\
As I said, I'm not sure the above could be an issue when FE is in fullscreen mode and no other windows are open (as should happen on a dedicated mame cabinet) anyway, it won't be bad to learn something if you have any good idea/hint on the subject ;)
Cheers :)
nipsmg:
would using something like crt_emudriver and vmmaker be a potential vector for attacking this problem? Or are they completely unrelated?
http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?id=295
Metalhammer:
--- Quote from: nipsmg on May 03, 2017, 11:55:25 am ---would using something like crt_emudriver and vmmaker be a potential vector for attacking this problem? Or are they completely unrelated?
http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?id=295
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Do you mean using a CRT instead of an LCD ;) ?
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