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Can someone who uses DK test out marvel vs capcom
Shieldwolf:
I tried to email Howard, but the emails keep getting sent back.
When I play marvel vs capcom and then try and back out I go back to the game selection menu where I am immediatly relaunched into the game. Does this happen for anyone else. I have tried other games and even reinstalled the rom, but both the rom and other games work fine on command line and DK except for Marvel vs Capcom
Howard_Casto:
It's not a game specific thing, you just think it is.....
Probably your problem:
Due to the way directx caches the keyboard keys, they are "saved" when the gui is busy. Let's say you press the select key twice quickly.... Dk launches marvel vs capcom and "freezes" to save memory. Upon exiting mame it "unfreezes" and finds a select key saved in the cache and thus immediately launches the same game again.
So your solution is not to keep pressing a key when the game doesn't launch immediately and not to press keys while mame is exiting and dk is unfreezing itself. Also if you are not using an ipac, the typematic keyrate tends to start repeating a key if it's held down for a while. So don't hold down the select key, just press it.
Unfortunately, there is not much i can do to stop this syndrome as it's just the way keys are handled.
sorry.
Teknique:
Just tried it here Shield, It works ok for me.
Tek
Minwah:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on May 31, 2004, 03:58:28 am ---Due to the way directx caches the keyboard keys, they are "saved" when the gui is busy. Let's say you press the select key twice quickly.... Dk launches marvel vs capcom and "freezes" to save memory. Upon exiting mame it "unfreezes" and finds a select key saved in the cache and thus immediately launches the same game again.
So your solution is not to keep pressing a key when the game doesn't launch immediately and not to press keys while mame is exiting and dk is unfreezing itself. Also if you are not using an ipac, the typematic keyrate tends to start repeating a key if it's held down for a while. So don't hold down the select key, just press it.
Unfortunately, there is not much i can do to stop this syndrome as it's just the way keys are handled.
--- End quote ---
I don't use DirectX but MAMEWAH has the same problem, particularly if you whack a load of keys while a list is being generated or a game is being launched. It seemed to me that it *should* be possible to stop this problem, turning KeyPreview off and on, or simply ignoring inputs until whatever is happening has completed. I spent a load of time on this but could never eradicate the problem completely :( I must say tho that I don't find it a problem, unless I purposely hit loads of buttons.
Just to add to what Howard said re non-IPAC's, it's worth mentioning that an IPAC in USB mode enables key-repeat (like a keyboard), so if you have one of these I'd recommend you set it to PS/2 mode.
PacManFan:
It is possible to flush the keyboard cache, so that after you launch a game, all stored keystrokes in memory are discarded.
-PMF