Front end help

[darkmanx]

Ok where to start. What I am looking to do, is have a front end that will totally hide. I know there are some things like this around but I want one that is extremly customizable (backgrounds, skins, add/remove emulators, etc...).

I thought I would ask here before I spend hours looking. The other thing I was thinking of is making my own in flash/vb. Why vb? because its what I know.

Flash on the other hand I dont. But I really like the way you can do things and not have it look windows-like. The idea I have is kind of hard to explain.

Sort of a 3d menu. It would be sort of a ring with pictures of all the systems and it would spin when the user presses left/right. it would be like a "O" but sort of laying flat down so you only see the few in the front. i know this probably doesnt make sense. but i doubt i could make it anyway.

ok kind of off track there because if i can find something that is customizable enough i wont need to do all that. any suggestions?

[SirPoonga]

Ok where to start. What I am looking to do, is have a front end that will totally hide. I know there are some things like this around but I want one that is extremly customizable (backgrounds, skins, add/remove emulators, etc...).

I thought I would ask here before I spend hours looking. The other thing I was thinking of is making my own in flash/vb. Why vb? because its what I know.

Flash on the other hand I dont. But I really like the way you can do things and not have it look windows-like. The idea I have is kind of hard to explain.

Sort of a 3d menu. It would be sort of a ring with pictures of all the systems and it would spin when the user presses left/right. it would be like a "O" but sort of laying flat down so you only see the few in the front. i know this probably doesnt make sense. but i doubt i could make it anyway.

ok kind of off track there because if i can find something that is customizable enough i wont need to do all that. any suggestions?

I bet when lazarus 4 comes out with 3Darcade's 3D models you could make a skin that does that.  not sure, will have to talk to HC on that one, this post belongs in the software forum.

[Howard_Casto]

Almost didn't see this one.  As sirp said... wrong forum.

Yes laz 4.0 will have various flash effects associated with the plugin.  And it is as customizable and un-windoze like as it gets as far as front-ends go right now.    

But what you described is >p<'s front end in cyclarcade mode...  Just replace the default cabinet model with some kind of floating monitor/marquee model and your all set.  

[)p(]

yeah what you describe is 100% my fe in cylarcade mode and my favorite mode in my fe...to see it properly when you boot it up the first time...hit 5 and select arcade to go to the full mame set...then hit 7 to change form the fps arcade to cylarcade...see cfg\fe.cfg for all the keys you can use to find games faster then by rotating one by one ;-)

Peter

[SirPoonga]

yeah what you describe is 100% my fe in cylarcade mode and my favorite mode in my fe...to see it properly when you boot it up the first time...hit 5 and select arcade to go to the full mame set...then hit 7 to change form the fps arcade to cylarcade...see cfg\fe.cfg for all the keys you can use to find games faster then by rotating one by one ;-)

Peter

i didn;t know you had this mode:)  I have to redownload now!

[darkmanx]

sorry about posting in the wrong area. been a long week. I am downloading >p<'s right now and it looks interesting. i would like to see laz when it comes out also. anyone know if its on its way soon and where i would get it?
thanks for all the help

[Howard_Casto]

lazarus has been out for months man but only the upcoming version will support anything 3d...

www.oscarcontrols.com/lazarus/