Atomic FE 0.11 4th HotFix

[youki]

Hi All,

Again, a new hot fix.  This one fixes a problem in the Advanced Multi-configuration mode. (The screen stayed black for eternity while browsing multiconfiguration).

I changed Font aspect in list too to be compliant with the previous version of Atomic.  If you prefered the previous font aspect , you can edit with the notepad : your .CFG file (ie:atomic.cfg)  and add a the end the line :
FONTRATIO=3                     
(default is now 4)

Cheers,

Youki

[Buddabing]

The FE still crashes when scrolling. I'm using the russ space layout, but it also crashes after the same number of games have been displayed using the template layout.

I deleted all .mem files as requested, no effect, and the only .mem file was from the atomicmanager.

Where is the game list stored? Romlist.txt has "<NO FILE>", nothing else. I would like to try generating my own game list. Does the game read the rom directory dynamically every time it is run? Atomiclog.txt has "InitOk", nothing after that.

[Witchboard]

All these hotfixes need to be merged into the original thread since trouble shooting is taking place in them.  Would just keep down the confusing. 

[youki]

Ok Witchboard. I will post in the main thread if there is new hotfix.  Can i do new thread for new version?


Buddabing :

When it crashes , do you have an error message? or something? Can you be more precise on the crash?

I need to know what is your operating system , your Memory.

If you use another layout does it crash?

There is no .mem file for AtomicManager. i'm curious to know where you see it.

Can you send me your Atomic.cfg file ? (get my Email address on the website)

By default Atomic will scan your Roms directory (defined in AtomicManager) to build the game list.

But you can define your own lists. By going on "Advanced" tab. Clicking "use predefined gamelist" ,  the best is you click on "Let Atomic chooses file name". then code on the "GAMELIST" tab.  Build your gamelist as you want, and save.

If you let atomic choose filename, it will store the gamelist in the same folder than Atomic.exe. and the name of the gamelist will be , ex :  Atomic.cfg.gamelist.txt  .  If you don't let atomic choose the name, if gamelist will be where you decided to put it. If you don't specify path (but only the listname) it will be located in the same folder than Atomic.exe .

While i'm writing that, i just think , my be you say to Atomic to use a gamelist and your game list is empty. Peharps is the cause of the crash. Is it possible?

If it would be great if you can send me your Atomic.cfg file and your gamelist file , if you can.

Thanks

Youki

[Buddabing]

Ok Witchboard. I will post in the main thread if there is new hotfix.

[youki]

Thanks a lot buddabing,

Can you do a test for me?

change your :
SNAPVIDEODIR=C:\daniel\mame\movies

by

SNAPVIDEODIR=C:\daniel\mame\snap

Just to test, and let me know if you have still the crash.

check there is no .AVI file in your Snap dir.


I think the problem you have is due to a video file.

let me know.

Thanks

Youki

[Buddabing]

Thanks a lot buddabing,

Can you do a test for me?

change your :
SNAPVIDEODIR=C:\daniel\mame\movies

by

SNAPVIDEODIR=C:\daniel\mame\snap

Just to test, and let me know if you have still the crash.

check there is no .AVI file in your Snap dir.


I think the problem you have is due to a video file.

let me know.

Thanks

Youki

Crash is gone now. I should have figured that out.

You may know I have been involved in a project to create movies, so I have a lot of videos I would like to display. So I guess the problem is either in the creation or playback of Xvid videos.

I'll do some experimentation on creating some videos with a different codec, and I'll see if AtomicFE crashes.

[Witchboard]

Ok Witchboard. I will post in the main thread if there is new hotfix.

[youki]

You may know I have been involved in a project to create movies, so I have a lot of videos I would like to display. So I guess the problem is either in the creation or playback of Xvid videos.

Yes, i saw some thread about mame movie maker. I didn't know it. But i'm going to have a look. And if i can do something to make Atomic compliant with this video format, i will do.

The SNAP video support of Atomic is very basic for now. It can only read some simple standard AVI file in 16 or 24bits/pixel. No Mng support, no divx (i think).. i use standart windows API to do that.

I would be very interrest if i could download a video sample generated by mame movie maker.

Thanks

Youki

[Howard_Casto]

It's customary here to only start new threads with major announcments.... minor bug fixes and such should just be tacked on to the original thread to avoid confusion and keep the board uncluttered. 

Of course this wouldn't be as much of an issue if you didn't release a new hotfix like every other day. 

 A bit of advice from an old timer.....

Slow down a tad.  People would much rather wait a week or so for a more major release/ bug fix than have to download updates daily until you get things stable. 

[youki]

Thanks Howards_casto for your advice.

I prefer fix bug reported to me as soons as possible. At least bugs which stuck some users. And as it is the first version avaibable for U.S/English, you can not use the previous one as "stable release". So i fix bugs as soon possible for this version.  Now, i think i have elimated most of them which were introduced by the 0.11. So i think they will be no more hotfix now for a while.  And User can avoid to apply the fix , if the bug don't appear in their configuration. Most of them appear on very special case. (it is why i didn't see them)

Youki