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MAMEWAH Config 1.61.1 - Finally!
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papaschtroumpf:
Nice! here are some observations in no particular order:

- it seemed to have picked up my old config files (mamewah 1.51 I think) properly except for MAME: all my emulators I on drive D: and it picked up the PC games "D:\PC Games List" and all its subdirectories (SNAP, MOVIES, ...). However for mame it "defaulted" to C:\mame\mame.exe which is incorect on my machine

- the PC game list and jukebox wereunchecked becuase there was "no list". If I click on "add list I get an unhandled exception error message, but if I click on "continue", it catually imported my list properly? The mame and gmae boy emulator came up properly. FYI the PC list uses .lnk and the jukebox has a single "start the jukebox.txt" entry in the list

If I click on the save button after viewing/modifying a list, then click "back" it asks me f I want to save the changes even though I just saved (the file is not "dirty")

Some of the setings from the "global settings" (specifically the preview aspect and the movie/music mixing) did not seem to be saved after I went to the emulators tab and clicked save. Maybe it's by design by I would think the "save" applies to any changes I made in any tab. If not, there hsuold be a reminder to save before switching tabs.

I got another uhandled exception when I selected "load mamewah settings" from the menu, then cancelled out of that, then clicked on the "emulator" tab.


It would be nice if you could doubleclick on the list and that would immediately open the list editor.

Also, it would be nice not to have to confirm thta since I'm running the porogram from the mamewah directory I want to laod the config from the current directory. Maybe add a  "don't ask me again" checkbox?

Having the help window always on top is kind of annoying, it overlaps the program window on my screen.

Except for those minor issues, this is a great program!
papaschtroumpf:
I also had some weirdness generating my pinball list.
the "executable" is a custom batch file and the "ROMs" are .zip.
The left pane was blank like it couldn't find any zip in that directory, but after looking at other emus and coming back to this one it worked even though I didn't change a thing???
papaschtroumpf:
Also there is still something wrong with the movie settings in the "general" tab. They don't stick. I want to paus the music when playing a movie but can't seem to get it to save that settiing.
screaming:

--- Quote from: soroth on March 07, 2005, 06:27:57 pm ---When you save your config for the first time it works correctly, but when you use it a second time and save it, it crashes when it tries to overwrite the layouts (duplicate error?) and it erases all the ini's..  ??? (thank god I made backups  ;D)
Will check the newer version..


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  Did you opt to use _Installed Layouts for your layout folder? MC can only manage your layouts when it uses this directory.

  If so,  send me a list of files in your old layout folder and a list of files in _installed layouts.  To do that, go to Start->Run and type in 'command'.  Then navigate to your mameway\layouts\old_layout_folder and type 'dir >layout.txt'.  Do the same for _Installed Layouts and then eemail me both files.

-Steve
screaming:
I think there might be a "de-learning curve" when using MC.  I tried to make it so someone who just found out about MAMEWAH could run this program and have a working arcade in 5 minutes. Unfortunately, setting up front ends have been so difficult for  so long that people are used to thinking about it all the hard way...
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--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---- it seemed to have picked up my old config files (mamewah 1.51 I think) properly except for MAME: all my emulators I on drive D: and it picked up the PC games "D:\PC Games List" and all its subdirectories (SNAP, MOVIES, ...). However for mame it "defaulted" to C:\mame\mame.exe which is incorect on my machine

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  Do you mean the "preconfigured emulators"  picked up C:\mame\mame.exe? Those are just templates for you to go by and fill in your own settings...
 

--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---- the PC game list and jukebox wereunchecked becuase there was "no list". If I click on "add list I get an unhandled exception error message, but if I click on "continue", it catually imported my list properly? The mame and gmae boy emulator came up properly. FYI the PC list uses .lnk and the jukebox has a single "start the jukebox.txt" entry in the list

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  Hmm. This is a more 'advanced'  setup and I didn't get that far yet before releasing MC.  I'm working on it now.


--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---If I click on the save button after viewing/modifying a list, then click "back" it asks me f I want to save the changes even though I just saved (the file is not "dirty")

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   Yeah, I've had  complaints about that. It's on my list.


--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---Some of the setings from the "global settings" (specifically the preview aspect and the movie/music mixing) did not seem to be saved after I went to the emulators tab and clicked save.

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 No, it will retain your settings when you switch tabs. I'll take a look at this next.


--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---I got another uhandled exception when I selected "load mamewah settings" from the menu, then cancelled out of that, then clicked on the "emulator" tab.

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 I'll check it out in a minute and upload a fixed version. This is a definite bug!


--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---It would be nice if you could doubleclick on the list and that would immediately open the list editor.

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   Good suggestion! I'll add it.


--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---Also, it would be nice not to have to confirm thta since I'm running the porogram from the mamewah directory I want to laod the config from the current directory. Maybe add a  "don't ask me again" checkbox?

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  This is a bug. I'll fix it!


--- Quote from: papaschtroumpf on March 08, 2005, 04:14:00 am ---Having the help window always on top is kind of annoying, it overlaps the program window on my screen.

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  The minimize button is of no consolation? The help isn't all "that" yet.. it just shows the tooltip for the selected control right now anyway.

  Thanks papa for the excellent report! I'll get on fixing these issues ASAP.

-Steve
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