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Minwah:

--- Quote from: unclet on February 13, 2006, 07:40:09 pm ---So, what makes MameWah display complete game list names inlcuding the year and manufacturer (ie: GoodTool naming convention) in the "All Games" list, but only displays the game name in the "Filtered" list?

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Are you talking about console/computer games or MAME?  Mamewah displays whatever you feed it...either from 'mame -listxml' or from a datfile, or NMS file or just filenames.  It depends on the list generation method.

MAME games don't have GoodTools naming, but you can remove stuff like '(Set 1)' etc. by using a custom list with 'display_clone_info 0' set in the relevant emuname-x.ini file.  The same goes for console games, where stuff like '[E]' will be removed.  Note that you have to generate the filtered list for this to take effect.
unclet:
I am referring to my Atari2600 Console games so far ... first one I am trying to set up.

The display_clones_info is "0" already ... so I guess based on what you are saying is that this will strip all the [E] (Atari), etc ... etc ... stuff from the actual filename in my "Filtered" list .

Now in my "All Games" Atari2600 INI file fo MameWah I notice the [E] (Atari), etc ... etc stuff is displayed.   I guess this is being displayed since I have the "rom_folder" path stuff set.

Do you have any documentation as to what the settings are for your INI files?  I am currently using the v162b9 beta.

I am not sure what "listxml" even refers to ...... never heard of anything like this .....

I guess my goal would be to keep the "GoodTool" naming convention of the actual roms, but only have the game name (ie: not the [E], (Atari(, etc... stuff) displayed in the game list.  How can I do this in the "All Games" list? Just curious.
Minwah:

--- Quote from: unclet on February 14, 2006, 07:27:44 am ---The display_clones_info is "0" already ... so I guess based on what you are saying is that this will strip all the [E] (Atari), etc ... etc ... stuff from the actual filename in my "Filtered" list .

Now in my "All Games" Atari2600 INI file fo MameWah I notice the [E] (Atari), etc ... etc stuff is displayed.   I guess this is being displayed since I have the "rom_folder" path stuff set.

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OK that is fine...all you need to to is select your custom list ('Filtered') and then Games List Options > Generate List using Filters - I think that is pretty much all - it should generate a list with all games with the [bracketed stuff] etc. removed.

Did you really have year/manufacturer filters for 2600?  If so how, did you use a dat file?  With 'list_generation_method rom_folder' no extra information such as this is available.


--- Quote ---I am not sure what "listxml" even refers to ...... never heard of anything like this .....

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It's a MAME switch used to collect info about the games.  'rom_folder_vs_listxml' is the default list_generation_method in Mamewah, for MAME only.


--- Quote ---I guess my goal would be to keep the "GoodTool" naming convention of the actual roms, but only have the game name (ie: not the [E], (Atari(, etc... stuff) displayed in the game list.  How can I do this in the "All Games" list? Just curious.

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You can't do it in the All Games list (it is purposely not possible to modify this list).  Just do what I said before, and rename your 'Filtered' list to 'All Games', and forget about the 'original' All Games list.
unclet:
If I rename my "Filtered" list (ie: "Atari2600-1.ini") to "All Games" and forget about my original "All Games" list (ie: "Atari2600-0.ini") , then won't I be displaying two "All Game" lists?   Or are you saying to also delete the "Atari2600-0.ini" file so I am only displaying one of them.....

PS:  My Atari 2600 directory listing is attached.  I grabbed these files from a torrent recently but I am not using MameWah on this directory since I only chose games I wanted and also renamed them to have smaller names ..... :>)
Minwah:

--- Quote from: unclet on February 14, 2006, 08:35:21 am ---If I rename my "Filtered" list (ie: "Atari2600-1.ini") to "All Games" and forget about my original "All Games" list (ie: "Atari2600-0.ini") , then won't I be displaying two "All Game" lists?

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Yes, but have the second one selected, and you can effectively ignore the fact that the other (original) one exists.


--- Quote ---Or are you saying to also delete the "Atari2600-0.ini" file so I am only displaying one of them.....

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No I would leave the ini file there.  You will only 'see' the original list in the Select Games List menu, so I would just not enter that menu (unless you want further custom lists...in which case there is a workaround you can use to remove the original altogether).

Also note if you use the NEXT_GAMELIST or PREVIOUS_GAMELIST shortcuts (with 'cycle_list 0' set in Atari2600-0.ini), then this list will never by cycled to.


--- Quote ---PS:  My Atari 2600 directory listing is attached.  I grabbed these files from a torrent recently but I am not using MameWah on this directory since I only chose games I wanted and also renamed them to have smaller names ..... :>)

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I'll have a look...
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