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Wrapper Section
Howard_Casto:
Looks good, but I'm not sure if this is the way to do it.
See the problem with wrappers is two fold.
1. Nobody knows what the heck they are even if you explain to them what they do in plain english.
2. Nobody wants to use them for fear of actual work being inolved.
A general wrapper repository page is definately needed, but my idea was to make a list of emulators and pc games, with links to the wrapper you'll need and a config file setup for the emulator in question.
So when joe newbie runs across generic emulator #3 on the net and makes an annoying post on the messageboards like "tell me exactly how to setup generic emulator #3 on generic front end #4 because I'm not willing to do a frikkin search" someone can point them to the emulators page and they can see if anyone has attempted to get them working, and what they used.
So long story short, the emulators page needs to work in conjunction with the wrappers page.
As is, the emulators page is virtually non-existant though, so it's probably best to build them both up at the same time.
Howard_Casto:
On second thought, liquid you approach is better for now.
We'll build up the wrapper section and once there are enough configs/entires we'll look into cross-referncing with the emulators page.
liquid8:
yes, I figured once the emulator pages are setup (I am going to submit some talk with emulator template thoughts so that can get started), we can just add a section on the emulator page that explains a wrapper is involved, link to the wrappers page, and provide the configuration info right there. I agree, not quite sure exactly how it should go in the end, but for now, at least the information will be there.
Howard_Casto:
Yeah, I went ahead and filled in some of the gaps with zinc and daphne, the two most popular non-mame emulators. I explained in detail (probably too much detail, which is why people need to look over my entries) how to set them both up, game a generic command line example for each, and put in a generic link to the wrappers as they often can't be ran natively.
I think that should be the general template for the emulators:
What does it emulate?
What do I need? (With links to any legal downloads that are required.)
How do I set it up? (With links to any needed or handy utilities.)
And perhaps much much later on some sort of coding system, so that you can classify a emu as say "level 1" and you can automatically cross reference and see that the "bob" front end and the "sally" front end support it natively and if you wish you use it in a front-end that doesn't support it natively, you'll need the "joe" wrapper.
Space Fractal:
Look on the Zinc Page. I have standandize it, like the other sections.
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