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Virtualmatt:
Maybe I'm missing some obvious option, but how do I set MaLa to automatically launch all "Portrait" games sideways, and all "Landscape" games normally?  I'm building a 3 sided cocktail cabinet and can't quite figure it out.

Thanks!

loadman:

Someone may have a better Idea but it seems to me you have two options.

1) Set MaLa to cocktail mode so that when it detects the controls are touched it will rotate the game list and change the game list to games appropriate to those controlls. To achieve these you will have to create these game list in advance using the filtering tools. Mala can then be set to tell mame to launch with the same orientation that the list is (at the time point you launch the game).  If you created the game list correctly all will be sweeeeet!

2) If you just want one game list with games of both orientations then ....you may have to make a mame.ini file for each game you want to rotate.

As I say, someone may have a better solution,  if not I would be happy to expand on either point

swindus:
You can also check the option 'Rotate MAME with MaLa' in the options dialog:
mame config -> options -> auto rotate

That means if you change the orientation of MaLa ALL MAME games will rotate to the selected MaLa orientation.

loadman:

--- Quote from: swindus on June 05, 2006, 03:43:38 am ---You can also check the option 'Rotate MAME with MaLa' in the options dialog:
mame config -> options -> auto rotate
That means if you change the orientation of MaLa ALL MAME games will rotate to the selected MaLa orientation.

--- End quote ---
That is what I meant by... "Mala can then be set to tell mame to launch with the same orientation that the list is (at the time point you launch the game).  " but you worded it better   :P
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1) If 'Virtualmatt' is happy with remembering each games orientation then he could just have one list and just use the auto rotate option.

2) If he is happy with separate list then he can use 'cocktail mode' having it switch to diffrent lists on each orientation

3) If he wants just one list and for mame to run in the correct orientation depending what the game is then....  I can't see any other solution that the multiple .ini's

Virtualmatt:
Thanks for your help.  The problem with having MaLa detect joysticks is that the joysticks on the different sides of the box will be wired into the same holes on the iPac, so Mala won't know which side the input is coming from.

What does Auto Rotate do?  Does it rotate to whatever orientation the game is made for?

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