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MaLa: Will it support [a] beta brite sign like mamewah? If not, could it?

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loadman:
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--- Quote ---Who volunteers to beta test such a thing before a commitment to create a plug-in is made?
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Anyone??

Q*bert:

--- Quote ---Who volunteers to beta test such a thing before a commitment to create a plug-in is made?
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--- Quote ---Anyone??

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I've just decided to give Mala a serious try and I really do want BetaBrite support.

I would be happy to beta test for you.  Just let me know!

loadman:

--- Quote from: Q*bert on November 08, 2006, 02:33:19 pm ---
--- Quote ---Who volunteers to beta test such a thing before a commitment to create a plug-in is made?
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--- Quote ---Anyone??

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I've just decided to give Mala a serious try and I really do want BetaBrite support.
I would be happy to beta test for you.  Just let me know!

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Great. 

Use the commands headkaze  suggested for  Displaying .LCD files (using  Silvers   Prog)


Work will begin on a Plug-in for MaLa.

My Ideas for it being:
* It will support Betabrite/Serial LCD's
* It will look for a .LCD file and if not found will use data MaLa draws from controls.ini and mame.xml

Thanks to Silver & Headkaze for their tips on developing this.

:-)

headkaze:

--- Quote from: loadman on November 08, 2006, 05:50:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Q*bert on November 08, 2006, 02:33:19 pm ---
--- Quote ---Who volunteers to beta test such a thing before a commitment to create a plug-in is made?
--- End quote ---

 

--- Quote ---Anyone??

--- End quote ---
I've just decided to give Mala a serious try and I really do want BetaBrite support.
I would be happy to beta test for you.  Just let me know!

--- End quote ---
Great.  I'll whip up a basic procedure to start with, to use the commands headkaze  suggested for  Displaying .LCD files (using  Silvers   Prog)


Then work will begin on a Plug-in for MaLa.

My Ideas for it being:
* It will support Betabrite/Serial LCD's
* It will look for a .LCD file and if not found will use data MaLa draws from controls.ini and mame.xml

Thanks to Silver & Headkaze for their tips on developing this.

:-)

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I would avoid using the lcd file method, although using Silvers program would save a lot of work. The reason is you don't really want file access going on while scrolling through a list if that's what your aiming for.

Also, are you sure you have to read mame.xml? Wouldn't you be able to get the ROM parent sent from Mala to the plugin? All you should have to do is read controls.ini and store it in memory for fast access. If Mala can send the parent of the ROM you can do a quick search for it in controls.ini stored in memory. I think the main problem we will be facing is testing on hardware we don't own.

Circo:
You don't need to load the lcd file until you actually start the game.

The best way to use the .lcd files would be:

Load one for Mala start
Load One each time you change emulator
load when starting game
load one on Mala exit

Or at least options for these

Great work loadman, I am excited woohoo!!!

Oh and I will be a beta tester no problem.

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