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Derrick Renaud:
I dread to delve back into the mouse handling code, but here goes.

First (yes cananas, finally)
I will be submitting support in MAME for more then 4 mouse buttons.  Which goes like this:
Win98/Me less then DX7 = 4 buttons
Win98/Me DX7 or better = 8 buttons
XP with 1 mouse device = 8 buttons
XP with more then 1 mouse device = 5 buttons

That's the way Windows works.  Don't blame me.

Secondly and what I need feedback on is:

Does anyone use Win98/Me and need multi-lightgun support similar to whats available on XP.  Meaning 2 or more, real time tracking lightguns?

Do Smog's divers even work on Win98/Me?  I don't think I ever got them working on those OSes.

Third
Is anyone using Win2000/NT for their lightgun setup?  That would be the only reason to keep the -lightgun option if I went ahead and added Win98/Me lightgun support.

D.
Fozzy The Bear:

--- Quote from: Derrick Renaud on November 28, 2006, 11:17:06 pm ---Secondly and what I need feedback on is
Does anyone use Win98/Me and need multi-lightgun support similar to whats available on XP.  Meaning 2 or more, real time tracking lightguns?

--- End quote ---

Yes Please!! Support for the LCD Topguns would be appreciated.


--- Quote from: Derrick Renaud on November 28, 2006, 11:17:06 pm ---Do Smog's divers even work on Win98/Me?  I don't think I ever got them working on those OSes.

--- End quote ---
Unfortunately... No they don't.... The only drivers I can get to work at all properly on win98 are the ones that the manufacturer of the guns EMS provide. To be honest they're a very good driver on Win98 I don't have any problems with them. Except multi gun support in Mame.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
Derrick Renaud:
This is why I was wondering if it was worth the effort to force 98/Me to properly support absolute mice (lightguns.)

TopGun has still not released a proper mouse driver, and if Smog's driver does not work for 98/Me, then my adding suppport will have no effect.  Actually it would make the TopGuns no longer work because I would remove the -lightgun option if proper support was added.

So I guess I will not bother at the moment, until someone can get Smog's driver's working in 98/Me.

D.

ahofle:
Derrick, has something else changed recently in MAME in regards to mouse/lightgun input?  I find that many games are not playable anymore (the aiming is off the further to the right of the screen you point).  Particularly Hogan's Alley and Duck Hunt.  They worked fine a few versions back, but now you can't shoot the right most part of the screen (and you can't even move the crosshair over there with the mouse, so I know it's not a lightgun only issue).

Thanks for all your work on MAME mouse functionality!   :)
Derrick Renaud:
I take it you mean the PlayChoice versions?

Looks like the crosshairs were not updated when multi-monitor support was added.

Fixed.  I'll submit it with my mouse update.

D.
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