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Mala and snaps
GRIMLOCKE:
Ok I have read everything I can, I have tried as hard as I can to avoid asking most likely a dumb question but I am stuck with my cabinet at this point with out some help.
I got my hands on a NEO-GEO 2in1 cabinet with no innards. With a little refurbish and some paint, I added a monitor and a computer. I hacked the keyboard and got the controls working. Yay me!
I am totally new to mame and everything of that sort, a complete newbie you might say.
It took me three days of trial and error to get my front end in a somewhat working state. I had some issues with getting mame to actually run, but with lots of reading and tons of failure I got it. thats good.
The big issue im having right now is that I really want screen shots to appear when I scroll onto a game for obvious reasons.
In mala, under the MAME config/ Pictures and Videos tab I have the snap/title set to the directory with my screenshots that I have taken from the games. Im positive that Im missing a simple step, Ive read everything I can find but I really need some help.
I also tried applying a layout, specifically the retrogui for mala which I really like. Theres two issues, first it comes up as a small little screen in the upper left of windows instead of filling the whole window. I looked through all the configs and such and Im missing something cause I cannot figure out how to get it right.
And second the install file included with it refers to changing the definables but When in the mala config I cannot click the browse file buttons, they are greyed out. again im sure im a retard somehow, but I and doing my best to figure this out. could someone PLEASE help me, my project is stalled till someone throws me a life line.
loadman:
OK:
--- Quote ---first it comes up as a small little screen in the upper left of windows instead of filling the whole window.
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As you will see on the downloadpage on the website it is a 'Fixed size layout for 640x480'. IE MAde for a arcade monitor
http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layouts.html
--- Quote ---The big issue im having right now is that I really want screen shots to appear when I scroll onto a game for obvious reasons.
--- End quote ---
Yeah it sounds like you are on the right track. Try downloading another simple layouts and see if you have the same issues.
GRIMLOCKE:
--- Quote from: loadman on March 01, 2007, 12:49:48 am ---OK:
--- Quote ---first it comes up as a small little screen in the upper left of windows instead of filling the whole window.
--- End quote ---
As you will see on the downloadpage on the website it is a 'Fixed size layout for 640x480'. IE MAde for a arcade monitor
http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layouts.html
--- Quote ---The big issue im having right now is that I really want screen shots to appear when I scroll onto a game for obvious reasons.
--- End quote ---
Yeah it sounds like you are on the right track. Try downloading another simple layouts and see if you have the same issues.
--- End quote ---
Ahhhh I see, Ok so that layout will not work, I assume that editing the layout is going to be way beyond my scope of knowledge at this point. Ill save the for the future. Ill try a new layout now, see if that works.
GRIMLOCKE:
Ok well no love, I tried the game launcher layout (Game launcher is another front end I had tried but had the same issue trying to get the screenshots to work so I left it), I was able to get the sounds working and everything but no screen shots.
My dir structure looks like this c:\mame\snaps\[game name]\0001.png
Is the correct or am I missing something integral? im getting really frustrated cause I feel like im so close but I just keep trying the same things over and over for no effect.
EDIT: Ok it would appear I am in fact a retard, the .PNG files need to be named after the game and stored directly in the snaps folder. well thats that :) and it makes the experience so much more enjoyable!
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That's it!
And there will be an option under GUI options / Display to change desktop resolution to suit the 640x480 layout. That will open the retroGUI layout in fullscreen for you. If you have a widescreen monitor though, it will streeeeettttchh so be aware.
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