MaLa v1.0 RC9 available

[fatfingers]

First of all, MaLa rocks! 

I just installed RC9 and decided to try the screensaver using Mame snaps. However, when the screensaver kicks in, I see a quick flash of what appears to be one of the snaps and then the screen goes black and says "No files found!". It should work to use the snaps right? Anyone have this problem?

Tom

Yes, I use snaps for my screensaver.  I would have to believe that your path is incorrect.  Of course, I am still using RC8, so I cannot speak to whether there is a bug in RC9 or not.

I finally installed RC9 and I have seen no issues with using snaps for the screensaver.

[FrizzleFried]

Will this release cure the issue I have when I either go in to a game or even go in to a jukebox (hotkey) and the audio of the animated preview continues to play in the background?   Sometimes even MAME will go blank,  I can hear the automated preview,  then I have to exit MAME and dumping me to MALA then go back in to MAME...same happens from time to time with going in to WinCab via HOTKEY.

[Timoe]

I love mala.
I always struggle with any new software and Mala has been the easiest for me.
I am struggling a little right now.

Since I upgraded to RC9 and added all the plugins:

My start up video doesnt work ( I know this is being fixed)
My layout sounds arent working
Every other time I start mala it says that my ledwiz.cfg file could not be found
The leds light the correct controls while scrolling but it doesnt play any attract modes
The screen saver is not working for me

On the other hand:

PC games are now working for me
I've got a dreamcast emulator that plays 15 games perfectly
Playstation emu is running solid
Preview videos are working
And scrolling through lists is smooth and consistent
-----So I'm thankful

I know that most of my problems are probably my fault, I never HAD the ledwiz plugin working before I upgraded to RC9 but all the other stuff WAS working.  I need to retry the install/set up I guess

[edge]

Every other time I start mala it says that my ledwiz.cfg file could not be found

Timoe - can you tell me how your directory structure is set up?  I will try to help with missing ledwiz.cfg file.

A screenshot from windows explorer would be best.

Here's my setup:
c:\mala - main mala files
c:\mala\plugins  - this contains the ledwiz.cfg, ledwiz_configurator, ledwiz.mplugin, etc
c:\mala\plugins\lwa - this contains a bunch of lwa files

The shortcut that I use for Mala is setup as follows:
target: c:\mala\mala.exe
start in (aka working dir): c:\mala

[squirrellydw]

If I have mame, nestopia, daphane, etc loaded, how does mala list those games?  Will they show up in 1 list or different lists?


Edit - Also I am using an ipac4 and I want to exit mala with one key, how can I set it up to do this?  I tried making a macro with the ipac4 (Esc + 1) but it didn't work.  i want to use a shift key to do this.  Any idea?

Thanks

[Timoe]

Here is my file layout

Incidentally,  I got the layout sounds working.  I had to "enable display delay"  and have "sounds" checked as an exception.  IT sucks cause when I did not have display delay enabled I could scroll forever and everything would keep up.  no delay in video, background animation, etc.

with the display delay enabled after ten or so games of scrolling it stops and I have to release the joystick and depress it again for it to continue scrolling

[loadman]

Incidentally,  I got the layout sounds working.  I had to "enable display delay"  and have "sounds" checked as an exception.

Sounds exception makes sense but not display delay

with the display delay enabled after ten or so games of scrolling it stops and I have to release the joystick and depress it again for it to continue scrolling

Try this:
options-controller-options -set controller acceleration to 5

As for the missing file error and it not playing the LWA's my best guess is that it is a working directory issue with your shotcut. What happens when you launch mala by double clicking on the mala.exe icon in the mala folder.?

Worst case scenario I can send you a version of the plug-in that disables the error message for the cfg and also displays where it is looking for the LWA files

[Timoe]

As for the missing file error and it not playing the LWA's my best guess is that it is a working directory issue with your shotcut. What happens when you launch mala by double clicking on the mala.exe icon in the mala folder.?

Should I remake the shortcut?  since the shortcut got there when I installed back before RC7?