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boboli:
I've had 2 issues lately with Mala - both RC8 and RC9.

I have Mala set to start whenever the computer starts. Upon startup of the computer, I get a CLViewer error message. Mala doesn't start. If I quit the CLViewer error, and start Mala manually, everything loads and works fine. I can't figure out what I might have done to cause this - it was working fine before.

2nd issue is more of a request than a problem. I have had problems with the Mala list creator. When I create a list, the list is not held by Mala - after one restart, the list is gone (nowhere to be found - I can choose the list name, but the list is blank). Also, the list maker could be easier to use. It would be nice to be able to sort games by game name, genre, control, etc., and THEN choose from those filtered lists to create your master list. It's tough to create a shortened list when all you have to go on is the ROM name. To my knowledge, there aren't any other front ends that are particularly good at this, so this is not a knock against Mala. I do like being able to filter ALL ROMS by genre, control, etc., from within Mala, but I would prefer to be able to filter a much shorter list by those categories (I'd like to be able to remove all pachinko, mah jong, Beatmaster, porno games, etc., and be left with a shorter master list)

loadman:

--- Quote from: boboli on April 18, 2007, 02:21:56 pm ---I've had 2 issues lately with Mala - both RC8 and RC9.
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To my knowledge the only Bug with RC9 is the screensaver does not start properly on some machines (in some modes).


--- Quote ---I have Mala set to start whenever the computer starts. Upon startup of the computer, I get a CLViewer error message. Mala doesn't start. If I quit the CLViewer error, and start Mala manually, everything loads and works fine. I can't figure out what I might have done to cause this - it was working fine before.
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Can you post some screeshots of your CLviewer setup in mala so we can try and recreate. Also how are you having mala start-up with windows (ie are you using mala as the windows shell or have you got a mala shortcut in your startup=up folder or ahave you just checked the checkbox startup with windows)


--- Quote ---2nd issue is more of a request than a problem. I have had problems with the Mala list creator. When I create a list, the list is not held by Mala - after one restart, the list is gone (nowhere to be found - I can choose the list name, but the list is blank).
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Ehh? Are you saving the lists?  Are you saying the Mll file you save is missing?  Are you saving this file in your MaLa directory?

boboli:
I haven't done anything to set up CLViewer - I just started getting the bug. I'll check it again when I get home though.

The screensaver is not working for me either (FWIW)

I save the lists. They work the first time I use them. The next time, if I try to access the list, the list is blanked out, or several games are missing from the list (that were there previously). The mll files are not touched by me but something in Mala or the list maker is messing with the lists after repeated uses. This may only happen if I try to add one or two games to a previously saved list - I'll do some more testing.

I'm having Mala start up with Windows by checking the box within Mala.

NOP:

--- Quote from: boboli on April 18, 2007, 02:21:56 pm ---...I do like being able to filter ALL ROMS by genre, control, etc., from within Mala, but I would prefer to be able to filter a much shorter list by those categories (I'd like to be able to remove all pachinko, mah jong, Beatmaster, porno games, etc., and be left with a shorter master list)

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would it make sense to get rid of those ROMS entirely off your machine first, and then have mala list up what's left, or do you always want the entire set handy?

On my machine (I don't use Mala, so apologies if I'm off) I only have a collection of ROMs on there that a) I'm interested in, and b) match my hardware configuration.  My front end then has a much easier time slogging through the remaining ROMs to list them.  Makes backups of the entire machine a lot easier too.

To whittle the entire ROMset down to just the stuff I needed, I ended up creating this:

http://www.waste.org/~winkles/ROMLister

Maybe it'll help you too.  Search for all the mahjong games and create a batch file and just nuke 'em entirely off the machine.  Do likewise with all the trackball games (if you don't have a trackball) etc.  The batch file created will have to be tweaked, but that should be a simple matter of search+replace.

-jeff!

boboli:
This might be helpful. I'll definitely give it a try. What I'm really looking for is to be able to sort roms by specific criteria (fighters, maze, etc.) and then be able to remove roms from those sorted lists by description (pacman instead of puckman, etc.). Further, I'd want to be able to axe entire groups of roms based on criteria (remove all mahjong, all pachinko, etc.). I don't want to delete them from my machine - I just want to have a list that doesn't include those games. The utility you referenced looks like it might work, but I wish someone would create something like itunes - lists all games and you can sort by certain criteria, view screenshots, make play lists, etc., all very easily and intuitively. I haven't seen anything like that for Mame yet.

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