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buks:
NOP - I too am using 640x480 and the -find command was hidden. I can switch to 800x600 if need be but the screen edges disappear into the back of the TV somewhere :)

I've noticed this with a lot of software - how come the screen doesn't display to the full screen res and then use scroll bars ? Or is that something that you have to code for ?

I'll try to test v006 tonight (but I've already got all my lists thanks to v005 and GG !).

Buks
NOP:
yeah, you're missing out on some things by using an old merged file.
All clones, since they weren't listed in controls.xml then got no controller information in the merged file.  I fixed that now, by using the parent's controls information.

There was also a wee bug in a few games getting incorrect categories. 

I still find that controls.xml only has maybe 80% (I just made that number up) of all the games that mame has, and this causes a problem with finding games based on buttons. 

Due to the different naming for mame's .xml and controls.xml on buttons, (Controls.xml uses "numButtons=x" and mame only uses "buttons=x") if a game doesn't have an entry in controls.xml, it will essentially get skipped because I've got the search criteria set to use "numButtons" instead of "buttons" because I want the better accuracy of controls.xml's data. 

Certainly the number of skipped games is pretty small, but I discovered that I missed a few gems when building a list for my cocktail machine.  The game "streaking" was missing.  (ok, not a gem, but so stupid it had to be included on my machine)

I have a work around for this issue, which will probably work out, but it will mean that you'll have to re-merge yet again after I add it in.

I'm also thinking that I should utilize catver.ini's list of when a game was added to mame would be a useful search item as well.  Then folks even using mame 0.36 could use the latest xml files and still find games that worked with their particular mame version.

my work is never done...


--- Quote ---NOP - I too am using 640x480 and the -find command was hidden. I can switch to 800x600 if need be but the screen edges disappear into the back of the TV somewhere

I've noticed this with a lot of software - how come the screen doesn't display to the full screen res and then use scroll bars ? Or is that something that you have to code for ?

--- End quote ---

yeah, scrollbars on a whole GUI is something I've never tried tackling before-in C++, windows doesn't take care of that for you.  It is certainly time to try and tackle this issue, although I think I have a quicker solution in mind.

-jeff!

Green Giant:
An easy way to get around the screen size problem is use another computer.  I just merged the files on my cab a while back, and I have been using the merged file at work when I get a chance.  I will probably get a copy of the xml, controls, and catver so I can use whatever updates come out soon.  Then you just copy the lists into your Mala folder.
buks:
NOP - works fine. Love the simplicity of creating categorised lists. Now I've added "Puzzle" games using v006 and it look 100%.

Cheers.

Buks
Green Giant:
Noticed something weird today on my computer.  When I updated from an old version, it is not carrying the misc. options, -no clones -no samples -playable, to the -find box.  I tried using the older version and it isn't showing it either. 

This doesn't happen when I put a copy of Romlister on a machine that has never had it before.  It must be some field that was left from an old version messing up the new one.
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