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CPWizard v2.63 Released
jasonbar:
N00b question on control panel viewers. :-[ <----that's a blushing smiley, right?
Where do I go to ensure that I've got the latest & greatest controls.dat (I think that's the file in question...) file that's got the most complete listing of control panel descriptions? And can that file simply be replaced in the future as newer versions are created?
Thanks,
-Jason
TheShanMan:
Headkaze, I'm trying to get going with the export batch bezel feature, but it is really producing unsatisfactory results. I'm guessing it's because I have a vertically oriented monitor (1024x1280 rather than 1280x1024) because it appears that CPW assumes you have a horizontal monitor. I figured I'd try learning a little bit about the process of creating bezels to see if I could get an understanding of what the problem is, and if I'll be able to get the kind of results I want. But as far as I can tell this is an undocumented feature of mame - I really couldn't find anything by googling that discusses bezel artwork in depth.
Do you have any thoughts on getting this to work on a vertical monitor? Are you aware of any sites that discuss bezels in depth?
headkaze:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on June 05, 2008, 09:56:16 pm ---Headkaze, I'm trying to get going with the export batch bezel feature, but it is really producing unsatisfactory results. I'm guessing it's because I have a vertically oriented monitor (1024x1280 rather than 1280x1024) because it appears that CPW assumes you have a horizontal monitor. I figured I'd try learning a little bit about the process of creating bezels to see if I could get an understanding of what the problem is, and if I'll be able to get the kind of results I want. But as far as I can tell this is an undocumented feature of mame - I really couldn't find anything by googling that discusses bezel artwork in depth.
Do you have any thoughts on getting this to work on a vertical monitor? Are you aware of any sites that discuss bezels in depth?
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If you take one of the bezel files, and swap around the 640/480 values then resize the png file to be 480 x 640 instead of 640 x 480 does the bezel display okay on a vertical monitor then? If so I should be able to add an option to swap around those values for vertical monitors.
TheShanMan:
I'm not quite sure what you mean. Do you mean rotate a 640x480 bezel in an image editor and save it as 480x640 so that the bezel is sideways but will at least be useful to test in mame?
headkaze:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on June 07, 2008, 02:18:34 am ---I'm not quite sure what you mean. Do you mean rotate a 640x480 bezel in an image editor and save it as 480x640 so that the bezel is sideways but will at least be useful to test in mame?
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If you take a look at a bezel file generated by CPWizard it's a zip file containing two files. A [ROM].lay and CP.png. So I thought if we swap around the 640/480 values in the lay file then resize the CP.png to be vertically stretched, that it might work. Attached is a bezel for Street Fighter where I've swapped these values around.