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CPWizard v2.63 Released
Necro:
Headkaze - just wondering, but the method you used to flip CPWizard...is that something that could be used to make the current screen/display a DirectX layer or something like that, then flip it using the video card? Basically, redirect all output through a flip filter or something similar?
(My knowledge of any of this is absolutely nil, but I WILL learn if that's possible and it wouldn't make the computer crawl...)
jasonbar:
Howdy Headkaze-
A quickie easy CPW question for you:
As I understand it, CPW loads up MiniInfo.xml when it starts up. It's loading up a loooooong file & takes a good minute or so on my weak computer before MaLa is responsive (both MaLa & CPW launch simultaneously...pretty much).
If I trim down my MiniInfo.xml file to include data only for the games I have on my cabinet, will CPW start up faster?
Thanks!
-Jason
headkaze:
--- Quote from: jasonbar on March 13, 2010, 08:34:15 pm ---If I trim down my MiniInfo.xml file to include data only for the games I have on my cabinet, will CPW start up faster?
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Sorry for being so late to reply.. very busy lately.. unfortunately there is alot of data in MiniInfo.xml even when it cuts out the "fat" from GameInfo.xml. So unfortunately it will take a bit (only a few seconds on most PC's). On slower machines you may want to try Johnny 5.
--- Quote from: Necro on February 19, 2010, 12:21:59 pm ---Headkaze - just wondering, but the method you used to flip CPWizard...is that something that could be used to make the current screen/display a DirectX layer or something like that, then flip it using the video card? Basically, redirect all output through a flip filter or something similar?
(My knowledge of any of this is absolutely nil, but I WILL learn if that's possible and it wouldn't make the computer crawl...)
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Unfortunately I can only make CPWizard's display flip, not the entire screen - the video card would need to do that. I know video cards can rotate displays, perhaps they can mirror them too?
Invincer:
Has anyone else had the same issues described earlier in this post (or know of a fix) when the display2 does not seem to work at all?
headkaze:
I would really like to get to the bottom of this.. I did find a bug, so can you download CPW again from my website (should be v2.34 when you run it but haven't updated the website yet only the download).
I just tested it with my secondary monitor at a different resolution to my primary and it worked okay for me so that should not be a problem.
Just do me a favour and run CPW enable the Sub Screen display then minimize CPW and run Mame from command line (Eg. mame 1942) then quit Mame and run another game (Eg. mame sf2). See if the secondary screen is trying to pop up. If not see if you can use alt tab to maximise it.