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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: bllpla on February 16, 2012, 05:15:06 pm

Title: Start program when mala start - SOLVED
Post by: bllpla on February 16, 2012, 05:15:06 pm: Hi i have a question about mala, is possible to add in the startup menu an option to load an external program ?
I use 3RVX for the volume control ingame and i like to load this automaticaly when the front end is loaded.

thanks in advance :)
Title: Re: Start program when mala start
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on February 16, 2012, 05:21:25 pm: 2 ideas:
Just put it in your startup folder and let it run while windows is running.

or, you can write a .bat file that calls your volume program, then calls MaLa, and use that as your way to start MaLa.
Title: Re: Start program when mala start
Post by: bllpla on February 16, 2012, 05:32:28 pm: too easy in this method :)
i have change the reg for start the front end automaticaly at startup.
I need to try with a batch or with script program "launch mala and after launch 3rvx" but i don't know if it works in the registry
Title: Re: Start program when mala start
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on February 16, 2012, 05:52:22 pm: Assuming your program is 3rvx.exe and its in your c:\drive root:, and Mala is at C:\Mala, Obviously change the directories and program names shown here to what you are using.

open a text editor:
type in:

C:\3rvx.exe
C:\Mala\Mala.exe

save as MameStart.txt
rename to MameStart.bat

Then you can run mamestart.bat to run both programs
Title: Re: Start program when mala start
Post by: DaOld Man on February 16, 2012, 07:08:01 pm: Or you could use my new Mala plugin "Control Choose", which just happens to have that option.
Run program on Mala start.
Run program on Mala exit.
Run Program on game start.
Run Program on game end.
Title: Re: Start program when mala start
Post by: TopJimmyCooks on February 16, 2012, 08:18:15 pm: good solution, didn't realize control choose carried those options. nice.
Title: Re: Start program when mala start
Post by: bllpla on February 17, 2012, 07:03:28 am: ok thanks this quest is solved :)
Title: Re: Start program when mala start - SOLVED
Post by: DaOld Man on February 17, 2012, 09:35:04 pm: So what did you decide to do?
Title: Re: Start program when mala start - SOLVED
Post by: bllpla on February 24, 2012, 02:19:15 pm: i have try whit autohotkey script and they work perfectly in the registry

thanks
Title: Re: Start program when mala start
Post by: CWorley on March 07, 2012, 03:20:45 pm: Quote from: DaOld Man on February 16, 2012, 07:08:01 pm
Or you could use my new Mala plugin "Control Choose", which just happens to have that option.
Run program on Mala start.
Run program on Mala exit.
Run Program on game start.
Run Program on game end.

Is this available for download somewhere?
Title: Re: Start program when mala start - SOLVED
Post by: DaOld Man on March 13, 2012, 03:51:49 pm: Control Choose is currently still in beta mode. If you would like to try it, drop me a PM with your email addie and I can send it to you.
Once I feel like there are no bugs or any needed improvements, I plan to upload it to the malafe.net site.
Title: Re: Start program when mala start - SOLVED
Post by: CWorley on March 16, 2012, 10:16:53 am: Thanks DaOld Man. I'll check it out when it's finished. In the meantime, it looks like Mala Launcher will get the job done for me.