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Title: MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Coffein on October 07, 2003, 01:59:59 pm
Hi All

I have the latest MameWah release installed. It is up and running but the only thing i can
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Minwah on October 07, 2003, 02:28:47 pm
The background image needs to have the correct filename/path for it to work in MAMEWAH itself.

Read the Layouts.txt file in your \Layouts folder, it should explain all :)
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Coffein on October 07, 2003, 02:46:05 pm
Hmmm not clear enough for me though  :)

I have a folder called D:\MAMEWAH\LAYOUTS\cab640x400 with the following files:

layout.lay
layout-main.jpeg

in the mamewah cfg i have these lines under ;misc
Layout Name = D:\MAMEWAH\LAYOUTS\cab640x400

Where should i put these setting in the layout.cfg  ???

/Coffein


Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: tmasman on October 07, 2003, 02:51:28 pm
I have a folder called D:\MAMEWAH\LAYOUTS\cab640*400 with the following files:

Interesting...
Windows doesn't allow you to have folders with "*" in them...
You may want to double check that...
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Coffein on October 07, 2003, 02:54:24 pm
Ups i use x and not *

/Coffein
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: dhansen on October 07, 2003, 03:53:51 pm
I'm having the same problem...

I do like the new release though!!

Doug
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Minwah on October 07, 2003, 07:33:33 pm
Who wasn't paying attention to the last revision, lol  :D

I changed the system slightly with v0.96...I did include a revised Layouts.txt with the download, but here's the crucial part:

Backgound Images:

emu?-main.???      emulator specific main backgound image
main.???      general layout main backgound image

emu?-options.???   emulator specific options menu backgound image
options.???      general layout options menu backgound image

emu?-message.???   emulator specific message box backgound image
message.???      general layout message box backgound image

         (if none of the above exist, no background image will be used)



Coffein:  All you need do is remove the 'layout-' before the 'main.jpeg'.  Actually, you may have to change to .jpg rather than .jpeg - this should work too but I can't remember atm how I did it  :-[
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: dhansen on October 08, 2003, 08:18:31 am
Ahhhh!  I see!  Thanks Minwah!  All is well now....

Doug
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Coffein on October 08, 2003, 03:08:29 pm
mmhhh still no luck after renaming the bakground file til main.jpg  ???


BTW: A great frontend, i am sure it works ok with the right user  :D


/Coffein
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Minwah on October 08, 2003, 07:07:29 pm
mmhhh still no luck after renaming the bakground file til main.jpg  ???


BTW: A great frontend, i am sure it works ok with the right user  :D

Email me your .lay / .jpg 's and I will try to see what the problem is :)
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Coffein on October 09, 2003, 03:41:04 pm
Thanks alot MinWah for the latest update. It seems that it solves my problem with the background image.  :)

Greeting

/Coffein
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: RCadeControls on October 11, 2003, 12:04:44 pm
I am new to MameWAH and having similar troubles.

I have downloaded a number of the pre-made custom layouts and none of them work at all.

Not working = No background images or artwork displaying.

Do I have to go and rename every custom file if I want to use it?

The layout editor loads the files fine, but mamewah does not.

Other than the fact it does not work, this looks like a promising front end...
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: RCadeControls on October 11, 2003, 12:26:00 pm
 :-X :-X :-X :-X

Of course, now it does not work at all. Cannot change the layout at all no matter what name I make the dir.

MameWAH = Waste of time.
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Nailz on October 11, 2003, 03:29:05 pm
:-X :-X :-X :-X

Of course, now it does not work at all. Cannot change the layout at all no matter what name I make the dir.

MameWAH = Waste of time.

Wow, 2 posts and you're already ripping MameWAH?  MameWAH is about the best front end out there right now, and if you haven't noticed, MinWah spends a great deal of time here trying to help folks the best he can.

So RTFM, and then come back and ask some smart questions.....
Title: Re:MameWah Background image ??
Post by: Minwah on October 13, 2003, 08:30:04 am
:-X :-X :-X :-X

Of course, now it does not work at all. Cannot change the layout at all no matter what name I make the dir.

MameWAH = Waste of time.

You obviously did something wrong.  The fact that you can't change layout means that you haven't entered a valid layout.  

Read Layouts.txt from whichever version download you are using, it explains all.  Alternatively, use MAME32, you might find it less of a 'waste of time' :P