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Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: jaquer on July 27, 2002, 04:29:15 am

Title: AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: jaquer on July 27, 2002, 04:29:15 am: Hey guys. I just found the page for AdvanceMenu and it looks niiice. Unfortunately it doesn't support NT/2K/XP. I tried compiling a new copy to get rid of the OS version checking but setting up the enviroment proved to be too much work.

Now I am looking for a frontend that works on XP, but looks like this:

(http://advancemame.sourceforge.net/snap/menu-snap-6.jpg)

I am using GLaunch right now and I really like it, but the developer doesn't seem to be interested in implementing something like this (and I don't blame him, must be an awful lot of work).

So, any suggestions?

edit: Sorry, I forgot to mention that I also toyed with the idea of installing Linux on my cab, but I use the computer for other things also (Play DVDs, Word, Web, etc.) and setting those up has taken me to long to simply discard them.

TIA.
Title: Re:AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: )p( on July 27, 2002, 06:09:54 am: Actually that is pretty easy to make in an fe. I think Ed from arcadefx showed some wip pics of a similar layout for arcadefx...I don't know if that made it into his last release.... Also Emuwizzard has an image browser view that is a bit similar to that...

Peter
Title: Re:AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 27, 2002, 06:54:05 pm: You can actually make a skin like that for rd too, I just didn't make one because personally that seems like a very akward way of browsing.
Title: Re:AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: jaquer on July 28, 2002, 03:00:25 am: Thanks to both of you for the info.

)p(: That FE is OK, but I really wish it could be configured a bit more. The source is supposed to be available but the sourceforge page has nothing. I've emailed the author, to see what's going on.

Howard: I've downloaded RD and it is very nice. Except I've been trying to do create a menu like the one I mentioned and I can't seem to understand how you can add several screenshots on the menu at the same time. Maybe I'm missing something obvious, but the skinner app only lists one screenshot at a time.

Also, the documentation directory has a .doc explaining how to create the list of all the games but there is no List Gen executable included.

Thanks again.

edit: grammar
Title: Re:AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: jaquer on July 28, 2002, 03:10:35 am: Of course, I found it right after I posted.

It was one of the types of list.

Sorry about that.
Title: Re:AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 28, 2002, 04:40:22 pm: Quote from: izaram on July 28, 2002, 03:10:35 am

Of course, I found it right after I posted.

It was one of the types of list.

Sorry about that.

No sweat... actually if you decide on using it I would wait a few days. The rebirth is at hand don't cha know. 8)
Title: Re:AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: jaquer on July 28, 2002, 05:59:51 pm: Yep. I've noticed the many *hints*, hehehe.

I really like it, and I had decided to wait until Wed at midnight (wink, wink), before working on it some more.
Title: Re:AdvanceMenu inspired FE that works on XP?
Post by: Lilwolf on July 30, 2002, 05:43:06 pm: Well, JFront can also do it...

And you don't have to wait until wed since I'm not going to release anythign new for a long while because of a harddrive crash... so no winks here :)