Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: radnads on November 07, 2005, 10:51:37 pm
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Well, I love the program Howard.
Methods 2 and 3 work for me flawlessly. I am running AMD 2800, Win2000,mamewah 1.61, and mame 101.
The problem I am having is getting methods 4 or 5 running. I think it mostly has to do with AHK script. MAME pauses and Johnny5 loads, but without labels, then can be unpaused to play again. If i change the script J5=Johnny5.exe %1% to J5=Johnny5.exe berzerk, the labels will work for that game, but without being able to unpuase. Where is %1% pulling from.
Maybe this insight might help. I have also noticed that when unpauseing out of Johnny5, MAME is running and then in 3 seconds MAME becomes pauseed without any keyboard strokes. I am assuming this has to do with the sleep timing.
Maybe this could help you, and maybe you could help me?
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I have it running great on my cabinet.
The %1 should be coming from your batch file that calls johnny5. The batch file should get it from your front end.
My batch file that is called from mamewah is:
cd\
cd johnny5
start johnny5.ahk %1
cd\
cd mame
mame %1 %2 %3 %4
exit
In Mamewah, I use the batch file as my executable and it sends the rom name as the first parameter.
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I will have to check my spelling but that is how I have it set up.
Mamewah opens to c:\mamebat\default.bat
which in turns opens johnny.ahk...right
I can command prompt johnny5.exe and works fine. Its only when the script is called on.
What is your sleep set on?
Thx
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My johnny5.ahk file:
[code]
#SingleInstance force
#Persistent
; The asterisk prefix makes the remapping more complete on XP/2k/NT. For 9x systems you can remove it.
DetectHiddenWindows, On
~p::
{
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Checked and is the same as yours.
I run mamewah, it opens the game when selected...ok
I can pause and it pauses....ok
I press ctrl or 1 or 2 and it loads johnny5 control panel viewer...ok
After 3 or 4 seconds the control is loaded full screen but with no labels...not ok
I press crtl or 1 or 2 and it sends me back to the paused games.
everything seems to be running ok except the labeling....ahhhhhh so frustrating. I am so close and it will be awesome and I can taste it.
Johnny5 runs fine when I check. c:\johnny\johnny "whatever game is chosen"
labels and all
any suggestions?