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Title: bootup menu
Post by: mmmPeanutButter on November 21, 2005, 11:22:43 am

I desperately need to get my Centipede cab (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=21390.0) done.  It has been way too long.

Quick recap - Rotating monitor (manual), and two control panels (trackball, and joystick one).  Using Windows 98.

So this is what I'm thinking.  When the cab starts up, a full screen pic (see below) prompts the user to select the configuration of the monitor.

Then a second screen is displayed for the user to select the control panel being used (there will need to be a vertical and horizontal version of this image and the correct one would be displayed as a result of the first screen).

Then, based on the selection,  Kymaera will start up with the correct orientation and game lists (would I have 4 installs of Kymaera?)


I really don't know.  The building I can do no problem.  The computer stuff...  not so much.


Any thoughts?

Title: Re: bootup menu
Post by: mmmPeanutButter on November 22, 2005, 08:23:20 am

b u m p   :)

Title: Re: bootup menu
Post by: SteveJ34 on November 22, 2005, 09:38:04 am

Are you planning to run in a Windows environment?

If yes, one idea/approach would be using a browser window full screen displaying an image with an image map and then execute CGI.

Title: Re: bootup menu
Post by: Burke LaShell on November 22, 2005, 12:20:36 pm

Why not a single prompt:
1) Vertical with joysticks
2) Vertical with trackball
3) Horizontal with joysticks
4) Horizontal with trackball

You could have a small picture of each of the four options.

--Burke

Title: Re: bootup menu
Post by: mmmPeanutButter on November 22, 2005, 12:24:47 pm

Quote from: Burke LaShell on November 22, 2005, 12:20:36 pm

Why not a single prompt:
1) Vertical with joysticks
2) Vertical with trackball
3) Horizontal with joysticks
4) Horizontal with trackball

You could have a small picture of each of the four options.

--Burke

I guess I could...  and if it made it easier, then sure.  I just need to be able to do it, and I need it to work and be relatively self-explanitory when it runs.