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Title: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: javeryh on September 26, 2006, 10:09:12 pm

I have a 3 sided cocktail table and I want the display to be rotated 180 degrees.  I do not have a graphics card so when I go to display properties -> settings -> advanced there is no rotate option...  Any ideas? 

I'd also be open to a solution rotating Gamelauncher 180 degrees and then all of the horizontal games in MAME..

Thanks!!

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 26, 2006, 10:23:12 pm

For a golbal solution.... buy a video card that does support rotation. 

both gamelauncher and mame support rotation btw... doesn't help you with anything else though

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: javeryh on September 26, 2006, 10:33:28 pm

Thanks.  So for a short term solution, how do I setup Gamelauncher to rotate 180 degrees and launch horizontal games in MAME 180 degrees too?

Thanks a lot.

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: loadman on September 26, 2006, 10:40:18 pm

I have a cotail table and tried having windows rotated via good video cards and 3rd party software.

Worked great for windows

I gave up on the idea as a few mame games got 'upset' having something in the background rotate them rather than mame itself.

I found that the if you left windows alone and use a FE that rotates 'natively' (there are a few)  and use the options on mame to rotate the games the setup was much happier.

Obvioulsy I hide Windows so you don't notice its not rotated

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: javeryh on September 26, 2006, 11:05:06 pm

Quote from: loadman on September 26, 2006, 10:40:18 pm

I found that the if you left windows alone and use a FE that rotates 'natively' (there are a few)  and use the options on mame to rotate the games the setup was much happier.

Obvioulsy I hide Windows so you don't notice its not rotated

Can I still use Gamelauncher?

Also, how do I rotate a game 180 degrees?  I know -ror and -rol rotate 90 degrees but I can't seem to find the command to rotate 180 degrees?  I also can -flipx and -flipy but not rotate 180!

Any help would be great.

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: loadman on September 26, 2006, 11:27:33 pm

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Can I still use Gamelauncher?

Sure if you are using DOS. If using windows XP you would get more benifits using Mala or Atomic etc..

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Also, how do I rotate a game 180 degrees?  I know -ror and -rol rotate 90 degrees but I can't seem to find the command to rotate 180 degrees?  I also can -flipx and -flipy but not rotate 180!

Flip Both
flipx                   1
flipy                   1

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: javeryh on September 26, 2006, 11:40:52 pm

Quote from: loadman on September 26, 2006, 11:27:33 pm

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Can I still use Gamelauncher?

Sure if you are using DOS. I using windows XP you would get more benifits using Mala or Atomic etc..

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Also, how do I rotate a game 180 degrees?  I know -ror and -rol rotate 90 degrees but I can't seem to find the command to rotate 180 degrees?  I also can -flipx and -flipy but not rotate 180!

Flip Both
flipx                   1
flipy                   1

Ahhh... flip both!  duh!  OK, it works!!

I am using XP but I want to keep it simple and I really like the look of Gamelauncher.  I know there is a Gamelauncher skin but for some reason the font doesn't look right on my laptop (but maybe it will on my arcade monitor?).  I guess I'll give it a shot tomorrow...

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: loadman on September 27, 2006, 12:02:01 am

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I know there is a Gamelauncher skin but for some reason the font doesn't look right on my laptop (but maybe it will on my arcade monitor?).  I guess I'll give it a shot tomorrow...

I used Gamelaucher for many years until I got a decent PC for my Cocktail mame table.

If you are referring to the MaLa Gamelauncher skin (that I am using too until Gamecreature finishes my custom one) make sure you have put the supplied font into the windows font directory. I also choose a similar 'click' sound to play when moving through the selections. 


(http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layouts/gamelauncher_h.jpg)(http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layouts/gamelauncher_v.jpg)

Title: Re: How do I configure my computer to display upsidedown?
Post by: javeryh on September 27, 2006, 09:34:48 am

Quote from: loadman on September 27, 2006, 12:02:01 am

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I know there is a Gamelauncher skin but for some reason the font doesn't look right on my laptop (but maybe it will on my arcade monitor?).  I guess I'll give it a shot tomorrow...

I used Gamelaucher for many years until I got a decent PC for my Cocktail mame table.

If you are referring to the MaLa Gamelauncher skin (that I am using too until Gamecreature finishes my custom one) make sure you have put the supplied font into the windows font directory. I also choose a similar 'click' sound to play when moving through the selections. 


(http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layouts/gamelauncher_h.jpg)(http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layouts/gamelauncher_v.jpg)

I thought I did but maybe I didn't... I'll have to check that out because that would explain a lot...