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Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: jasonbar on February 23, 2007, 07:18:52 pm

Title: Application to switch between MAME & Daphne w/ 1 button press?
Post by: jasonbar on February 23, 2007, 07:18:52 pm

Howdy-

On my MAME cabinet I'm setting up, I'll have essentially MAME & Daphne & almost nothing else.

I've got a SlikStik Quad that I'm upgrading.  It has the I-PAC 4 in it.

I'd like to have a little application that will, upon a certain keypress (preferably one button, perhaps 2 simultaenous keypresses?) quit out of MAME & launch Daphne, or vice versa if pressed again.

Is there some sort of little application swapper or macro program that will map 1 key to do this?


I suppose I could put the MAME & Daphne applications in the Startup folder & then rig up a way to get an Alt-Tab keypress...


Thanks,
-Jason

Title: Re: Application to switch between MAME & Daphne w/ 1 button press?
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 23, 2007, 08:25:49 pm

Well sure, you can do that but from what I'm understanding you are using the windows guis for those two emus then?  It'd be a lot nicer looking if you'd just use a proper front end.  So long as it supports multiple emulators adding daphne to a front-end's setup should be a no-brainer as it supports command line options and it'll even give you the proper command to use in the daphne loader if you check the box.

Title: Re: Application to switch between MAME & Daphne w/ 1 button press?
Post by: jasonbar on February 26, 2007, 07:09:16 pm

Yes, thanks--I failed to clarify.  I am indeed planning on using MAME32 & Daphne.  As I understand it, to use all my various USB peripherals & such, Windows (XP in my case) is the way to go.  I've got an I-PAC4, Tornado Spinner, Apache push/pull spinner, Happ trackball, keyboard, USB light, 2 ACT light guns, & an analog PC joystick.


I'm only a mechanical engineer--I'm having fun building my control panel & cabinet, but the software & configuration aspects are a challenge to me--which is surely already clear...   :)


Thanks,
-Jason

Title: Re: Application to switch between MAME & Daphne w/ 1 button press?
Post by: southpaw13 on February 26, 2007, 10:02:03 pm

I used Mamewah for this with ease.....