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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: Anubis_au on July 07, 2007, 12:10:35 am

Title: Correct usage of MaLa Tree?
Post by: Anubis_au on July 07, 2007, 12:10:35 am

Hi all

I've been planning how I want my MaLa menu structure to be in my arcade cab. I've done up a little drawing to illustrate.

For Daphne, Future and Visual Pinballs, I'd want MaLa to show all the games/ tables, but for MAME I want to go one further, and have a cut down favourites menu with the option of going to a full menu. I'm also thinking of a separate vertical games screen if I end up going the path of a rotating monitor.

Is this the sort of thing that you use MaLa Tree for? Otherwise, is there another way to implement this in MaLa?

Title: Re: Correct usage of MaLa Tree?
Post by: Organic Jerk on July 07, 2007, 04:31:14 pm

There's no real "correct" way to use the Tree..  you can pretty much use it how you see fit.

Personally, since you've made a section for "Arcade Games", I would simplify the tree a bit more under that section.

                                 Arcade games
                                          |                               
       |                   |                       |                    |
Favorites         Laserdisc                Vertical              All


In my opinion, there's no need to create a seperate Daphne and MAME section, since they're all just arcade games and I like to keep the whole "software" aspect of it all hidden to the casual player.


But again, I should reiterate that it's ultimately a personal choice...  In the end, it's up to you to decide how you want to set everything up..

Title: Re: Correct usage of MaLa Tree?
Post by: Anubis_au on July 07, 2007, 08:08:19 pm

Organic, you are right... games are games are games...  Laserdisc games can co-exist with MAME :P

Btw went to your website... love your UI screenshots... that looks awesome! (and forgive me for saying so, but I prefer some of your older CP layouts to the tech one... sorry)

Title: Re: Correct usage of MaLa Tree?
Post by: loadman on July 08, 2007, 05:23:49 am

It would be super- cool if one of you would share your finidings on the Wiki page

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Tree (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Tree)

Title: Re: Correct usage of MaLa Tree?
Post by: Anubis_au on July 09, 2007, 10:50:58 pm

Loadman, if I get the MaLa tree working I'll happily document it for the wiki, cos its threadbare at the moment, as you know :P

Hence I have to ask if I even have the right use of it!!! :P