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Title: Is it possible.....
Post by: BORIStheBLADE on December 08, 2007, 05:30:07 pm
Most games will have a two, three, four and six button layout and we all setup most of our control panels to be a 6+1 or just a 6 button layout. I am looking to see what people are doing with their arcades to show the button layout per game. Is there a way to have in the frontend screen when it show your game and snapshot  show a button layout for that game so you know which buttons to use?
I think it would be cool and helpful at the same time.

Thanks
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: crummy on December 08, 2007, 06:05:49 pm
With Mala, and LEDwiz, and LED-lit buttons, you can have only the buttons that are in use for a game light up.
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: SGT on December 08, 2007, 06:15:01 pm
Quote from: BORIStheBLADE on December 08, 2007, 05:30:07 pm
I am looking to see what people are doing with their arcades to show the button layout per game. Is there a way to have in the frontend screen when it show your game and snapshot  show a button layout for that game so you know which buttons to use?

I use CPVIEWER in conjunction with Mala.

http://www.cpviewer.emuchrist.org/

Headkaze has something similiar called CPWIZARD (see thread in this forum).  This can also be used from within MAME along with your frontend.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=74091.0
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: loadman on December 08, 2007, 06:59:38 pm
Quote from: crummy on December 08, 2007, 06:05:49 pm
With Mala, and LEDwiz, and LED-lit buttons, you can have only the buttons that are in use for a game light up.

..I should also add that GameEx and Atomic can do that too.

and MaLa and GameEx can also use the PacDrive (http://www.ultimarc.com/pacdrive.html) to light up the buttons.
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: youki on December 10, 2007, 04:04:49 am
Atomic can use PacDrive too.

And i have also a plug'in that display on screen all information on game   including control it uses while your are browsing the game list.

this plugin's is still under developpment , and graphics need to be enhanced but it works well.

Here a preview :

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3kok5_control-info-wip2_videogames

You could also use tool  lile CPViewer  (Control Pannel Viewer) or CPWizard or Johnny5 (i guess)  to display the panel layout before running the game.
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: loadman on December 10, 2007, 05:02:40 am
Quote from: youki on December 10, 2007, 04:04:49 am
Atomic can use PacDrive too.

Sorry I did not know  ;)
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: headkaze on December 10, 2007, 08:12:17 am
Quote from: youki on December 10, 2007, 04:04:49 am
Atomic can use PacDrive too.

Youki how is PacDrive supported in Atomic? Is it a plugin or built in? Does it have the same features as the LEDWiz support?
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: BORIStheBLADE on December 10, 2007, 08:32:17 am
Cool! Well, I think I'm going to  mess with CPVIEWER  and CPWIZARD and see what I come up with.

Thanks
Title: Re: Is it possible.....
Post by: youki on December 10, 2007, 08:34:19 am
For Atomic 0.19 it use an external command i made for a user . You can also use it in a Atomic Plug'in if you wish.  But the integration is not as polished than the mala or GameEX one.

For Atomic 0.20 (under development) it is build in, Similar to my LEDWIZ support , but with limitation due to the limitation of the pac-drive itself (compared to the LEDWIZ ).