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Front End Support => MaLa Frontend => Topic started by: kagaden on January 25, 2009, 12:51:40 am

Title: Load Application on Mala Load (Resolved: use MaLa Launcher plugin)
Post by: kagaden on January 25, 2009, 12:51:40 am: Hi Loadman,

I have Mala shelled into Windows XP and I'm running a script called HyperAttract that Brian_Hoffman created for me. Essentially what it does is exit out of any emulator after a period of inactivity, and back to the Mala frontend, allowing the monitor to go into sleep mode. I don't believe there's a feature in Mala like this yet. However, there's a problem with the timer running this type of script as a service. You can view the thread in the software forum here for details:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88532.0 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=88532.0)

I noticed that there was a feature to load on Mala exit, so I was curious if you could implement a feature that would allow the loading of .exe's on Mala startup in the next version of Mala? Hopefully this wouldn't be too troublesome and I'd kindly donate for the feature.

Thanks for the great frontend!
-K
Title: Re: Feature Request: Load Application on Mala Load
Post by: loadman on January 25, 2009, 01:31:51 am: Couldn't you write a simple batch file that loaded this program then mala?

or possibly you could try loading this as a sudo encoder? options- controller - encoder
Title: Re: Feature Request: Load Application on Mala Load
Post by: TheShanMan on January 25, 2009, 02:07:10 am: Get the MaLa Launcher plugin I wrote from malafe.net.
Title: Re: Feature Request: Load Application on Mala Load
Post by: loadman on January 25, 2009, 01:00:59 pm: Quote from: TheShanMan on January 25, 2009, 02:07:10 am
Get the MaLa Launcher plugin I wrote from malafe.net.

Oh yeah

I knew that

http://www.malafe.net/index.php?page=plugins#malalauncher (http://www.malafe.net/index.php?page=plugins#malalauncher)
Title: Re: Feature Request: Load Application on Mala Load
Post by: kagaden on January 25, 2009, 02:04:19 pm: Quote from: TheShanMan on January 25, 2009, 02:07:10 am
Get the MaLa Launcher plugin I wrote from malafe.net.

Ah hah, good to know ;P I'll give it a shot. Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Feature Request: Load Application on Mala Load
Post by: loadman on January 25, 2009, 02:38:54 pm: Quote from: kagaden on January 25, 2009, 02:04:19 pm
Quote from: TheShanMan on January 25, 2009, 02:07:10 am
Get the MaLa Launcher plugin I wrote from malafe.net.

Ah hah, good to know ;P I'll give it a shot. Thanks guys!

Let us know how it goes. Not sure if we have much feedback for that plugin
Title: Re: Feature Request: Load Application on Mala Load
Post by: dungbeetle46 on January 25, 2009, 05:43:24 pm: I use it to launch cpwizard and its working fine for me
Title: Re: Feature Request: Load Application on Mala Load
Post by: kagaden on January 27, 2009, 12:51:41 am: Quote from: loadman on January 25, 2009, 02:38:54 pm
Quote from: kagaden on January 25, 2009, 02:04:19 pm
Quote from: TheShanMan on January 25, 2009, 02:07:10 am
Get the MaLa Launcher plugin I wrote from malafe.net.

Ah hah, good to know ;P I'll give it a shot. Thanks guys!

Let us know how it goes. Not sure if we have much feedback for that plugin

Installed it tonight and it worked like a charm. Thanks a million again guys!
Title: Re: Load Application on Mala Load (Resolved: use MaLa Launcher plugin)
Post by: TheShanMan on January 27, 2009, 01:11:05 pm: I wrote it for my own use but glad it's helping others out too!
Title: Re: Load Application on Mala Load (Resolved: use MaLa Launcher plugin)
Post by: csa3d on January 27, 2009, 01:16:43 pm: Quote from: TheShanMan on January 27, 2009, 01:11:05 pm
I wrote it for my own use but glad it's helping others out too!

Hey Shan, I am just curious what you load during Mala setup that required a plug-in verses putting that item in the windows startup folder.

Thanks
-csa
Title: Re: Load Application on Mala Load (Resolved: use MaLa Launcher plugin)
Post by: TheShanMan on January 27, 2009, 05:29:48 pm: I have mala set as my shell, not explorer. So the windows startup folder doesn't work.