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ahofle:
Found it....according to wpcmame, Aaron says it "wasn't necessary".
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67622.msg690001#msg690001
Here are some more posts on this topic:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=56050.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70539.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67622.0
It's really too bad that this problem has already been solved several years ago but hasn't been integrated into MAME.
Haze:
--- Quote from: ahofle on December 27, 2010, 03:08:14 pm ---Found it....according to wpcmame, Aaron says it "wasn't necessary".
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67622.msg690001#msg690001
Here are some more posts on this topic:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=56050.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70539.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=67622.0
It's really too bad that this problem has already been solved several years ago but hasn't been integrated into MAME.
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Maybe he just needs to put forward a reasoned argument as to why he DOES think it's necessary then, or get Aaron to explain exactly why it isn't?
ahofle:
Does it really have to be necessary? There are plenty of unnecessary features in MAME such as CRT-like overlays and filters. While unnecessary, they definitely make MAME much better.
At any rate, this is a good example of a developer willing to make submissions and then being told to justify why it should be accepted, thus driving them away. It's no surprise to me that he would not be motivated to contribute to the project any more. To me, this sort of thing contradicts your call to arms for fresh developers.
Haze:
--- Quote from: ahofle on December 27, 2010, 04:46:07 pm ---Does it really have to be necessary? There are plenty of unnecessary features in MAME such as CRT-like overlays and filters. While unnecessary, they definitely make MAME much better.
At any rate, this is a good example of a developer willing to make submissions and then being told to justify why it should be accepted, thus driving them away. It's no surprise to me that he would not be motivated to contribute to the project any more. To me, this sort of thing contradicts your call to arms for fresh developers.
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Well this area of MAME has nothing to do with me.. there are literally hundreds of programmers who could improve this area, but none have, or their contributions haven't been accepted. Take it up with Aaron. The actual reverse engineering and emulation of hardware is a different area, and the one I'm concerned is stalling.
Gray_Area:
One of the reasons for CabMAME is the cleanstretch feature.
--- Quote from: ahofle on December 27, 2010, 12:23:11 pm --- It's sad to think people will need to run an obsolete operating system to run MAME at native resolutions.
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Requiring obsolete hardware is already a reality. The software side was obviously next.
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