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Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: BuZz880 on October 13, 2005, 01:30:58 pm ---Ok,

I've worked all this out but the commandline I need as described below:

For speed reasons, the way I want to use Johnny5 is by pre-generating a bunch of png's using a batch process (thanks listgen) that I will setup and with the -justprint feature.

Once I do this, what is the command line to have Johnny5 display my png?
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papaschtroumpf:
or you can call cpvw from JCrouse's page and use the -bg <picture name> command line option

BuZz880:
I get it, thanks.. .I'll try all this later hopefully tonight otr tomorrow.

AllisterFiend:

--- Quote from: BuZz880 on October 13, 2005, 04:56:04 pm ---I get it, thanks.. .I'll try all this later hopefully tonight otr tomorrow.

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Just wondering if you have tried this yet.

I have already created .png files with my control layout (I only have about 40 games that I run on my system) and I just want to be able to pause my game in mame and have ahk view my .png (which is named after the rom image) using ifranview. and then when I press pause again have it go back to mame and continue to play.

I will also try but since I just started reading about these viewer programs, I'm a little overwhelmed. 

Allister Fiend

P.S. I know I at least need Ifranview and AHK, but do I even need johnny 5 or any other controls program just to view a .png in fullscreen?

Howard_Casto:
In your case no.   J5 and other viewers are for people that have a cab that runs several games. 

I would like to point out, though that in the case of others in this thread, just displaying an image is a bad idea.  Every time, and I mean every time you update your controls.dat you'll need to regenerate those images, not just new ones, but all of them (because we constantly tweak entries).  For example, between this version and the next we are going on a spell-check spree, cleaning up misc details.  I'm guestimating at least 80 entries will change.  That and the fact that we'll add those games added in the recently released cp pack.  (Another 60 or so assuming they are all readable)

At first glance it may seem that just displaying images is easier, but in actuality it ends up being more work in the long run.  I only reccomend dislaying imges for those of you with a small games library and those who are forced to do so for various reasons.  It should be a last resort, not a first choice.

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