Anyone had this CPViewer/CPVW problem?

[darthbane2k]

I am using CPViewer, well actually - CPVW in conjunction with CPViewer.
Anyway I have noticed an annoying problem. I have mapped a button on mamewah to launch cpviewer once a game is highlighted and for its controls to be displayed.
What happens normally is that CPViewer/CPVW is launched and any key or move of the joystick gets rid of the display and takes you back to mamewah.
Now I have noticed that if you accidently press the launch app button too quickly or press another button with it or another button too quickly after you have pressed the launch app one, I cannot get out of CPViewer at all. It is a focus issue as I have to pull out the keyboard and ALT/TAB to return to mamewah.

Anyone had this problem?
Is there a solution?

[Tiger-Heli]

I know CPViewer, what's CPVW?

[darthbane2k]

I know CPViewer, what's CPVW?

http://home.comcast.net/~cpviewer/cpvw.htm

[jcrouse]

CPVW is a stand alone viewer that is MUCH faster at displaying the image on the screen and filling the labels. It's written by Jerry Fath. It only tie to CPViewer is that it uses a CPViewer layout file to find out the label attributes.

John

[darthbane2k]

CPVW is a stand alone viewer that is MUCH faster at displaying the image on the screen and filling the labels. It's written by Jerry Fath. It only tie to CPViewer is that it uses a CPViewer layout file to find out the label attributes.

John

John, has the problem I reported been documented before?...

[Tiger-Heli]

Problem occurs with Johnny5 and the AHK script, I assume they are similar.  Haven't found a good solution for it there, IMHO.

[Howard_Casto]

I know from others that cpviewer is SUPPOSED to go away with the press of any key.  I personally would find this extremely annoying, but I'm also told you can change this setting?  Probably CPVW has the same annoying feature. 


The focus issue is *probably* a mamewah issue.  From what others have told me mamewah trys to position/handle the external apps it launches.  I've found in my own dealings that this is usually the wrong approach and it's better for a fe to let an app "do it's own thing".

[jcrouse]

Probably CPVW has the same annoying feature.

I believe by default, CPVW exits with the ESC key and in the INI file you can also add one other exit key.

John

[darthbane2k]

Probably CPVW has the same annoying feature.

I believe by default, CPVW exits with the ESC key and in the INI file you can also add one other exit key.

John

Well i've managed to set CPVW to exit on any key press. It isnt annoying for me, its better than labelling a "exit controls viewer button". I think you set the value as "0"

[darthbane2k]

Problem occurs with Johnny5 and the AHK script, I assume they are similar.

[darthbane2k]

[quote author=Howard_Casto link=topic=44069.msg414812#msg414812 date=1128910682

The focus issue is *probably* a mamewah issue.

[jcrouse]

A new CPVW for non-mame platforms is in the works. It will be very basic in functionality, compared to Johnny5. I have the Layout Designer complete. It will support 12 labels each, for four users and also 12 miscellanous buttons. It will read a controls.ini style file that you will need to create yourself. It will probably be available in a month or so.

John

[papaschtroumpf]

Probably CPVW has the same annoying feature.

I believe by default, CPVW exits with the ESC key and in the INI file you can also add one other exit key.

John

if you set the exit keycode to 0, it will exit on any key. This is a great feature in my opinion.

[jcrouse]

Upon testing last evening this is correct. I also like the exit on any key feature but I guess it's a personal thing.

John