arcadeos.cfg sample files, pls

[unix4hire]

I'm having some issues with arcadeos, specifically the rotation of the games and arcadeos in general.  I want everything to be rotated for a vertical length screen, including the emulator.  Also, can the background change as I highlight a game?  Example: flyer, screenshot, etc?

If someone can post their cfg file for comparison I'd appreciate it! --Erich

By the way, I'm running only DOS.  Maybe a different FE would be appropriate? (suggestions)

[ahmer]

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I'm having some issues with arcadeos, specifically the rotation of the games and arcadeos in general.  I want everything to be rotated for a vertical length screen, including the emulator.  Also, can the background change as I highlight a game?  Example: flyer, screenshot, etc?

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By the way, I'm running only DOS.  Maybe a different FE would be appropriate? (suggestions)

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[SirPeale]

ahmer: please do not post links to that def site.

As for rotating AOS, you can hit (I think) button 2 (ALT) to get it to rotate.  Then, in arcadeos.cfg:

#auto rotate games, left/right
autorotate=1


or in mame.cfg:

autoror = yes
autorol = yes

[unix4hire]

Thanks, I've learned quite a bit about this since I posted the question.  You hit the space bar to rotate the opening screen image, btw.

One thing I'm now trying to figure out is how to get snapshots or screenshots for each game as the game is highlighted in aos.  Also, making a custom list of games at startup.

tips are appreciated 

[SirPeale]

One thing I'm now trying to figure out is how to get snapshots or screenshots for each game as the game is highlighted in aos.  Also, making a custom list of games at startup.

Custom lists how?  Different emulators?  Game genre?

Snapshots is easy.  You have to have a 256 color snapshot first of all (AOS can only support up to that).  Make sure it's in the snaps directory in your Mame folder.  Then make sure this says:

#Show screen shots when moving through the list
showshot=1

in arcadeos.cfg.

[unix4hire]

Well, basically I want just the original games and none of the alternate/extra versions.  It looks like you can create custom game lists (?) but I don't know how to make it default to the custom list rather than all the games possible given the list of roms I have in the roms folder.

snapshots... so manually remove each game's snapshot from my snaps.zip file and make sure each is 256 color palette?  I'll give it a try with a few.  thanks for the help!
--E

[SirPeale]

Yeah, you can't leave it in the zip file.  PITA to be sure, but that's the way it is.

Easiest way for your 'custom' list is to install the games you want, then mark any games you don't want in your list with the -D flag (I think it's D, anyway).  When the games go from easy to read to kind of greyed out, you got the right one.

[gar0u]

I've been experimenting with about three different frontends, but if I recall, arcadeos has a mergedroms flag.

Make sure your config file is set to search for new roms on startup (search for "search" and you'll find the proper flag), then note the difference in your game list between mergedroms =1 and mergedroms = 0.

One of the two will not display all the alternate versions.

Hope that helps.