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prettiest front end?
tspeirs:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 24, 2006, 04:31:49 am ---Also I wouldn't consider gameex a front end. It's more of a complete and total rip-off of xp media center's gui. ;) I wouldn't classify it as a mame cab front end, rather a set-top box navigation menu. In other words, while it looks nice, it also looks like it should be on a pc hooked to your living room tv, not in a mame cab. So I don't think it should even be compared with the others.
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Have you actually tried it? I'm guessing not as at a bare minimum a thousand people disagree. Here's several of them:
[Cabinets running GameEx]
http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=66
Buddabing:
BTW, if any FE author feels like editing their own wiki entry, please feel free. It is very easy.
gonzobrian:
--- Quote from: tspeirs on March 24, 2006, 11:48:10 am ---I would say try them all out, and don't listen to a front author who recommends his own front end. They generally love replying to these sort of threads, and often bag other front ends.
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I disagree with most of this. Sure try them all out. But to say don't listen to a FE author is silly. Why wouldn't you? Who is going to know the software better to tell others what it can do? Unless I try every FE when ever there is an update how will I know if there are improvements? Also I have been reading these forums for some time and have never seen any FE author "bag other front ends." On the contrary most seem to admire each other and point out what is good in the others work.
tspeirs:
--- Quote from: gonzobrian on March 24, 2006, 06:59:47 pm ---
I disagree with most of this. Sure try them all out. But to say don't listen to a FE author is silly. Why wouldn't you? Who is going to know the software better to tell others what it can do? Unless I try every FE when ever there is an update how will I know if there are improvements? Also I have been reading these forums for some time and have never seen any FE author "bag other front ends." On the contrary most seem to admire each other and point out what is good in the others work.
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Yes mostly, but not always. I've seen it quite a few times, in fact there's an example of it in this thread. Perhaps I was a little harsh and over generalized a little, but it does happen. It's probably just 1 or 2 of them, or maybe even 1. I'm not talking about authors talking about new features available or posting news, or advising users on what there own FE's do. They should do that, it's when they talk about other front ends. I just like things to be factual and unbiased, unless its independent. I'm not going to put links to posts with this happening, but it happens now and again. I certainly respect just about everyone who contributes something useful though, I just got on my high horse that's all. Sorry about that. My philosphy is to be nice and treat everyone with respect, unless they really blow deserving it. I sometimes get ticked off when others are not the same.
Just so there's no misunderstaning, I see you posted in this thread Youki. Note, I am not talking about you here. I really like what you've done with Atomic, it's original, creative, and your dedication to the product and users is admirable...
Brad:
Tom and others are correct. There is NO perfect frontend as it's almost ALWAYS up to personal preference. You really need to try them all and then make an informed decision. If you don't want to try them all, read the feature-set of each and take a sub-set to try.
Brad
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