MAMEWAH v1.62b13 for BETA testing!

[Minwah]

Take a look or download here:

http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=99454&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1&new=

[FrizzleFried]

Can someone PLEASE download b13 from mameworld.info and re-post it here as I can not download it from mameworlds servers...long story.  Thanks!

[Minwah]

Ah sorry 'bout that!

Try this: http://mamewah.mameworld.net/downloads/mamewah_v162b13.zip

[FrizzleFried]

Thus far all looks good...but the HISTORY.DAT implementation needs work...it's currently very rough looking.   Perhaps a button to click to get to this data....or if you want to keep the current setup,  at least scroll the text smoothly.

That aside,  the update kicks ass.  It fixes issues I had with my current vertical cabinet...but I just can't use the History.dat feature until it can be presented a little better...

[Minwah]

Perhaps a button to click to get to this data....

Have a look in mamewah.cfg...that is what the 'TOGGLE_HISTORY_DAT_DISPLAY' input is for.

at least scroll the text smoothly.

I knew some people would want pixel scrolling, but I didn't want to jump through hoops to do it.  When I start using DirectDraw that should be easy... You might find with the above shortcut that the line scrolling is more acceptable when scrolling through manually.

[FrizzleFried]

I found that entry in the .CFG file...any way to make it pop up a separate window above the menu (like the OPTIONS menu pops up for example)....?

[Minwah]

I found that entry in the .CFG file...any way to make it pop up a separate window above the menu (like the OPTIONS menu pops up for example)....?

Nope, but if you want to do that you could use JFath's HistView: http://www.fath.us/unprotected/projects.html

[FrizzleFried]

After a little tweaking with my current layout,  I have it set up to show the title screen jpg first,  then go in to the animated preview.   If I click the CREDIT 1 button,  the history screen replaces the animated preview until I click the CREDIT 1 button again which makes it disappear and the title screen come back on.

The only MINOR issue I can see is that when I click the CREDIT 1 button to go back to the title screen,  it then stays the title screen...it won't pick the animated preview back up until I move off that game and come back.

The corrected vertical aspect ratios work kickass...thank you!

I can't really test the vertical filter as I have already removed all horizontal ROMS from my vertical cabinet....when I get to my horizontal cabinet I will be able to test this...

Request/Suggestion for next release (on top of all the other important stuff like Animated GIF support):  Smooth scrolling (pixel scroll?),  the ability to turn on and off the auto-scroll as well as perhaps a speed setting?   The ability to attach an image to a button...it would be pretty cool to be able to hit a button to see the CONTROL PANEL or CABINET from a game...

Thanks Minwah!

[Minwah]

The only MINOR issue I can see is that when I click the CREDIT 1 button to go back to the title screen,  it then stays the title screen...it won't pick the animated preview back up until I move off that game and come back.

OK will look at this, should be a pretty easy fix.

Request/Suggestion for next release (on top of all the other important stuff like Animated GIF support):  Smooth scrolling (pixel scroll?),

I commented above on this, basically don't hold your breathe!

the ability to turn on and off the auto-scroll as well as perhaps a speed setting?

You can turn it off by setting the delay to 0.  I agree scroll speed would be handy, I'll add that.

The ability to attach an image to a button...it would be pretty cool to be able to hit a button to see the CONTROL PANEL or CABINET from a game...

Well not exactly currently possible, but that is pretty much what some people achieve with the help of JCrouse's CPViewer or Howard's Johnny5.

[ppilot]

I'm having a problem with list generation (mame32b109)  I get an error in my log which says ' does not exist in MsgExecCmd'.  Here's my ini file:

### AA_mame.ini (mamewah v1.62) ###

emulator_title                            Arcade Games

### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path                                  c:\mame32\roms
rom_extension                             zip
dat_file                                 
nms_file                                 
catver_ini_file                           c:\mame32\catver.ini
list_generation_method                    rom_folder_vs_listxml

### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines             
emulator_commandline                      C:\Mamebat\default.bat [name]{nodosbox}{nosafelaunch}
post_emulator_app_commandlines           
general_app_commandlines                  C:\histview\histview.exe -r=[name]

### Artwork Settings ###
artwork_image_paths                       

c:\mame32\snap;c:\mame32\marquee;c:\mame32\marquees;c:\mame32\cpanel;c:\mame32\cabinets
movie_preview_path                        c:\mame_videos
movie_artwork_no                          1
enable_fuzzy_search                       0
history_dat_file                          auto
history_dat_artwork_no                    2

### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver               1
select_random_game                        0
saver_type                                gamelist_slideshow
movie_path                               
movie_fullscreen                          1
quit_delay                                0
saver_commandline                         

### Additional Settings ###
music_path                               
lcd_display_file_path                     
description_display                       [description]{scroll}

### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_list                              0



Am I doing something stupid?

[FrizzleFried]

I commented above on this, basically don't hold your breathe!

D0h...I thought you meant THIS version...(in your first post that is).