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Xenepp:
It's been a while since I've scoured these forums and since I've just got hold of a nice stand-up cab, a PC and some Ultimarc gubbings the only thing left to investigate is the frontend.

I plan to run XP on my P4 with an ArcadeVGA and Mini-PAC, which frontend might suit best?

More to the point, what is everyone using these days and what layouts/schemes are the favorites?

I remember actually seeing a thread ages ago which dealt with hiding XP at boot time and minimising XP components. This is of particular interest since I only plan to run MAME on the cab, nothing else.

I did try to search but nothing came up (I tried with topics I knew existed though and it didn't find them either  ???)

Anyway, thanks in advance guys!

 -Joel

Buddabing:

--- Quote from: Xenepp on May 08, 2007, 10:26:53 pm ---It's been a while since I've scoured these forums and since I've just got hold of a nice stand-up cab, a PC and some Ultimarc gubbings the only thing left to investigate is the frontend.

I plan to run XP on my P4 with an ArcadeVGA and Mini-PAC, which frontend might suit best?

More to the point, what is everyone using these days and what layouts/schemes are the favorites?

I remember actually seeing a thread ages ago which dealt with hiding XP at boot time and minimising XP components. This is of particular interest since I only plan to run MAME on the cab, nothing else.

I did try to search but nothing came up (I tried with topics I knew existed though and it didn't find them either  ???)

Anyway, thanks in advance guys!

 -Joel

--- End quote ---

The most popular front end may not be the one that fits your needs.

Please consult the wiki for a front end comparison.

Anubis_au:
I can't comment on front-ends because I've not looked that much into them yet, however I can help with the threads on hiding windows, shelling your FE etc.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53467.0

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Hiding_Windows

Good luck with it.

unclet:
Based on discussions in the software forum, I would believe (in no particular order) that the following frontends are talked about the most:

AtomicFE
Mala
MameWah
GameEx


This in no way means that other emulators listed on the Wiki would not suit your needs .... I am just trying to save you time.   When I was searching for a frontend I did not really want to have to install tons of different frontends to make a decision ... I just preferred to try the FEs which most people were talking about at the time.  Hope this helps you out a bit.

PS:  The frontends listed above will give you a really good taste of what types of options are currently available for use in a frontend. 

MustardTent:

--- Quote from: Buddabing on May 09, 2007, 12:19:14 am ---
The most popular front end may not be the one that fits your needs.

Please consult the wiki for a front end comparison.

--- End quote ---

Agreed.  Take the time to try more than one frontend.  Get to learn how they look/feel on your machine.  Have fun with it -- one of the best parts of making the cab is putting together a really slick user interface.

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