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Short: GUI for the OS4 xMAME port v0.7
Author: Alexander Weber
Uploader: Alexander Weber
Version: 0.7
Type: misc/emu
Requires: AmigaOS4, xmame_0.82.1.lha (or higher)
Architecture: ppc-amigaos >= 4.0.0
This is a GUI for the OS4 xMAME ports made by Steffen Häuser. It supports
xMAME, xNeoMAME and xCpMAME.
There is no installation needed. You can just copy the executable anywhere. It
will search for the MAME executables and the installed ROM's in the MAME:
directory.
When you start the GUI the first time, it will create a file called "gamelist"
in the MAME: directory. The file is used for displaying the full names of the
ROM's. This is done by running xMAME.SDL (if it exists) with the -listfull
option, so it can take a few seconds.
Tooltypes:
WIDTH=n: The width of the GUI window on startup
HEIGHT=n: The height of the GUI window on startup
AUTOLOADGAMEPREFS: If present, the GUI will automatically load the individual
prefs of the games when clicking on them
Shell arguments:
WIDTH/N: The width of the GUI window on startup
HEIGHT/N: The height of the GUI window on startup
AUTOLOADGAMEPREFS/T: If active, the GUI will automatically load the individual
prefs of the games when clicking on them
GUI Usage:
- If you have more than one MAME executable installed, there will be a chooser
gadget where you can select which one to start.
- Frameskip: The checkbox turns frameskip on and off and the slider gadget
chooses how many frames should be skipped. Only available if auto frameskip
is off.
- Fullscreen: Runs the emulation in an own screen when turned on, otherwise it
will open a window on the Workbench.
- Resolution: Selects the resolution for the emulation screen. You can choose
between several pre-defined resolutions or decide to let MAME choose the
screen mode automatically.
Note: The automatic mode will not work if there is a resolution defined in
the prefs file. You will have to save the prefs first. Also, if there is a
resolution defined in the MAME:xmamerc file, automatic choosing of the
resolution will not work for the individual game prefs.
- Auto frameskip: Enable/Disable automatic skipping of frames. Only available
if frameskip is off.
- Sound: Turn sound on or off.
- Sample freq.: The sample frequency for the sound output (8000-48000). Only
available if sound is turned on.
- Available ROM's: A list of all ROM's found in the MAME:roms/ directory is
displayed here. You can choose a game by clicking on its name. If the
automatic loading of game prefs is active, clicking on a game will also load
its individual options.
- Load Game Prefs: Loads the options for the ROM that is currently selected in
the "Available ROM's" list. The options are loaded from a file called
"MAME:rc/{ROM}rc" where {ROM} is the name of the selected ROM.
- Save Game Prefs: Saves the options for the ROM that is currently selected in
the "Available ROM's" list. The options are saved in a file called
"MAME:rc/{ROM}rc" where {ROM} is the name of the selected ROM.
This way you can have individual preferences for each game. If the directory
"MAME:rc" doesn't exist, it is automatically created.
Note: Options that were present in the prefs file and that are not supported
by the GUI will be left untouched when saving.
- Start MAME: Starts the emulation with the selected options.
- Load Prefs: Loads the options stored in the file MAME:xmamerc.
- Save Prefs: Writes the selected options into the file MAME:xmamerc.
Note: Options that are not supported by the GUI will be left untouched when
saving.
- Quit: Closes the GUI.
Menu usage:
- Project:
- Start MAME: Starts the emulation with the selected options.
- Create game list file: Starts xMAME.SDL with the -listfull option in order
to create a file called "gamelist". This file is used for displaying the
full names of the ROM's in the ROM list viewer. This option is only
available if there is an xMAME.SDL executable in the MAME: directory. The
option will not have an effect on the ROM list viewer until you restart
the GUI.
Note: The GUI will create such a file automatically on startup if it
doesn't exist. So you will only really need this option when xMAME is
updated and supports new games.
- Quit: Closes the GUI.
- Prefs:
- Auto-load game prefs: If active, clicking on a ROM in the "Available
ROM's" list will automatically load the individual prefs of the ROM if
present.
- Load Prefs: Loads the options stored in the file MAME:xmamerc.
- Save Prefs: Writes the selected options into the file MAME:xmamerc.
Note: Options that are not supported by the GUI will be left untouched when
saving.
Report bugs/requests to alexwe@alexwe.de
Have fun,
Alexander Weber.
Version history:
v0.7 (22.08.2004):
Each ROM can have its individual options now
New option: Screen mode
Memory leak fixed
Small change and bugfix in saving of prefs
Method of tool type reading changed
v0.6 (08.08.2004):
ROM's are now displayed by their full name
Menu added
I have finally drawn a Workbench icon for this thing
v0.5 (30.06.2004):
Reduced the max frameskip value to 11
Changed sorting algorithm to ignore case
Added sample frequency option
v0.4 (22.06.2004):
Added support for zipped ROM's
ROM list is sorted
v0.3 (19.06.2004):
Native OS4 version
v0.2 (10.04.2004):
Added several options
Added WITH/HEIGHT tooltypes
v0.1 (01.04.2004):
Initial version