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Oh yeah? Cool. I will try that and upload my config again. CDisplay is an app that reads .zip and .rar archives that has a changed extension (zip->cbz rar->cbr). I don't think it'll have PDF support, but I don't really know much about anything. It would be really cool if you'd have the option in GameEx e-book setup like this (-> is just in the example to illustrate a selector bar in the wizard/advanced config): E-Books ____________________ PDF Support (Use GameEx built in support) -> Yes/No Support for CBR and CBZ format -> Yes/No Path to CDisplay comic viewer -> Browse The "Path to CDisplay comic viewer" could be greyed out unless the above is selected. I haven't checked for a while, but I'm guessing that CDisplay is open source and perhaps could be worked into a GameEx plugin? Emph

Yes, +1 here on the CDisplay use. I've already did a config-file to use it (available in the config&ini thread), but it would be nice to be able to see "read this e-book now" instead of "play this game now" on the screen. Also, the option of grouping series of books (for comic books for example) in a folder or something would be nice. Sorry if this comes off to much as a feature request. Emph

It's all good Mr Speirs. GameEx rocks! Emph

There must be someone who has the time to create a little conversion app that can copy the "old" GameEx favourites into a favourites.ini file? Headkaze? Emph

I have the X-Arcade dual, so I just use keyboard settings for Raiden III. Works perfectly. I haven't installed Virtua Tennis 3 in my cab yet. What kind of controller/interface do you use? Emph

Free Shoot Em Ups for PC: http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/database.p...p;sort_dir=desc Emph

http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?search=mame Emph

Unfortunately, I didn't get it to work. I use the X-Arcade dual. I think that's the problem. I'm gonna build a new panel when I have some more time. Perhaps this summer. Buttons work, but not navigation. It's really strange though, since it's only keypresses. Does AutoHotKey use different key-codes for "8" and "numpad 8"? If that's the case, perhaps I can figure it out. Thanks. Emph

This looks sexy as all hell: http://typhoon.kuto.de/index.html Emph

I've chosen to filter away adult games and Mahjong games. Still, when screensaver is running, I see Mahjong games pop up. I've tried to solve this by choosing "only favorites" in the screensaver settings. But I still get "unwanted" games in my screensaver. I wonder if this is somehow related to this issue: http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=3496 since I seem to get "weird behaviour" from GameEx that noone else seem to get. Emph

Great work there, PimpDaddyStu! It really wasn't that hard to do after all. Edit: I've tried this now, and the buttons work fine, but I can't seem to get my controls to work for some reason. Wait, I just thought of something... Perhaps I'll get it to work. Emph

The gif format uses nondestructive compression. It's all about the number of colours you use. A Gif can therefore be HUGE, but if it only contains 4 colours, it will still not look like crap and have a small file size. Also, gifs can be animated. JPEG compression is better for photos, or images with thousands of colours. The png format is generally the best looking, because it uses some kind of nondestructive compression, but it tends to be bigger in size because of that. Emph

Very Clean site mate. The MCE Glossy download link is broken though. You've got a .gif at the end of the link (.zip.gif). Emph

Here's a nice small cabinet if you need some inspiration at this point: It's Italian made professional JAMMA cabinet. It houses a 14" CRT rotatable arcade screen. It's a bit tight for two people to play the whole night, but for at game or two, it works. Best of luck. Emph

Here's a link to the build I'm currently using: http://redump.emubase.de/mame.php It's the P4 optimized build for 0.114. I'll check the log nex time GameEx is acting up. Thanks. Emph

Did you find out anything about this Tom? *hides behind cab* Emph

The difference between BezelVersion 1/2 is how new the MAME build is. Version 1 is for builds previous to the new graphics engine. Version 2 is for the new one. Naturally, most people will use version 2. I just upgraded from 0.113u2 FX to 0.114 (P4 Optimized) but this has been an issue for me ever since the autodetection feature was introduced. How about a (nondefault) feature to turn the autodetection of MAME-version off? I've actually requested it'd be investigated before but no luck. Thanks for the attention! It might help to know that: What I do when I upgrade to a newer build is "get" the updated roms, update my library using clrmame pro and the MAME build of my choice (this time no FX build was ready for 0.114) change the MAME.exe for GameEx using the Advanced Configuration app, run GameEx and finally Update Game List then I try to launch 1941 since it's the first vertical game in my gamelist and GameEx exits back to the gamelist. I then go into my GameEx CONFIG folder and gameex.ini and do a search/replace for BezelVersion=1 -> BezelVersion=2 in Notepad. Now everything works. Edit: I've checked my log, and I don't see anywhere that GameEx is checking MAME version? Is that not visible in the log? It just checks the path and .exe name, right? Emph

This is something I've learnt to live with, but it's still super annoying. Am I the only one who has to manually change BezelVersion=1 to BezelVersion=2 EVERY time I've changed MAME version? Please Tom, change the default setting to BezelVersion=2 because I really think most users are using the newest MAME build. It sometimes even changes even though I haven't made any MAME changes. Emph

There's a plugin for MediaPortal that does something similar: http://www.team-mediaportal.com/files/Down...rtPowerControl/ I guess it's open source, so if someone can port it to GameEx or just get inspired from it... Emph

Great work Tom! I also found out that if a theme is using a font that's not installed currently, GameEx crashes. Would be great to have GameEx check for the font somehow and either display a "Font is missing" or simply default to using a Windows font, like Verdana or Trebuchet. Emph

That would be really cool! Or a plugin that triggers the rotation mechanism when you press the "tab" (GameEx default key for frontend screen rotation). Emph

Update: I changed theme using Advanced Configuration instead. I got another crash, but that's because I had disabled the title font in my Gameex.ini. It had a blank entry (''). I set it to Trebuchet and it started up. I then changed to my Red & Blue theme (available on Nights site, that's right) and it worked. I then changed back to Media Center without GameEx crashing. So far so good. I then tried Soul Calibur theme (looked a bit off but worked) but then when I tried to switch to the Goonies theme GameEx crashed again with a DirectX error (sorry, no log attached this time). I rebooted, but I still have problems starting the Goonies theme. I changed to Valhalla, and it's all working nicely. Emph

I just upgraded to this (actually first 7.95 and created the log below but with 7.96 it's still crashing) and I get crashed on theme selection in the Theme Picker. I'm trying to change from my own Red & Blue theme (1024x768) to Media Center (as I'm dying to see how it looks). I don't have an internet connection on my cabinet PC (wireless issues, don't ask) so I've unchecked the option to download the default themes during installation if that could cause this. Log below: 16:15:17.4 2007-03-25: GameEx: Version 7.95: Starting Log 16:15:17.5 2007-03-25: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 16:15:17.5 2007-03-25: Operating System Name: Windows XP 16:15:17.5 2007-03-25: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 16:15:17.6 2007-03-25: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 16:15:17.6 2007-03-25: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 16:15:17.6 2007-03-25: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 16:15:17.6 2007-03-25: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz 16:15:17.6 2007-03-25: 2,4Ghz 16:15:17.8 2007-03-25: Running Randomize() 16:15:17.8 2007-03-25: Loading PlugIns 16:15:17.9 2007-03-25: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 16:15:17.9 2007-03-25: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Running Misc startup tasks 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Setting Menu types 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Opening Configuration File 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Getting Configuration Values 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Using Theme: Red&Blue 1024 x 768 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Red&Blue 1024 x 768 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Launching HideOS.exe 16:15:18.1 2007-03-25: Hiding Taskbar 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Is Media Center running? 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Media Center Mode 2 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Custom Keyboard Input enabled: Getting custom codes 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Snap Delay set to: 3 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Get other settings 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Mouse Input is disabled 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: SlikStik support enabled 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Using DirectInput for keyboard input 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Start work for Form 16:15:18.2 2007-03-25: Getting Original Screen Size 16:15:18.7 2007-03-25: Initializing Component 16:15:19.5 2007-03-25: Creating Radio Station Genres 16:15:20.1 2007-03-25: Succesfully created station genres 16:15:20.1 2007-03-25: MAME Path is: E:\Spel\MAME 16:15:20.1 2007-03-25: Model 2 Path Path is: E:\Spel\m2emulator 16:15:20.1 2007-03-25: Model 2 EXE file is: emulator.exe 16:15:20.1 2007-03-25: Use Model 2 on. m2launcher.exe will launch Sega Model 2 games 16:15:20.1 2007-03-25: MAME EXE file is: mame32FXpp.exe 16:15:20.2 2007-03-25: ROM Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\ROMS 16:15:20.2 2007-03-25: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 16:15:20.2 2007-03-25: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 16:15:20.2 2007-03-25: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 16:15:20.2 2007-03-25: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 16:15:20.2 2007-03-25: Loading Controls.ini map file 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Snap Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\hitf12 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: AVI Snap Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\MNG\ingame 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Flyer Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\flyers 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Cabinet Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\cabinets 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Title Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\titles 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Panel Path: Not Found 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Manual Path: Not Found 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Icon Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\icons 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Marquee Path is: E:\Spel\MAME\marquees 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Loading Custom Emulators 16:15:20.3 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 1: PC GAMES 16:15:20.4 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 2: Sega Dreamcast (Chankast) 16:15:20.5 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 3: SEGA Games 16:15:20.6 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 4: Gameboy Advance 16:15:20.7 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 5: Comic - 1602 16:15:20.7 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 6: Comic - Battle Angel Alita 16:15:20.7 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 7: Comic - Elektra V2 16:15:20.8 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 8: Comic - Secret War 16:15:20.8 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 9: Comic - The New Avengers 16:15:20.9 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 10: Comic - The Pulse 16:15:20.9 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 11: Comic - Ultimate Fantastic Four 16:15:21.0 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 12: Comic - Ultimate Iron Man 16:15:21.0 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 13: Comic - Ultimate Marvel Team-Up 16:15:21.1 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 14: Comic - Ultimate Six 16:15:21.1 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 15: Comic - Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk 16:15:21.2 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 17: Comic - V for Vendetta 16:15:21.2 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 18: Game Playback 16:15:21.3 2007-03-25: Loading Emulator 19: NEC Turbo Grafx 16 16:15:21.4 2007-03-25: Using 2D Animations 16:15:21.5 2007-03-25: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 16:15:21.5 2007-03-25: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 16:15:21.5 2007-03-25: Initialising DirectDraw 16:15:21.6 2007-03-25: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 16:15:22.0 2007-03-25: Creating DirectDraw Device 16:15:22.0 2007-03-25: Using Device: RADEON 9250 16:15:22.1 2007-03-25: 307mb video memory available 16:15:22.1 2007-03-25: Setting Resolution to 1024x768 32 bit color 16:15:22.2 2007-03-25: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 16:15:22.2 2007-03-25: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 16:15:22.2 2007-03-25: Creating Back Buffer 16:15:22.4 2007-03-25: Version 2 Theme being used. Loading. 16:15:22.4 2007-03-25: Loading Button Data 16:15:22.4 2007-03-25: Loading Font Data 16:15:22.4 2007-03-25: Loading Layout Data 16:15:22.4 2007-03-25: Loading Taskbar Data 16:15:22.4 2007-03-25: Loading graphic Surfaces 16:15:22.5 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 16:15:22.6 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Volume 16:15:22.6 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Arrows 16:15:22.6 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 16:15:22.6 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 16:15:22.7 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 16:15:26.1 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 16:15:26.3 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 16:15:26.3 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 16:15:26.5 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Snaps 16:15:26.5 2007-03-25: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 16:15:26.7 2007-03-25: Creating Fonts 16:15:26.7 2007-03-25: Creating Menu Font 16:15:26.8 2007-03-25: Restoring Menu Font From Cache 16:15:28.3 2007-03-25: Creating Game Font 16:15:29.0 2007-03-25: Creating Font Black 16:15:29.2 2007-03-25: Creating Font Black Small 16:15:29.3 2007-03-25: Creating Game Font Faded 16:15:30.3 2007-03-25: Creating Title Font 16:15:32.5 2007-03-25: Fonts Created Succesfully 16:15:32.5 2007-03-25: 254mb video memory left available 16:15:32.5 2007-03-25: Text/Language: English 16:15:32.5 2007-03-25: Applying Language/Text 16:15:32.6 2007-03-25: Initialising Bass Audio Library 16:15:32.9 2007-03-25: MAME CMD options: -nvram_directory E:\Spel\MAME\AdvanceMAME\nvram -cfg_directory E:\Spel\MAME\cfg -ctrlrpath E:\Spel\MAME\ctrlr -cheat_file E:\Spel\MAME\cheat.dat -mouse 16:15:32.9 2007-03-25: Attempting to load game list 16:15:34.1 2007-03-25: Loading last used Game List 16:15:34.5 2007-03-25: Setting Music Volume 16:15:34.5 2007-03-25: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename 16:15:34.5 2007-03-25: Creating DirectSound Device 16:15:34.6 2007-03-25: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 16:15:34.6 2007-03-25: Loading Sound Files 16:15:34.7 2007-03-25: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 16:15:34.7 2007-03-25: Creating ICONS 16:15:34.7 2007-03-25: Restoring Cached ICONS from File 16:15:39.1 2007-03-25: Gamepad/Joystick disabled 16:15:39.1 2007-03-25: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support 16:15:39.2 2007-03-25: Initializing MCE Remote 16:15:39.2 2007-03-25: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 16:15:39.3 2007-03-25: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 16:15:40.0 2007-03-25: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 16:16:02.4 2007-03-25: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 16:16:02.4 2007-03-25: First Exception: 16:16:02.4 2007-03-25: Error in the application. 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects) 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags) 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawGameTextSelected(Int32 x, Int32 y, String textstring, Boolean notrans, Boolean forfade, Boolean forfade2, Boolean overidelscale) 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawV2SelectedItemText() 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame() 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: Last Exception: 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: Error in the application. 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects) 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags) 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawGameTextSelected(Int32 x, Int32 y, String textstring, Boolean notrans, Boolean forfade, Boolean forfade2, Boolean overidelscale) 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawV2SelectedItemText() 16:16:02.5 2007-03-25: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame() 16:16:04.9 2007-03-25: Exiting GameEx! 16:16:04.9 2007-03-25: Saving Settings 16:16:06.9 2007-03-25: Disposing Plugins 16:16:06.9 2007-03-25: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit Is this a Direct issue due to newly introduced features in this theme or something freakier? Emph

Virtua Tennis 3: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/virtuatennis3/index.html Emph

Open up theme.ini in the theme folder. There you can edit the sizes etc. It is better to copy the entire folder first though and rename it with the intended resolution for backup. Emph