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k more testing , still with MAME32 normal build, not MAME32 Plus: in the windows screensaver configuration, if i click on 'preview', the screensaver launch, bypass a screen , then quit (i didn't moved the mouse, or anything) if i let the screensaver start normally, then it does what i say, stay stuck on the OK screen, but do not quit... now will try with MAME32Plus as ALL previous tries (when it quitted) where by manually launching the screensaver, and it seems that it acts differently if you let it start, or if you launch it manually.... k just let the screensaver starts normally, same, screensaver starts, launch MAME, bypass 1st screen, then quits. Regards, MAMu_

back from the kitchen, again was stuck on a OK screen (normal Mame32) worst: i could press OK with left right, game started, i could move mouse, etc, screensaver didn't quit untill i pressed esc...

edit: went cooking in the kitchen, went back to the pc, the screensaver was launched, and stucked on a press OK screen (with normal MAME32) seems it didn't quit that time, but was still on a OK screen... back cooking, i'll test it further later, sorry

just tried it with a normal MAME32 build, doesn't work neither... seems that pressing the enter key (not manually, but the fact you send it) do quit the screensaver* *again, not sure as PC is busy

i've just tested it but my PC is damn busy at the moment, downloading things here and there, so not sure if it's working or not, if it's the fact that the pc beeing busy that make it quits, or not... so far it doesn't work..: bypass the 1st screen then normally quits, it seems. send me a mail to zemamu[AT]free.fr in MAME32 Plus: 1st launch of a game: 1st screen, usage of emulators blah blah, press OK 2nd screen is warning screen if needed (bad emulation or such), press OK 3rd screen (or 2nd if no warning) info screen, press select key to quit (which is Return by default, esc key works too) 2nd launch of a game: 1st screen, warning screen if needed, press OK 2nd screen, (or 1st if no warning) info screen, press select key to quit (return or esc) hope this will help

nice move except.. it doesn't work with any MAME Plus build: after the skip disclaimer and skip infos, you have to press slect button (Return key)... Could be cool to add this as an option (normal MAME build/MAME plus build) Regards, MAMu_

Also ^^ could it be possible to save these options in a ini file...? ie: if you check loop, close MNGer and relaunch it, loop is not checked anymore...

Hi Tom, Would it be possible to add in next MNGer if planned a checkbox, or a right click menu option, to ask MNGer to stretch (as it actually does by default), or NOT stretch but rather use real 1:1 size, the mngs...? Thx for considering, Regards, MAMu_

if you're using MAME 0.99 u6 (or even perhaps u4 and u5) -skip_disclaimer is no longer valid... if you use it, MAME doesn't load... try to see your mame.ini and remove it from it, and see too in GameEX MAME options if it's checked somewhere (i dunno that much gameex)... hope this will help Regards, MAMu_

Tom i'd like to have a answer by you... is your screensaver definitely broken with new MAME versions since removal of the -skip options...? i'm not that much for keeping older mame versions on my pc...

installed 0.27... created games list... same... it quits directly after the MAME screen... i tried to remove the -skip_disclaimer option that was in cmd line of screensaver options, and it launch mame as it should... but i have to press OK... so it quits any ideas...?

http://tomspeirs.com/MAMEScreenSaver/

already posted it in MW's forum: Excellent, works pretty well in fact... (thx for using one of my icons btw.. where are my credits???? joking..) I love the way it interact with MAME folder, creates list from current exe (that sceensaver is not a MAME modified build, it needs you to point to MAME32.EXE , without any need to modify MAME folder or to be placed in it...) i'll had a few suggestions though if you accept these... 1/A LIST MANAGER: When game list is done, add a 'List manager' button in configuration of the screensaver, where all games would be listed and checked, and where , with a right click: Uncheck All, Check All, Check by source (opens up a identical list of source files, ie: check neogeo.c will check all neogeos games, etc), and Chech favorites (read from mame32 favorites folder)...and anything else it could need (why not a save and load list, when a list of nice games is done, you can save it in order to be sure no configuration is lost) asking this cause the very 3 1st games that were choosen randomly all needed 1P to be pressed (unlucky) to bypass the config :] and I thought, damn, these 3 would need to be unchecked, as any press on any key, or mouse move, quits the screensaver (which gave me idea n°3)... 4th game was a neogeo... 'that would be cool to only display neogeo too...' 2/CUSTOMISATION: point to any image in order to replace the MAME logo you used between each games, the informations should still be forced over that image (name of game, company, year) (I can provide you a 24 bit MAME TM logo.png with alpha if you want to force the MAME logo over that choosen image, but then it could be cool at least to let the user choose the position of it over its choosen image (values X,Y would be just cool) Choose Size and Typo of infos, and why not position too... 3/LET THE USER PLAY (if asked) in Configuration, a box: 'Play MAME on key(s) press: [ ] Here user could enter a key, or a chain of keys separated by ',' that would stop the screensaver, but not mame... if a user want to play one of the games actually onscreen that has been choose randomly by your screensaver, frustrating to insert a coin on hotrod, and back to windows ^^ (ie by pressing 5 or 1, insert coins, start player 1, common MAME used keys choosen by user, the screensaver would be unloaded from memory, MAME would still run, no return possible to windows except with esc key, as usual) That were my 2cents Anyway as it is.. i really like it and will use it Regards, MAMu_