Draco1962

Looks sweet - but be aware that if you clear your temporary internet files it will wipe out your level progress..

A little information please about what kind of controller, any 3rd party software (Joy2Key, XPadder, etc.) being used, etc. and what does F10 control now in what emulator.

I use the Alpha Channel support and true black is supported very well. It does allow the use of true black - hex FFFF - without it being converted to transparency.

Welcome back! See! I told you cheap scotch was involved!

Um, nevermind..apparently the database folder has been moved about in some of the themes. The correct path should be \GameEx\Themes\INSERT THEME NAME HERE\Media\LOGOS\Database Marking this as RESOLVED

According to the About this folder.txt file in the \GameEx\Themes\INSERT THEME NAME HERE\Media\Database folder: This folder can contain logo snaps and videos for manufacturers, years and categories. Simmply place a png, jpg, mpg, mng or avi with the same name as a category, manufacturer or year in this folder. Transparent AVI and MNG's are supported by suffixing the filename with "_trans" I have tried placing .png files for some manufacturers in this folder and then selected "By Manufacturer" within MAME and the .png file does not display. Any thoughts or ideas as to why this is not working?

I edited the topic title to try to elevate it to Tom's attention. Not sure where he has been skulking off to lately... hopefully it doesn't involve cheap scotch and cheaper women...

Chazz and I have both encountered this where we are attempting to disable the Start Page Animation. I have confirmed that StartPageAni=False but animation still plays. This is not a theme-dependent setting so must be a bug unless there is another setting that is jacking it up.

Welcome to the GameEx forums! I am assuming you are referring to MAME as the emulator of choice for this project? Please read the following thread and provide us with answers to the questions noted.It is important that you let us know what emulator(s) are in question and if you have achieved the functionality via the emulator prior to troubleshooting GameEx.

Add to your exclusions.

Thanks, Alpha! I have completed to date the Company & Product and Consoles logo packs (May add a few more to the console time and decent images permitting). I am roughly 3/4 finished with GameEx "core" and 1/4 finished with PC System logos. Once I wrap those two up, I will begin work on the Handhelds logos. Upon completion they will be available for download and each logo pack will contain Photoshop PSD and GIMP XCF files so that the end user can add color backgrounds and custom overlay effects to fit within their own themes or use some of the example overlay patterns I have created.

Glad you got it working now! Glad to see another convert in the ranks! We're here to help you get the most out of GameEx.

Your driver link is to the latest version, just Russian translation. The link you provided for DirectX is good. One other thing to be certain of is that you have the .net frameworks installed. Was your XP install from a standard install disk or a stripped down version of XP (i.e. nlite or similar)?

Let's not get too hasty about reinstalling GameEx! We may be able to help you resolve the issue and that should be a last resort. Check your display driver through Device Manager for the version number. The latest driver (from nVidia - not Microsoft!) is GeForce 295.73. If your latest driver version is 290.xx (beta) or 285.xx (stable releases, but very problematic) then you need to download the newest from the link I provided and install. For the DirectX drivers, the latest supported version for XP SP3 is DirectX 9.0c. Please make sure that you have this version installed.

Welcome to the GameEx Forums. As with most "front ends" like GameEx, there are quite a few chores outside of them that have to be performed. Likewise in attempting to help you troubleshoot your problem. Please review My emulator will not work or function within GameEx and answer back here with your responses to the 3 questions asked. You may also wish to click on the links in my signature and provide us with a copy of your gameex.ini file located in your \gameex\config\ path.

Redoing some of my recent redoing to add text, resize objects, etc.

Read more about it here. Would be cool to see some of our local talent (HINT HINT Headkaze and Greatflash) take a stab at and possibly walk off with the prize!

From what I am able to determine that is something not quite right with the Direct X drivers. You may want to download the latest available for XP SP3 and install again.

It is possible that the "random" game is not a valid or working ROM. SImilar issues will occur with Attract mode if a game is not working. You can always try the default-default theme to see if you get the same results. Usually, it is not a theme issue where that option is concerned.

Первичный звуковой драйвер - what driver is this?

If/When I go with a Tablet or Smartphone, I will likely go with Windows.

No problems with your suggestions. I know that the Brokeh theme was actually derived from a V1 theme into a V4, although I forget which one ATM.

In this case it is likely nothing in the theme.ini file. You can obtain the theme.ini files from the actual theme downloads (no need to submit a copy). There is a difference in how GameEx renders the functions within the program based upon the theme version being used. Version 4 themes have the most functionality with regards to the various menu view options, RSS fed and Weather displays, etc.

Thanks! That tells me we are not dealing with a resolution problem and most likely it is how V4 themes are being handled.

Both Dark Nebula and Confluence Port are HD version 4 themes. Many of my more recent themes would likely cause the same negative results since I only use version 4 at the higher defs. My Default - Brokeh 1024x768 is lower as is Joust at 800x600 and are v4 themes. @Dublin - would you mind testing one or both of these themes and I will do the same. I want to see if we can determine whether it is a theme version issue or a resolution issue.