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SwitchDisc 1.0.4

This is an automated disc mounting program specifically geared towards changing disc images in multi-disc games. Essentially this program is intended to be a universal replacement for ad hoc scripts used to automate disc switching for multi-disc games. My intent is that this program will be compatible with any emulator in which it's possible to switch discs for multi-disc games via keyboard shortcuts and/or command line directives.
Please visit the official Release Thread for further details, screenshots, and the complete change log, as well as for bug reporting and feature requests.
Features
Full featured command line interface
Runs as a resident application in the system tray
Full compatibility with GameEx (it should be launched/exited as a 'Launch Before/After' command)
Disc switching through a heads up GUI display or through full automation using no GUI (automatically switches to next disc)
Robust configuration application
Configurable for multiple monitors
Configuration stored as XML
Full logging utilities

How do I use it?
Configure emulators and multi-disc sets through the configuration application
Configure necessary Launch Before and Launch After commands in GameEx
Trigger SwitchDisc while playing an emulator using configurable trigger key
Select the next disc in the set using the GUI, or automatically switch to the next disc in the set (no GUI)
Continue playing

Bug Reporting
First of all, thanks for using this application! If you encounter any errors while using SwitchDisc or are simply looking for some guidance with the application, please feel free to post in the project thread. In order to expedite any troubleshooting or requests for assistance, please include the following files when reporting issues:
SwitchDisc config: ...\SwitchDisc\config\SwitchDisc.xml
Switch Disc log: ...\SwitchDisc\log\SwitchDisc.log

What's new in version 1.0.4 (See full change log)
Added automated mouse functionality as part of send key operations. Mouse operations can be mapped via the Send Keys Builder.
Improvements to the automated open file dialog special operation.
Incorporated updates to ePSXe compatibility. This update adds a special operation specifically designed to send the ESC key to ePSXe. This operation can be mapped via the Send Keys Builder.
Placeholder strings will now allow for [ROMFILE], [ROMNAME], and [ROMPATH] to be used in place of [DISCFILE], [DISCNAME], and [DISCPATH] respectively.
Enhanced logging information
Bug Fix: The combination of a valid emulator specified with an invalid disc file will no longer trigger an exception. SwitchDisc will load the entire configuration under this circumstance
Bug Fix: Fixed a Configurator issue which was preventing the removal of send key slots under certain circumstances

Controller Image Kit v.20120818

This package consists of the components necessary to create custom controller and control panel images. By default the resultant images are 1920x1080, but that can be altered within the template. The color scheme is classic GameEx blue and orange.
This kit essentially consists of two components.
Background Layout Layer: The background layer is an XCF/PSD which actually contains several layers for customizing the background of the controller images. These layers include the background, the grid, logos, and controller/control panel images (both for the emulated system and the main controller). The main controllers included in this set are a Logitech Rumblepad 2, a Logitech F710, a DualShock 3, an Xbox 360 controller, an original Xbox controller, and an X-Arcade Tankstick.

Foreground Buttons Layer: The foreground layer is an SVG file consisting of all the button images (on a foreground layer), and a background layer consisting of the final background layout generated above. All of the vector elements have been grouped. This facilitates easy repositioning of elements, but adds an extra step if you want to edit anything. Pretty much all the SVG graphics can be ungrouped to a very granular level. Some objects may have been grouped multiple times (sorry), so if you’re trying to break something down but can’t, attempt to ungroup it again. This will allow for changes to colors, gradients, labels, fonts, and general manipulation of the raw vector graphics if you wish to do so.

The order of operations for creating controller images with this kit is to:
Open the Background Image using GIMP or Photoshop (the XCF or PSD respectively). Select the layers appropriate to your background and export that background as a single image (typically a png for jpg)
Open the foreground image using Inkscape and import the background layer as the background. From there you can position foreground layer elements and export as a finalized controller image.

Please visit the official release thread for further details and screenshots as well as for any feature requests.
I need to give a special thanks to Draco1962 for most of the logos. I retouched several for the purpose of this kit (and added transparency), but most of the logos themselves are the result of his excellent work. Thanks Draco!