[RESOLVED] navigating game lists quickly by letter?

[thesharkfactor]

hi folks,

ive been using gameex for a couple of years now (full, paid for version) in an arcade machine/mame jamma cabinet, and have recently updated to the most recent release. all good!

i have an ongoing issue though, i hope someone can help or explain!

i have a full mame set with many thousands of roms. if i want to look for a game that starts with the letter T for example, it takes a while to navigate all the way down alphbetically to get to the list of games begining with T. i use a joystick and buttons- no mouse- arcade machine.

is there a way to negotiate the huge game list by jumping to the next letter quickly? (hyperspin does this if you press left or right)

if im looking for a game begining with R, it takes a few minutes of scrolling to get to R. this is a pain- surely there must be an easier way?

thanks

[fRequEnCy]

hi folks,

ive been using gameex for a couple of years now (full, paid for version) in an arcade machine/mame jamma cabinet, and have recently updated to the most recent release. all good!

i have an ongoing issue though, i hope someone can help or explain!

i have a full mame set with many thousands of roms. if i want to look for a game that starts with the letter T for example, it takes a while to navigate all the way down alphbetically to get to the list of games begining with T. i use a joystick and buttons- no mouse- arcade machine.

is there a way to negotiate the huge game list by jumping to the next letter quickly? (hyperspin does this if you press left or right)

if im looking for a game begining with R, it takes a few minutes of scrolling to get to R. this is a pain- surely there must be an easier way?

thanks

Perhaps Alpha Paging is what you're seeking? Take a look at the default controls here.

[thesharkfactor]

thank you! i'll give that a try!

i feel so daft now, after using gameex for so long and not knowing that feature existed!

cheers

[Adultery]

+1 for Alpha Paging. I use this to jump to the next letter pressing left or right on my controller, exactly as you described in your post.

[thesharkfactor]

it works just fine!

thanks again!

[fRequEnCy]

it works just fine!

thanks again!

No problem! Enjoy! And welcome to the forums.

[Draco1962]

Glad that worked out as expected for you and good to see ya in the forum!