[RESOLVED] Custom favorite list in VPin (like1970/1980/1990/modern tables)

[Roterbaron]

Hi all,

I'm using PinballX in my PinCab. I'm really happy with it, everything works absolutly fine. Fast, good looking (and sounding) perfect... ... ... nearly ;-)

There are 'bout 140 tables running, I really would like to sort them a little.

PinballX already has the feature to select "1970th" / "1980th" / "1990th" / and "Modern Tables"

(Btw .: Don't know how "Modern Tables" are selectet from PinballX ... ??? I have strange results in there, anyway ...)

I would like to put "1960th" and two custom folders in that menu.

Is there a possibility???

Couldn't find nothing in the forums or FAQ's/Help files.

Thanks in forward,

regards from germany

Gilbert

[Carny_Priest]

This documentation is not quite up-to-date for all features of the current version, but it does describe how to create custom menu items and secondary wheels.

http://www.gameex.info/forums/topic/13735-calling-all-pinballx-gurus-and-smes-documentation-challenge/page-3#entry132675

[Roterbaron]

Oh my god ....

who has the ability to read is always in fortune :-)

Sorry, but I really read your 1.3 tutorial ... I thought ... nearly ... almost ... :-)

Thanks for ur patience with old dyslexic germans

Cheers

Gilbert

[Carny_Priest]

Hmm, your English is better than my German. Because I don't speak German at all. So, you still have to read this:

I don't know what systems you are running. Suppose that it is only Visual Pinball. In your PinballX\Databases\Visual Pinball folder you have a file, "Visual Pinball.xml". Make a copy of this file, and then open it in Notepad for editing. Each game that you have added has a root element that starts with <game and ends with </game>. There are several child elements that store descriptive about the game, such as description, enabled, hidedmd. Delete out all root and child elements for any game that does not have year within the 1960s. When you are done, save the file in the same folder as Visual Pinball.xml. Then, rename the file 1960s.xml. When you start PinballX, you will have a new menu item (probably 1960s Tables if you have not modified some settings from the default). When you enter this menu item, you will be brought to a secondary wheel that only has 1960s tables.

Suppose you have 1960s tables in Future Pinball, also. Repeat the process for Future Pinball.xml. Save the modified file in the Databases/Future Pinball folder. Now when you enter the 1960s Tables menu item you will be taken to a secondary wheel that has 1960s tables from both Visual Pinball and Future Pinball.

[Roterbaron]

Jepp, in my Cab I'm using VPin only,

after reading your Tutorial I understood how to add this lists.

Since I'm using PinballX I'm working in (or on?) the Visual Pinball.xml with the Hyp..pin XML Editor ...

(Hyp..pin was my first try to get a useful frontend, but it failed in my "hardwareweak" Cab - it was really slow and leeking)

As I switched to PinballX the editor was still there and I added all tables with it. This is what it prints into the .xml

<game name="Atlantis_VP9.2_1.2_FS">

<description>Atlantis</description>

<manufacturer>Bally</manufacturer>

<year>1989</year>

<type>SS</type>

</game>

So I only have to open the Visual Pinball.xml, erase the "unwanted" tables and save the new list in the same folder with the name I like.

Really very simple You only have to know how

Thank you very much, I'll care Friday and post the result. ( But I think nothing can go wrong )

Cheers

Gilbert

[Carny_Priest]

Good luck!

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[Roterbaron]

Sorry for the delay ... 

I gave it a try and it works fine

Thanks