Completed Feature Requests (Moved)

[bllpla]

[Sporky]

hello,

thanks for all the great work on the program. i really enjoy using it.

i have a couple suggestions/requests:

i use your frontend on sort of a game console of sorts and use USB controllers to navigate, play, etc. my main problem is that i don't have an abundance of buttons on my gamepads and can't use joytokey to map Esc to an unused button (i use them all). since it seems to escape key is captured to exit any game that is running, is it possible to let the user set this button? if possible, would it be possible to have to be multiple buttons? my ideal situation would be something like where i could set the 'Exit Game' sequence to GamePad 1 Button 5 + GamePad 1 Button 6. something along those lines. that way i could get rid of my keyboard and just use controllers to completely use/play the system.

another problem i have is that i like to switch out controllers from gamepads to joysticks, etc. depending on the game i'm playing. when i hook up a different controller i have to re-config my settings in the emulator i'm using. i think it would be neat to have a config file menu for the games and set the config file to whatever controller setup your using before you start a game.

for example: i make a config for 2 gamepads, then i make a config for 2 joysticks for my NES emulator. i save the files as 2Gamepads.cfg and 2Joysticks.cfg in a specified folder..lets say \config\nes\. when i go to play a NES game under 'Play Game' there is a "Set Config' section and i click that button and it reads the files in that folder \config\nes\. i see 2Gamepads and 2Joysticks as my options....i select whichever i want and gameex replaces the current config for that emulator with the selected config. i think all the user would have to do is specify the config file used by the emulator and the user-defined config file folder for each emulator.

these are just a couple ideas i've come up with that i think could be really useful. i appreciate your hard work.

[djrobx]

I have the same problem (slow list loads because of network), while your idea is much more automatic (and I would perfer this), you can make a .map file using Excel and ASAP Utilities' Import File function. I haven't got around to actually doing it, but you can import a list of the files in the directory, then I copy another column and Replace ".zip" with "" (nothing) to make my name colum, then export the whole thing to txt. A little messy, but a doable solution.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey that's a great solution! I didn't really know what the map file did.

Here's a quick way to create the map file without excel.

Go to a command prompt, go into your roms dir and do

for %s in (*.zip) do echo %s@%s* >> gamelist.map

Now notepad gamelist.map and do a find and replace

.zip@ with .zip|

Then replace:

.zip* with (nothing)

Save it and you've got a map file that works. You can even keep it on the share and it's fast as lightning. Thanks for this tip.

[tomdrake]

Hey that's a great solution!  I didn't really know what the map file did.

Here's a quick way to create the map file without excel.

Go to a command prompt, go into your roms dir and do

for %s in (*.zip) do echo %s@%s* >> gamelist.map

Now notepad gamelist.map and do a find and replace

.zip@ with .zip|

Then replace:

.zip* with  (nothing)

Save it and you've got a map file that works.  You can even keep it on the share and it's fast as lightning.  Thanks for this tip.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

And thanks for your tip, I'll give that a try instead... I'm was just so used to using Excel since I do 40 hours a week at work anyways.

[Tom Speirs]

And thanks for your tip, I'll give that a try instead... I'm was just so used to using Excel since I do 40 hours a week at work anyways.

Dont waste your time, the next version of GameEx does automatic caching to a map file

[tomdrake]

Dont waste your time, the next version of GameEx does automatic caching to a map file 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tom, you are the man! I can wait until then, that will make GameEx seem so much faster!

[djrobx]

Thanks Tom, you rock!

[WTB]

Wow. I'm glad y'all went through that. I'm nearing completion of my computer and was wondering how I was going to handle the network "lag." Thank you all for your time; I really appreciate it.

-Matt

[Doctor Nick]

More Screensaver options!

I'd like to be able to set times and such.

[CJ7]

This is a simple request, but can you make it so that you can just create a snapshot for a single game instead of a whole list. Some emulators do not output the screenshot in the exact filename or in the shots directory, so I would rather use your tool. It would be easy to fill in those few games where I don't have screenshots while not having to do the entire list.

[Tom Speirs]

This is a simple request, but can you make it so that you can just create a snapshot for a single game instead of a whole list. Some emulators do not output the screenshot in the exact filename or in the shots directory, so I would rather use your tool. It would be easy to fill in those few games where I don't have screenshots while not having to do the entire list.

I thought you could do this for 'missing' snaps only by 'resuming' create snaps?

[CJ7]

I thought you could do this for 'missing' snaps only by 'resuming' create snaps?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah, an option for create missing snaps would be perfect.

[Tom Speirs]

Yeah, an option for create missing snaps would be perfect.

Thats what I am trying to say, resuming snaps does this. I think it's already an option.

[Duke of Crydee]

Is there any chance to update Jukebox to do the following?

1) Allow for true shuffling of all tracks in all sub-folders (albums) of my MP3 folder.

2) Allow better arrangement by Artist and Album (w/ art) like MCE does?

[CJ7]

Thats what I am trying to say, resuming snaps does this. I think it's already an option.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Where is the option Tom? I have yet to see it..

[wrench]

I don't know if this would be to difficult to impliment for the return.I like to keep the update list function disabled just to clean up the menu and keep the kids out of things they have no business with.So to update the list I need to open the config utility,enable the update list feature,exit,start gameex,update the list,exit,open the config utility to hide the update list function and save.

Can an option to update the gamelist be a part of the config utility also?

[Tom Speirs]

I don't know if this would be to difficult to impliment for the return.I like to keep the update list function disabled just to clean up the menu and keep the kids out of things they have no business with.So to update the list I need to open the config utility,enable the update list feature,exit,start gameex,update the list,exit,open the config utility to hide the update list function and save.

Can an option to update the gamelist be a part of the config utility also?

Have you tried service mode?

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Q: I have GameEx locked so users cant do things such as update the list or exit. Is there a special service mode that unlocks GamEx, so I can update the list, delete all favorites, exit or create snaps?

A: To enter service mode do the following:

Keep navigating back to until the buffer is cleared.

Go to the start page.

Then do these controls in order.

BACK

PAGE UP

PAGE DOWN

LEFT

UP

VOLUME UP

To lock again and end service mode follow the same procedure.

[djrobx]

What if you don't have a volume up key? What happens when you do up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B, A, start?

[Tom Speirs]

What if you don't have a volume up key?    What happens when you do up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B, A, start?

There commands not keys, and controller independent. So Volume up could either be ALT-UP, Button 2-Up or Volume Up. Page Up can be CTRL-UP,Button 1 Up, Page Up, or Channel up.

Not sure what you mean in your second sentence?

[djrobx]

Just a joke. It's the infamous Konami cheat code.

Apparently a band even named themselves after it!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00...1213175-4104952

[GotMame]

Tom,

Thank you for creating this brilliant front end. It is making life with emulation so much easier.

I have a suggestion for showing snaps and hope it can be implemented without much coding.

Would it be possible to show a snap for a rom on a best match bases? As in the examples below for a N64 and Pinball game.

Rom Name: "1080 Snowboarding (E)"

Snap Name: "1080 Snowboarding (E) [!].jpg"

Pinball Game

Rom/Table Name: Capt. Fantastic (Bally 1976) (v1.1W)

Snap Name: Capt. Fantastic.jpg

Another feature request would be to add the "Create Snap" feature into the same place where you would "Play Game". So you could just create a snap for that one game.

Curtis

[djrobx]

Would it be possible to show a snap for a rom on a best match bases?

I second that suggestion! Would be a big help. Probably would need to disable it for network use though, those directory scans looking for a match could be slow over a network.

-- Rob

[djrobx]

Until Tom has time to work on such a feature, I wrote a small utility that may help you in the meantime. You give my program the ROM and SNAP paths, and it will go through and rename the images in the SNAP folder to match those in the ROM folder as best as it can. It will also optionally move unused images away to an UNUSED folder so you can manually rename the remaining files or delete them to conserve space. So far it's worked well with my ROMs. Hope someone finds it useful. Full source is included incase someone wants to expand on it.

It's worked well with my ROMs, but be aware that it's more or less in a beta state. I can't be responsible if it does something undesirable (in other words, don't specify your Windows directory as your snap directory, and your temp dir as your ROM dir, or something silly like that... )

SnapRenamer.zip

[robdaemon]

I am keen to add iTunes support to GameEx.

Has anyone sent you any files yet? I can do that right now if you'd like

[Tom Speirs]

Has anyone sent you any files yet?  I can do that right now if you'd like

Yes, I did get some, but thanks anyway.