New registered user with a couple questions

[fantoboy]

I'm new to GameEx, and I love it. I avoided it for a long time because of the media center look and the donation thing. But I actually built a media center pc recently, and this FE is a perfect fit with what I wanted. I was hoping to get some answers before rooting through the forum on some of these questions:

1. Can I remove the news menu selection?

2. Can I place the weather selection on the start menu rather than in the sub category it is in?

3. When playing DVDs from the HDD, can I use ISO files as well as the t-Video folders? Or do I have to extract them?

4. Can I have a folder system in a romlist like the videos section does? I have some sets like Genesis divided into categories, but when I select the rom folder, it finds no roms unless they are in the root rom folder instead of sub folders.

5. Can I have artwork with my videos? I get a video preview on each, but I'd like to have dvd covers as well.

6. I haven't tried pc games yet, but it appears I just choose a rom folder full of shortcut links? I have some games that will require an input before playing. For example, Melty Blood has a little menu that pops up asking to choose a resolution and fullscreen/windowed. I would have to have the FE send an "enter" command to pass that menu quickly. Since this is just on some games, will I have to have a separate PC Games list for those by themselves? Or can I incorporate that list with my PC games list?

7. I've had no real issues setting up emulators yet, except with atari. Which emu works best with this FE? I think I was using Stella. The issues I had was at full screen, the game is kind of to one side instead of stretched to fill the entire screen. Plus the controls don't seem to be set up right when I import the config. Do I have to set up the configuration in the emu itself?

8. Is there a simple way to reorganize what order emulators appear in on the emulator menu?

Any help is appreciated!!

[bkenobi]

A lot of these questions are answered in the FAQ, but:

1) Yes, search for news in the setup wizard.

2) Yes, but...There are only 2 ways to have your menus set up currently. You can either have submenus the way they are, or you can have one flat menu that lists everything. Search the setup wizard for flat menus.

3) I think you would have to have the ISO file mounted so the system recognizes it as a DVD. There may be another way, but I don't use the DVD features.

4) You cannot put roms in subfolders ATM. There is an option in setup that implies it's possible, but it's not.

5) You can only have a single image/video display for each game ATM. If you wait till the video is over, it will switch to one of the images though. The rumor is that V3 themes will allow for multiple images, but nothing has been confirmed by Tom as of yet.

6) You are referring to a loader. GameEx doesn't like loaders, but they are possible. Check the FAQ for more info on how to setup GameEx to work with a loader. If you still have questions, just ask.

7) You can use ANY program with GameEx that can be launched via a command line. It is possible to run other programs, but they are hacks more than anything. As far as which emu for which system...it's personal opinion more than anything. Some people swear by one where others think it's crap and opt for a different one (I think PSX vs. ePSX and Fusion vs. Gens vs. Gens32 are a good examples).

8) Yes, load the setup wizard and under custom select the second one for emulators (the one after pick which emus to use). There will be a set of buttons vertically on the right side. You can select an emu and pick up/down to rearrange manually or select the "A" button to alphabetize the list.

If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask! Again, the FAQ has a lot of good info and was just revised in the last month so it's pretty up to date.

[fantoboy]

A lot of these questions are answered in the FAQ, but:

1) Yes, search for news in the setup wizard.

2) Yes, but...There are only 2 ways to have your menus set up currently. You can either have submenus the way they are, or you can have one flat menu that lists everything. Search the setup wizard for flat menus.

3) I think you would have to have the ISO file mounted so the system recognizes it as a DVD. There may be another way, but I don't use the DVD features.

4) You cannot put roms in subfolders ATM. There is an option in setup that implies it's possible, but it's not.

5) You can only have a single image/video display for each game ATM. If you wait till the video is over, it will switch to one of the images though. The rumor is that V3 themes will allow for multiple images, but nothing has been confirmed by Tom as of yet.

6) You are referring to a loader. GameEx doesn't like loaders, but they are possible. Check the FAQ for more info on how to setup GameEx to work with a loader. If you still have questions, just ask.

7) You can use ANY program with GameEx that can be launched via a command line. It is possible to run other programs, but they are hacks more than anything. As far as which emu for which system...it's personal opinion more than anything. Some people swear by one where others think it's crap and opt for a different one (I think PSX vs. ePSX and Fusion vs. Gens vs. Gens32 are a good examples).

8) Yes, load the setup wizard and under custom select the second one for emulators (the one after pick which emus to use). There will be a set of buttons vertically on the right side. You can select an emu and pick up/down to rearrange manually or select the "A" button to alphabetize the list.

If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask! Again, the FAQ has a lot of good info and was just revised in the last month so it's pretty up to date.

I didn't see new under the setup wizard- I gotta look again.

So I can't put weather on the start page without flat menus? bummer

When I enter or exit a game in an emulator I hear a usb disconnect/reconnect sound. What is causing that, and can I remove it?

thanks for the help