CP Wizard? How to work with Gameex?

[clair]

Hi,

Is there a simple guide to show how to get gameex and mame reciognising CP Wizard?

I think ive set CP up right but what do I do now so that I can see the button config befiore every mame game?

Ta!!

[clair]

Hi,

Is there a simple guide to show how to get gameex and mame reciognising CP Wizard?

I think ive set CP up right but what do I do now so that I can see the button config befiore every mame game?

Ta!!

anyone?

[bkenobi]

Did you search for CPWizard on the forum? There's TONS of info about setting it up. I don't think there's a single comprehensive guide available. Also, check out HK's CPWizard homepage. It's got a lot of info there.

[clair]

Did you search for CPWizard on the forum? There's TONS of info about setting it up. I don't think there's a single comprehensive guide available. Also, check out HK's CPWizard homepage. It's got a lot of info there.

Hi. I've read loads of posts and the help section in CPW, but i'm still stuck.

I've set up CPW in the GameEX advanced config, but whenever I play a game (mame) and press P, it pauses then a few seconds later the CPW panel appears - its the default one and not the one I created, and then when I click P again, nothing happens and I have to press escape, and then I have to press P again to unpause.

Just seems a bit wrong.

1. i need to be able to view my own panel I created so why am I viewing the default one

2. is there a smoother way to view the controls? prssing P, Esc, P again seems wrong, plus it sometimes crashes GameEX.

Thanks

[clair]

Also, when I export to image, i load my CP up, but as soon as I hit GO!, it loads up the default one and sends all images based on that.

dont know what im doin wrong

[clair]

any help much appreciated

[bkenobi]

HK or another user would be better to answer this, but I'll give it a shot. You need to change the settings so that the panel you designed is used instead of the default one. The default for MAME is named mame.xml. If you want to use a different one, just change the setting to yours (clair.xml). Alternately, you can delete the default one and rename yours to mame.xml, but if you do that be sure to make a backup. When you install a new version of CPWizard, it will overwrite your custom one.

[headkaze]

You have to go into Edit->Options->Mame and set the "Mame Layout" to the layout you want to display for Mame.

[Tempest]

Also, some guy did a help file for CPWizard awhile back... click on help, (and then help again), and check to see you have everything set up correctly. It will only take a couple of minutes, it sound like you have all of the hard part done.

Let us know if you get it working, or if you need more help....

[bkenobi]

I forgot about that. Yeah, someone did put together a nice FAQ for CPWizard. As I recall, is effort helped clean up a lot of little things about CPWizard in the process.

[clair]

I forgot about that. Yeah, someone did put together a nice FAQ for CPWizard. As I recall, is effort helped clean up a lot of little things about CPWizard in the process.

Thanks guys. I seem to have cracked this now.

When I load gameex and select a mame game, then press P, after a second or so my control panel pops up with the correct button config. IT'S GREAT...

However!:

When I hit P again then CP disappears but the game is still paused, so I hit P a third time and it then unpauses. So far so good, HOWEVER:

When I then need another reminder and want to see my buttons again, and so hit P, my controls pop up again however when I hit P again to remove them, the game crashes and goes back to menu.

What am I doing wrong guys?

[Tempest]

I'm pretty sure I use "escape" to exit the CP view. I don't know if that helps you or not...

[bkenobi]

You can change what buttons you have assigned to functions in CPWizard. As I recall, there's a back button that can be set to quit. I have back set as button 2 on my cab (the same as I use to cancel in GameEx), so when I hit that, it exits CPWizard. MAME is still paused, but just unpausing works fine. I haven't experienced any crashes with it.

[clair]

You can change what buttons you have assigned to functions in CPWizard. As I recall, there's a back button that can be set to quit. I have back set as button 2 on my cab (the same as I use to cancel in GameEx), so when I hit that, it exits CPWizard. MAME is still paused, but just unpausing works fine. I haven't experienced any crashes with it.

Hi guys. I've changed the exit key to Backspace, however the problem persists. Whenever I load the CP wizard panel up for a second time, it ALWAYS crashes when i try to exit it.

[bkenobi]

Post your CPWizard log file with it crashing.

[clair]

Post your CPWizard log file with it crashing.

OK, but where is this located please?

[clair]

[bkenobi]

The log file is in C:\Program Files\CPWizard. I don't know if there's a subdirectory there or not, but it's called log.txt as I recall. Also, you may want to turn on the "verbose logging" first as it might provide a bit more detail to run down the problem.

[clair]

The log file is in C:\Program Files\CPWizard. I don't know if there's a subdirectory there or not, but it's called log.txt as I recall. Also, you may want to turn on the "verbose logging" first as it might provide a bit more detail to run down the problem.

No log.txt. Nothing. Also turned on verbose logging.

[headkaze]

The log file is called CPWizard.log and is located in the CPWizard folder. It's not called log.txt.

With your screenshot, you have not set the the label groups correctly if you are trying to have the Kick and Punch words appearing in the label group. Either delete the label groups or set them up correctly.

Label groups take common words in a group and place them in a separate label.

So say you have three labels in Group1, Label1, Label2 and Label3

Say the Label1, Label2 and Label3 labels have Short Kick, Strong Kick and Roundhouse Kick respectively. Then it will place Kick in the Group1 label and set Label1, 2 and 3 to Short, Kick and Roundhouse.

If you don't have the groups set up correctly they won't work right which is what it looks like has happened in your screenshot.

[bkenobi]

Thanks for the explanation on groups HK! I didn't really understand what the point was, and now I do. I don't know if I'll set any up, but it's good to know what they are there for.

[clair]

The log file is in C:\Program Files\CPWizard. I don't know if there's a subdirectory there or not, but it's called log.txt as I recall. Also, you may want to turn on the "verbose logging" first as it might provide a bit more detail to run down the problem.

11/08/2008 17:42:59: OnMameStart (MameManager) -> OnMameStart

11/08/2008 17:42:59: OnMameStart (MameManager) -> GameName: sfa3

11/08/2008 17:42:59: SkipDisclaimer (MameManager) -> SkipDisclaimer

11/08/2008 17:43:07: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> OnMamePaused

11/08/2008 17:43:07: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> Showing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Mame Running

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Searching for Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:07: FindMame (MameManager) -> Mame Running hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:07: FindMame (MameManager) -> Command Line: MameUI32.exe sfa3 -rompath "C:\Emulators\Mame\roms" -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Game Found: sfa3

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Getting Game Details

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Taking Screenshot

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Showing Form

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Minimizing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:09: MinimizeMame (MameManager) -> Minimizing Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Sleeping for 0 Seconds

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (frmLayout) -> frmLayout hWnd: 0x132092

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Foreground hWnd: 0x132092

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (frmLayout) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x132092

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show CP Only is True

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Exit To Menu is False

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Display Mode is Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Hiding Main Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Resetting Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Setting Exit To Menu False

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Showing Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:10: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Restoring Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:11: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Already Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:11: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:16: OnMameUnPaused (MameManager) -> OnMameUnPaused

11/08/2008 17:43:25: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> OnMamePaused

11/08/2008 17:43:25: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> Showing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Mame Running

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Searching for Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:25: FindMame (MameManager) -> Mame Running hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:25: FindMame (MameManager) -> Command Line: MameUI32.exe sfa3 -rompath "C:\Emulators\Mame\roms" -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Game Found: sfa3

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Getting Game Details

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Taking Screenshot

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Showing Form

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Minimizing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:27: MinimizeMame (MameManager) -> Minimizing Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Sleeping for 0 Seconds

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (frmLayout) -> frmLayout hWnd: 0x1967070

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Foreground hWnd: 0x1967070

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (frmLayout) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x1967070

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show CP Only is True

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Exit To Menu is False

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Display Mode is Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Hiding Main Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Resetting Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Setting Exit To Menu False

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Showing Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:29: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Restoring Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:29: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Already Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:29: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

[clair]

11/08/2008 17:42:59: OnMameStart (MameManager) -> OnMameStart

11/08/2008 17:42:59: OnMameStart (MameManager) -> GameName: sfa3

11/08/2008 17:42:59: SkipDisclaimer (MameManager) -> SkipDisclaimer

11/08/2008 17:43:07: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> OnMamePaused

11/08/2008 17:43:07: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> Showing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Mame Running

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Searching for Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:07: FindMame (MameManager) -> Mame Running hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:07: FindMame (MameManager) -> Command Line: MameUI32.exe sfa3 -rompath "C:\Emulators\Mame\roms" -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Game Found: sfa3

11/08/2008 17:43:07: Show (ProgramManager) -> Getting Game Details

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Taking Screenshot

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Showing Form

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Minimizing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:09: MinimizeMame (MameManager) -> Minimizing Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Sleeping for 0 Seconds

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (frmLayout) -> frmLayout hWnd: 0x132092

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Foreground hWnd: 0x132092

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (frmLayout) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x132092

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show CP Only is True

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Exit To Menu is False

11/08/2008 17:43:09: Show (ProgramManager) -> Display Mode is Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Hiding Main Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Resetting Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Setting Exit To Menu False

11/08/2008 17:43:09: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Showing Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:10: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Restoring Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:11: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Already Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:11: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:16: OnMameUnPaused (MameManager) -> OnMameUnPaused

11/08/2008 17:43:25: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> OnMamePaused

11/08/2008 17:43:25: OnMamePaused (MameManager) -> Showing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Mame Running

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Searching for Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:25: FindMame (MameManager) -> Mame Running hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:25: FindMame (MameManager) -> Command Line: MameUI32.exe sfa3 -rompath "C:\Emulators\Mame\roms" -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Game Found: sfa3

11/08/2008 17:43:25: Show (ProgramManager) -> Getting Game Details

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Taking Screenshot

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Showing Form

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Minimizing Mame

11/08/2008 17:43:27: MinimizeMame (MameManager) -> Minimizing Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Sleeping for 0 Seconds

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (frmLayout) -> frmLayout hWnd: 0x1967070

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Foreground hWnd: 0x1967070

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (frmLayout) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x1967070

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Show CP Only is True

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Exit To Menu is False

11/08/2008 17:43:27: Show (ProgramManager) -> Display Mode is Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Hiding Main Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Resetting Menu

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Setting Exit To Menu False

11/08/2008 17:43:27: ShowScreen (ProgramManager) -> Showing Layout

11/08/2008 17:43:29: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Restoring Mame hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:29: ForceForegroundWindow (HideDesktop) -> Already Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

11/08/2008 17:43:29: RestoreMame (MameManager) -> Success! Foreground hWnd: 0x197618

Hi, just wondered if anyone could help me with this?

Summary - when I pause mame, the CP pops up with the controls, then I hit back, and unpause mame. But the second time I do it. hitting Back causes the game to exit.

[headkaze]

Can't see anything wrong in your log. Can you post your CPWizard.ini file please.

[clair]

Can't see anything wrong in your log. Can you post your CPWizard.ini file please.

[General]

VerboseLogging=True

RunOnStartup=False

VolumeControlEnable=False

DynamicDataLoading=True

GhostScriptExe=C:\Program Files\gs\gs\bin\gswin32c.exe

[HideDesktop]

Enable=False

HideDesktopOnStartup=False

HideMouseCursor=False

HideDesktopUsingForms=False

SetWallpaperBlack=False

HideDesktopIcons=False

HideTaskbar=False

MoveMouseOffscreen=False

[Mame]

Version=0.126u1

Exe=C:\Emulators\Mame\MameUI32.exe

Layout=Default

LayoutOverride=Mame

UseMameOutputSystem=True

Screenshot=True

SendPauseKey=False

SkipDisclaimer=True

UseOverlay=True

[MameFolders]

Cabinets=C:\Emulators\Mame\cabinets

Cfg=C:\Emulators\Mame\cfg

CPanel=C:\Emulators\Mame\cpanel

Ctrlr=C:\Emulators\Mame\ctrlr

Flyers=C:\Emulators\Mame\flyers

Icons=C:\Emulators\Mame\icons

Ini=C:\Emulators\Mame\ini

Marquees=C:\Emulators\Mame\marquees

PCB=C:\Emulators\Mame\pcb

Snap=C:\Emulators\Mame\snap

Titles=C:\Emulators\Mame\titles

[Layout]

LayoutName=Default

[Display]

Rotate=0

Screen=\\.\DISPLAY1

ShowDelay=0

AllowOverlays=False

ForceColorKey=False

LabelArrowShow=True

LabelArrowSize=4

LabelArrowColor=-16777077

LabelSpotShow=True

LabelSpotSize=8

LabelSpotColor=-16777077

AlphaFade=True

AlphaFadeValue=10

[Data]

ShowCPOnly=True

ShowMiniInfo=True

ExitToMenu=False

MameCP=True

GameInfo=True

GameHistory=True

MameInfo=True

ControlInfo=True

HighScore=True

MameArtwork=True

MameManual=True

MameIRC=True

EmulatorCP=True

EmulatorArtwork=True

EmulatorManual=True

OperationCard=True

NFO=True

EmulatorIRC=True

[Export]

ExportFolder=C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\cp2

[input]

EnableExitKey=True

BackKeyExitMenu=False

ShowKey=KEYCODE_L

SelectKey=KEYCODE_LCONTROL

BackKey=KEYCODE_BACKSPACE

ExitKey=KEYCODE_ESC

MenuUp=KEYCODE_UP

MenuDown=KEYCODE_DOWN

MenuLeft=KEYCODE_LEFT

MenuRight=KEYCODE_RIGHT

VolumeDown=KEYCODE_MINUS

VolumeUp=KEYCODE_EQUALS

ShowDesktop=KEYCODE_HOME

HideDesktop=KEYCODE_END

[iRC]

Server=irc.scifi-fans.net

Port=7000

Channel=#byoac

NickName=Owner

UserName=HOME

RealName=CPWizard

IsInvisible=True

[LastWriteTime]

ControlsDat=05/01/2008 00:38:54

ColorsIni=12/11/2007 04:14:28

CatVer=28/06/2008 07:09:00

NPlayers=06/05/2008 13:56:00

Mame=18/07/2008 05:24:45

HallOfFame=03/07/2008 14:27:26

[DataFiles]

ControlsDat=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\controls.xml

ColorsIni=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\colors.ini

CatVer=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\catver.ini

NPlayers=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\nplayers.ini

ListInfo=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\ListInfo.xml

MiniInfo=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\MiniInfo.xml

CommandDat=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\Command.dat

HistoryDat=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\History.dat

MameInfoDat=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\MameInfo.dat

HallOfFame=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\HallOfFame.xml

StoryDat=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\Story.dat

StdIni=C:\Program Files\CPWizard\Data\Std.ini

[Preview]

LastRomSelected=sfiii3a