New Guy, Wondering what GameEx is Capable of...

[Necro]

Had a few questions regarding gameex to see if it would meet my needs (I've been messing around with it tonight, and it's a great program).

The main issues I'm seeing that I'd need to over come are:

- Menus (Change the 'All mame games' to just Mame or something like that. Cosmetic and I can deal if it's unchangeable)

- Font size

- Screen layout (Is this 'dead zone'?, didn't test so not sure) to take into account overscan on the tv-out.

Font size I think is the biggest. I'm running the tv-out at 800x600 and the font is JUST too small to be readable (without strain).

I'm currently using mamewah as a solution, but I really like the features (favorites, etc) of this program, as well as it's friendliness to alternate input (mameway will NOT accept keyboard input from outside 'remote control' programs for some weird reason).

Just curious before I spent too much time trying to set it up .

(also, can the screen saver thing be turned off).

Thanks in advance, great program!

[emphatic]

You can change the "All MAME games" individually for the startmenu as well as for a chosen option in "Text/Language". Just choose language "English (Custom)" and GameEx will choose the text in the fields that YOU yourself has entered.

Font size, I don't know. There's the option of regular and a bigger size (for arcade mode) atm. The arcade mode might be the thing for you.

Dead Zone is for overscan, yes.

Screensaver, AKA attract mode can be disabled, yes.

Emph

[Necro]

You can change the "All MAME games" individually for the startmenu as well as for a chosen option in "Text/Language". Just choose language "English (Custom)" and GameEx will choose the text in the fields that YOU yourself has entered.

Font size, I don't know. There's the option of regular and a bigger size (for arcade mode) atm. The arcade mode might be the thing for you.

Dead Zone is for overscan, yes.

Screensaver, AKA attract mode can be disabled, yes.

Emph

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Hrm. tried the arcade mode with the larger fonts...didn't seem to do anything (I'm running at 800x600). Def. need bigger fonts for the TV-Out. :/

[Tom Speirs]

Hrm.  tried the arcade mode with the larger fonts...didn't seem to do anything (I'm running at 800x600).  Def. need bigger fonts for the TV-Out. :/

Working on it specifically for you, and its done. The next version will allow you to make Font Sizes bigger.

[Necro]

Working on it specifically for you, and its done. The next version will allow you to make Font Sizes bigger.

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Dude....wow. After dealing with nothing but a-hole developers throughout my attempts at setting up my HTPC....just...wow. Thank you so much.

This, the fact that I MAY be getting an X-Arcade panel for christmas, and the fact that I actually past my dissertation defense for my PhD last nite are making this one great week.

Again, thank you. Now, with my 'rest day' I can finish setting up GameEx Yippee! hehe

[time4akshun]

Necro,

You raise a really good point in that the language needs to be changed to CUSTOM or GameEx will not recognize your text menu title changes!!!

Tom,

For a next version this should be a bit more graceful. Maybe a prompt or when the user tries to change text it automatically goes to custom.

I had no clue why my changes didn't show until I searched for this post.

GameEx rules.

Time

You can change the "All MAME games" individually for the startmenu as well as for a chosen option in "Text/Language". Just choose language "English (Custom)" and GameEx will choose the text in the fields that YOU yourself has entered.

Font size, I don't know. There's the option of regular and a bigger size (for arcade mode) atm. The arcade mode might be the thing for you.

Dead Zone is for overscan, yes.

Screensaver, AKA attract mode can be disabled, yes.

Emph

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[Tom Speirs]

Necro,

You raise a really good point in that the language needs to be changed to CUSTOM or GameEx will not recognize your text menu title changes!!!

Tom,

For a next version this should be a bit more graceful.  Maybe a prompt or when the user tries to change text it automatically goes to custom.

I had no clue why my changes didn't show until I searched for this post.

GameEx rules.

Time

Just curious to know, how did the font size options in the latest version work out for you? Also wanted to know what size TV your using and resolution for future reference. It really wasnt just for you by the way lol, but you prompted me to finally do it

Cheers.

[Necro]

Just curious to know, how did the font size options in the latest version work out for you? Also wanted to know what size TV your using and resolution for future reference. It really wasnt just for you by the way lol, but you prompted me to finally do it

Cheers.

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Just trying to get things setup as I have free time, but the 'larger' setting seems to be right at the sweet spot for 'smallest you can view easily' on my TV. It's a 32" CRT tv so the resolution isn't great. My TV-out card isn't the greatest either but I have it tweaked as best I can (using 800x600 resolution on the PC/line-out as well).

TV-Out upgrade is prob. in the future.

But for now, this works perfectly. Just need to get all my emulators into the front-end, and see how it works from the sofa .

And thanks again (and I saw the other posts, after I made mine - should have searched more, sorry - but like I said, your manner/attitude is just way better then many I've encountered).