emulated games menu ?

[wobbly]

hello just set gameex up on my friends computer.. i just did a copy of my setup matched the drive letter I: everything is fine but on my friends computer the emulators are all listed on the start page and not under emulated games ... strange is it is a copy of my set up

mame is all so on the start page (and not under a mame sub menu as on mine) dvd music and so on are also just on the start page not under sub menu as on mine it been driving me nuts for 3 days now help me iam going mad trying to find where to fix this

thank you all

[Tempest]

Custom Menus? (Not an answer, just something to think about)

[twotone8]

i'm using custom menu and it works just fine. is there any way to rename the MAME category so that it conforms with the "[Console] Nintendo NES (nestopia)" format?

[Tempest]

I think you can use 'Custom Text', and edit the relative Mame Information.

Otherwise, set Mame up as an emulator?

[wobbly]

I think you can use 'Custom Text', and edit the relative Mame Information.

Otherwise, set Mame up as an emulator?

SO WHERE IS THE MENU SAVED I MAY BE ABLE JUST TO COPY MINE OVER AGAIN

[twotone8]

the only problem i've seen with setting mame up as an emulator si that as opposed to listing game names, it ends up listing the labels on the .zip files themselves. not the cleanest option.

you might try going through the gameex config utility again. i know there's some sort of option to put everything on the start page, but i can't remember what it's called (and am away from home) at the moment.

your issue might be as simple as switching something from 'true' to 'false'

[bkenobi]

If you set up MAME as an emulator, you can use a database to get it to list the "clean" name. GameEx does create an "Arcade.mdb" database as far as I remember.

[Tempest]

SO WHERE IS THE MENU SAVED I MAY BE ABLE JUST TO COPY MINE OVER AGAIN

IT'S IN THE GAMEEX\CONFIG FOLDER! IT'S CALLED CUSTOMMENU.INI

You can change the display name of mame as you want using custom text. You can also change the name using custom menus. I verified both methods.

Perhaps custom menus is a registered feature? Did your friend buy a licence? Is custom menus enabled?

[twotone8]

where do you modify 'custom text'. i'm googling around and i can't seem to find any information about it. is this only part of the specific emulator configuration? i'm looking for a way to modify this for the 'mame' category in gameex.

also, is it possible to use advanced configs for mame in it's default menu location? or do i have to add it to my list of emulators.

[bkenobi]

I think you have to use the Advanced Config Tool and it's on the second page.

[wobbly]

yes my friend has donated to gameex so has the full version

the only thing is he is running 32bit i am running 64 bit

[Tempest]

where do you modify 'custom text'. i'm googling around and i can't seem to find any information about it. is this only part of the specific emulator configuration? i'm looking for a way to modify this for the 'mame' category in gameex.

also, is it possible to use advanced configs for mame in it's default menu location? or do i have to add it to my list of emulators.

It's the last item on the first page. You have to select -Custom- as your language.

Why would you need an advanced config for Mame?

[twotone8]

i use a combination of joypad buttons to exit emulators as opposed to the escape or back key.

using a ps2 controller

pressing all four trigger buttons +start +select closes the emus and goes back to gameex. this is enabled through advanced config. mame is the only system i have no control over if using the joypad alone.

[Tempest]

you should be able to set it up in Mame using the UI menu (tab) Look for the Input general > user interface > UI cancel