[RESOLVED] Problem with emulator lists

[David Snay]

My lists in my emulators include all of my ROMS, not just the ones for that particular emulator. Is there any way to delete the old list and have GameEx set up a fresh one? Thanks.

[Adultery]

Wait a sec... Your emulators each show all ROMs instead of for just that emulator? It shouldn't do that... Well, unless your ROMs are all mixed together or you keep them all in one master folder and point GameEx at that and set it to scan subfolders...

It sets the list up according to the folder it's pointed to. Example:

I have one folder called ROMS. Then inside that I have several folders: MAME ROMS, SNES ROMS, ETC.

Inside GameEx settings I point it at the folder for that system, like this:

C:/ROMS/SNES ROMS

Then the SNES emulator only shows SNES ROMs in the list.

If I point it at ROMS and select SCAN SUBFOLDERS: YES, it will indeed put them all in one list. For obvious reasons, that's not gonna work.

We may want to have a look at your log because it shouldn't be doing that. Not out of the box, anyways.

[David Snay]

I have each Emulator in a separate folder, with roms for that particular emulator in a separate folder within the emulator folder. The problem does not occur within MAME, just the 3 emulators. I do have a custom menu with the first item being a menu named Games, with listings for the 3 emulators, see below.

# This File allows you to cusomize the menu system in GameEx

# Registered Version Feature.

[General]

Enabled=True

# The following sections allow you to choose which items to show and where.

# Each of the following sections is a menu (list in GameEx). [Root] is shown first when starting GameEx

# Sub Menus are in Sections [MENU_[0-100][ eg. [MENU_2]

# Create new sections if required.

# The First item in a section should be Title to specify the title text to be shown

# Menu items are shown in the order of the number suffixing item..

# Each item should start with item_[0-300]=

# Then item type then the text to show and then item parameter.

# e.g item_1=0,MAME,0

# Optional Parameter 2 = Image in themes logo folder without path and extenstion

# e.g Item=-1,Custom Menu,1,MAMEALL

# The Item Types are as follows

# -1= Submenu group. Goto other menu. Parameter = Menu number e.g Item=-1,Sub Menu 1,4 goes to [MENU_4].

# - Will be listed in GameEx as "Sub Menu 1"

# 0=MAME

# 1=Emulator. Parameter = Emulator Nunber

# 2=Application. Parameter = Application Number

# 3=Web Application. Parameter = Web Application Number

# 4=Theme Picker

# 5=Start Screensaver

# 6=Configuration Application

# 7=Statistics

# 8=Export To Mce

# 9=Most Played

# 10=Last Played

# 11=Random Game

# 12=Favorites

# 13=All Games list

# 14=News

# 15=Search

# 16=Exit

# 17=Log Off

# 18=Shut Down

# 19=Hibernate

# 20=Standby

# 21=Restart

# 22=Videos

# 23=Play DVD

# 24=Jukebox

# 25=DVDs on Disk

# 26=Radio

# 27=Media Library

# 28=eBooks

# 29=Karaoke

# 30=Pictures

# 31=Daphne

# 32=Emulator Group. Paramater = Group Number

# 33=Blank Line

[ROOT]

Title=Home

Item_1=

Item_2=

Item_3=-1,Games,1,allemu

Item_4=

Item_5=

Item_6=

Item_7=

Item_8=

Item_9=24,Music,0,Jukebox

Item_10=

Item_11=30,Photos,0,pictures

Item_12=23,Play DVD,0

Item_13=22,Videos,0

Item_14=3,Weather,1,Weather

Item_15=2,WinTV,4,media

Item_16=34,You Tube,0,youtube

Item_17=6,Configure GameEx,0

[MENU_1]

TITLE=Games

Item_1=

Item_2=0,MAME,0,mame

Item_3=1,Nintendo 64 Games,3,n64

Item_4=1,Super Nintendo Games,2,snes

Item_5=1,Sega Genesis Games,1,genesis

[MENU_2]

Item_1=

[MENU_3]

TITLE=WinTV

Item_1=

One thing that is interesting is that when I bring up a particlar emulators menu item in the Games menu, it lists at the top the right number of roms. I appreciate any help

[Adultery]

Oh, so you're using groups. Got it.

You'll have to set those up twice if you want to do it this way, because once you make a group it stops showing up as separate emulators.

On the other hand, if you didn't do it that way, there is a list of 'All Games' within GameEx already, so you can get the 'All Games' display and the 'Emulators' display without having to create a group at all. I think that's what we have here... I just let GameEx sort my emus in alphabetical order. Never even looked in the INI... Interesting that you can set the order things appear in. This may just streamline my cab a little more!

That is... if I even got this question right... It's 2° here and my brain doesn't function well in the cold.

[Draco1962]

Why mess with the .ini file when you can accomplish the same thing using the Custom Menus application? I linked to a layout I had started. WIll probably tweak it a few times before I am absolutely happy with it. I had considered groups but it just funks things up too much.

[David Snay]

I had completely forgotten that I had "messed" with the groups function. Once I eliminated the group, my problems went away. I now understand what emulator groups are for better. Thanks for all the help.