yves31 Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hello!Simple problem. Whenever I start a table from GameEx, the table loads fine but I need to click with the mouse anywhere on the screen to be able to play. It's like windows is focussing on something else...If I start the table directly from future pinball, it works fine.Any idea?Yves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Hello!Simple problem. Whenever I start a table from GameEx, the table loads fine but I need to click with the mouse anywhere on the screen to be able to play. It's like windows is focussing on something else...If I start the table directly from future pinball, it works fine.Any idea?YvesWhat's the command-line used to launch in your config? Might wanna post your config as well to help us troubleshoot. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves31 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 Here`s the config file...[Emulator_9]Enabled=TrueSTARTPAGENAME=Future PinballTITLETEXT=Future PinballStartPageLogo=Future PinballROMFilter=*.fptRomPath=C:\Games\Future Pinball\TableRomsInFolders=TrueSnapPath=C:\Games\Future Pinball\SnapTitlePath=BoxPath=C:\Games\Future Pinball\FlyerCartPath=ManualPath=C:\Games\Future Pinball\ManualControlPanelPath=InstructionsPath=TVAdPath=MusicPath=ImageNotFound=WorkingPath=C:\Games\Future PinballMapKeys=TrueWaitBeforeKeys=SendKeys=ReplaceDash=FalseReplaceUnder=FalseCapitals=FalseRemoveBrackets=FalseShowDesktop=TrueDebug=FalseMAPFile=AlsoLaunch=Command="Future Pinball.exe" /open "[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]" /play /exitLaunchBefore=LaunchAfter=configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close)ExcludedFiles=CustomBackground=PlayMusic=FalseDontShowInfo=PlaySelectionMusic=FalseSelectionMusicFolder=PCGame=FalseDATABASE=[Pinball] Future PinballUseDbName=GamesIn7Zips=FalseMergeSets=TruePlayInScreenSaver=FalseShowMostPlayed=TrueRandomMostPlayed=TrueCDCheck=FalseCDCheckFile=CustomArtName1=CustomArtPath1=CustomArtName2=CustomArtPath2=CustomArtName3=CustomArtPath3=System=PinballCategory=PinballEmulator=Future PinballVersion=1.9.20081225Rating=DownloadUrl=http://www.gamesdbase.com/setupwizard/emulators/download/FuturePinball.7zRequiredFiles=Website=http://www.futurepinball.com/Info=Future Pinball is a real time Pinball Development System. It allows you to design and play your very own pinball simulation in True real time 3D.OLDatZip= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranzo Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Does it work now ? I have the same issue, but I know that after starting it a lot of time vie windows explorer, it worked...forgot to make an image after that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves31 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 I did not find a solution yet.Yves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 What version of Future Pinball are you running? Also maybe trying setting Show Desktop to No. If not then I'll have to test myself. Let me know if I need to setup this system for troubleshooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranzo Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 SOLVED !1. Open Windows Explorer2. Start Visual Pinball3. Resize Visual Pinball ! It must not be in Full Screen !4. Start a Pinball5. Exit6. Close Visual PinballUpdated my Full MAME Configuration Guide to Version 2.1 with that Tip Bye and Greetings !Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves31 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Share Posted January 30, 2011 The version of Future Pinball I'm using is 1.9.1.20091231I tried with showdesktop set to no but it's doing the same problem.Thanks for helping.Yves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Yves - try Ranzo's suggestion and let us know if that works for you or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves31 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 HelloI tried the solution from Ranzo but without success I want to mentionned that the problem is with "Future Pinball" not "visual Pinball".Thanks again for trying to help.Yves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranzo Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Ahh, ok sorry, my mistake...can not help You with Future Pinball :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Please test with the most recent version as I'm unable to duplicate this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves31 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 HelloI have the latest version. In the about box it says "1.9.1.20091231" but in reality it's the "1.9.1.20101231" release. It must be a bug in his program.Thank you,YvesI think I'm the only one which has this problem Maybe there's no solution. I have to say it's not a big issue, just a little bit annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRequEnCy Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 HelloI have the latest version. In the about box it says "1.9.1.20091231" but in reality it's the "1.9.1.20101231" release. It must be a bug in his program.Thank you,YvesI think I'm the only one which has this problem Maybe there's no solution. I have to say it's not a big issue, just a little bit annoying.Please try running and then exit GameEx. Then run using the runitgame.bat file and see if it's still an issue. Then we can narrow it down to either GameEx or something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyrocket Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hi, i also had focus problems as mentioned in this thread http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=8487&st=0&p=62241&hl=+future%20+pinball&fromsearch=1entry62241But i am happy to say this went away with the latest future pinball release ( ver 1.9.1.20101231).I made no changes to my set up other than updating the expired exe, maybe using something like revo uninstaller to strip out fp then reinstalling may help?.Sorry i had no magic cure for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celly Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I had a focus issue with Future Pinball with my old pc setup (win xp) and it was a resolution issue. Now that I'm on Win7 I have had no issues with the focus. That's with the current build. My fix while rolling xp was match the resolution in FP with that of GameEx. It worked for me, give that a whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igotnothing123 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 I just started getting into pinball emulation and ran across the very problems described in this thread. I'm on the latest GameEx version and latest Future Pinball version but I still get focus issues. I did work around it though. I decided to write a VBScript that would change the focus to the app. What the script does is check every five seconds to see if Future Pinball is running, and if it is, it sets focus to it. It'll check every five seconds for up to five minutues. These times/intervals are all of course, configurable as needed for your situtation. If anyone still has this problem and wants to try it out, just copy the code below into notepad, and save as something like C:\activate.vbs. Then create a batch file with one line in it that runs: cscript C:\activate.vbs. Set the batch file up in the "Also Launch" field in your advanced emulator config in GameEx. Also, you might have to make sure that User Account Control is turned off and that you have your computer setup to automatically run VBScript files; that's how I have mine set and I didn't test other systems. 'Begin VBScript: Dim isAppRunningDim endTime Set objShell = WScript.Createobject("Wscript.Shell")endTime = DateAdd("n",5,Now) Do Wscript.echo "Trying application activation in 5 seconds..." WScript.Sleep(5000) isAppRunning = objShell.AppActivate("Future Pinball - © 2008 BSP Software Design Solutions")Loop While (isAppRunning = False) AND (Now < endTime) wscript.Quit 'End of Script 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmJ17 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I just started getting into pinball emulation and ran across the very problems described in this thread. I'm on the latest GameEx version and latest Future Pinball version but I still get focus issues. I did work around it though. I decided to write a VBScript that would change the focus to the app. What the script does is check every five seconds to see if Future Pinball is running, and if it is, it sets focus to it. It'll check every five seconds for up to five minutues. These times/intervals are all of course, configurable as needed for your situtation. If anyone still has this problem and wants to try it out, just copy the code below into notepad, and save as something like C:\activate.vbs. Then create a batch file with one line in it that runs: cscript C:\activate.vbs. Set the batch file up in the "Also Launch" field in your advanced emulator config in GameEx. Also, you might have to make sure that User Account Control is turned off and that you have your computer setup to automatically run VBScript files; that's how I have mine set and I didn't test other systems. 'Begin VBScript: Dim isAppRunningDim endTime Set objShell = WScript.Createobject("Wscript.Shell")endTime = DateAdd("n",5,Now) Do Wscript.echo "Trying application activation in 5 seconds..." WScript.Sleep(5000) isAppRunning = objShell.AppActivate("Future Pinball - © 2008 BSP Software Design Solutions")Loop While (isAppRunning = False) AND (Now < endTime) wscript.Quit 'End of ScriptI'm trying your script, but it doesn't find the application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullPointer Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I haven't tried the script, but you'll want to verify that Future Pinball is listed in the task manager in the same way that it appears in the script. In other words you'll want to start up Future Pinball, open the task manager, and verify that Future Pinball appears as, "Future Pinball - © 2008 BSP Software Design Solutions" in the task manager under the Applications tab. If the listed application doesn't match what's in the script, you'll want to modify the script so that it does.If everything does seem to match up but the script still doesn't work, you may need to contact the author of the script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adultery Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Wonder why not just get the window handle from the exe? It may be easier than trying to use the window title. Idk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 To be honest, I am suspicious of using anything where it is suggested to "turn off" or disable UAC. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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