Need Help with send keys

[jat428]

I have a verital LCD monitor I am using for my cocktail cab and would really love to incorperate Visual Pinball to it. The problem is I run windows in a vertical position. The visual pin tables for widescreen require to be launched from a landscape perspective. So I have now set a send key command to rotate the screen via Irotate and it does this perfectly, game opens and plays like it should. when the game is closed however GameEx crashes. I have no option for a send keys after game exits that I'm aware of. I tried putting the command "^%{LEFT}" which is send keys for ctrl+alt+left in the launch after but does not work. Any help here would solve a huge problem for me as I am delaying my build until this is sorted out. Thanks

[jat428]

Forgot to add I already know game ex will rotate for me it's just that when I do game ex runs super slow. When ran from a vertical aspect to start works just fine.

[Adultery]

I thought they made vertical and horizontal versions of tables now for pincabs in Visual Pinball? That would seem to be a better solution unless I'm missing something?

[jat428]

The full screen 16:9 tables need to be launched from a widescreen desktop perspective then they auto rotate after launch to fill the screen. There seems to be no way of correcting it from that end, so I've been told. I could play their 4:3 tables but they are real stretched and ugly with a vert WS monitor

[jat428]

I just need a way to attatch a send keys command when the rom exits so it flips the screen back to vert. I know very little about this in fact I just figured out send keys today! I know there are people here much smarter than me about how to do this. I've read that with a batcth file this might be possible but have no clue how to do it. Please someone help!

[fRequEnCy]

By design, launch after wasn't intended for this. However, it can still be used. If you create a script then you can launch that script after exiting the emulator to send those keys. Thus, giving you the results you're after. I suggest writing a script with either AutoHotKey or AutoIt to accomplish this. We have a few scriptors in our forums that are familiar with these languages that may be able to help you.

[jat428]

Thanks for the advice. I however have made a decision the other direction just so my build can move forward. My cab will now feature a powered rotating monitor. I can handle mechanical devices much easier than scripting as I have little knowledge on that and the ones who do seem reluctant or unwilling to part with it. I've built two cabs now with GameEx on them this being the third and never really needed any help. Now that I needed it it seems in short supply. Several forums and posts later I am just giving up on it and will go a new direction. On to my issues with Daphne, another GameEx nightmare...

[Adultery]

Well I am always willing to help where I can, as I'm sure are many others here. I've never written a script either, so I know what you mean. Although sometimes a little glitz is the way to go, and IMHO a rotating monitor would be a pretty rad achivement.

Good luck friend!

Edited August 21, 2012 by Draco1962
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