Alternative Mame Gp32 Frontend

[zaq121]

I don't have a gp2x yet, so in the mean time I have done a little more work on my alternative frontend for Mame GP32.

The filters have been enhanced a bit, using genre and categories.

I also noticed that I wasn't even compiling the BLU+ version correctly. This version works with original or BLU+ units. It tries to auto detect, if that fails, an option in frontend.cfg can force a mode.

Be sure to either copy the new frontend.cfg, or at least look at it and merge as needed.

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[cozmic]

Wohoo, finally a gp32 release!

Thnx

 

[tix]

Excellent !
Is there a filter to display only the original roms (excluding the clones) ???

 

[Quiest]

Post this in the news board, so it gets posted faster on the front page

 

[gametux]

Great. This version works on my BLU+ even without forcing the BLU+ mode. Thank you very much. Your frontend is great.

 

[zaq121]

Post this in the news board, so it gets posted faster on the front page

Next time I will remember to do that.

This version works on my BLU+ even without forcing the BLU+ mode

So I assume the Blu+ is finally working correctly? I wish the emulator would emulate that, so we could test it a little better.

Is there a filter to display only the original roms (excluding the clones) ???

This should do that for you, maybe I will add it to the auto generated 'Unfiltered' group.

Filter-Group="No Clones"
{
"No Clones" cloneof regexp (^$)
}


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I have a feeling I need a more complex search & match method, I just don't know how I am going to write it just yet.

 

[gametux]

This version works on my BLU+ even without forcing the BLU+ mode

So I assume the Blu+ is finally working correctly? I wish the emulator would emulate that, so we could test it a little better.

Right . I just played one hour different MAME games using your frontend. No problems.

 

[tix]

Is there a filter to display only the original roms (excluding the clones) ???

This should do that for you, maybe I will add it to the auto generated 'Unfiltered' group.

Filter-Group="No Clones"
{
"No Clones" cloneof regexp (^$)
}


Thanks zaq121 that did the trick

Is there a way for the frontend to remember the last filter and the last game I played ? Because when I return to the menu it reverts to the default filter (genre) and the first game on the list . . .

 

[zaq121]

Is there a way for the frontend to remember the last filter and the last game I played ? Because when I return to the menu it reverts to the default filter (genre) and the first game on the list . . .

Actually, I was making that work a little better just earlier (it already had it, but had issues).

The thing is, Mame has to be modified to return 1 more paramter so the frontend can restore the state. I have made the mod on my end, but unless you compile your own version of mame, it wont do much good to you.

I guess I need to get with Franxis on passing back one more paramter when he reloads the frontend.