Difference between revisions of "Mala Config"

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Config Options (Complete list Tab by Tab)

MAME Config

Basics

Title: Title of the emulator.

Mame executable: Path to the executable Mame file (use command line mame)mame.exe. With the Config button the mame.ini file can be graphically edited.

Rom info. file (XML): Path to the XML file of Mame. MaLa will create this for you if it is missing (on version of Windows command-line Mame Versions 84 or higher)

Roms path 1-3: Here can you indicate the paths MaLa should search for the roms. Up to 3 paths can be used.

Collect Only games with roms: If this option is checked, MaLa collects only Games, which were found as Roms in one of the Roms paths.

Collect Only working games: If this option is marked, MaLa collects only Games, which possess the 'good' status.

Only Masters: If this option is marked, MaLa only collects master Games and remove clones.

Exclude: Here you register exceptions for the production of your gamelist. For example: "no Japanese" or, simply `Japan'. You can make several entries separated by a comma: `Japan, boat-put'. It is not case sensitive

Additional

Catver.ini file: Path to the catver.ini file. This file contains category information of the individual games and is optional. It is useful for filtering game lists with MaLa and MalaGamelist.exe Download: http://www.mameworld.net/catlist/

Controls.ini file: Path to the controls.ini file. This file contains information about the function of the controls and buttons of the individual games and is optional. It is useful for filtering game lists with MaLa and MalaGamelist.exe It also is called upon for MaLa Hardware and Led-Wiz for lighting up correct buttons Download http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/controls.php

Nplayers.ini file: Path to the nplayers.ini file. This file contains extended information to the number of players of each game and is optional.

History http://www.arcade-history.com/

Mameinfo.dat

Mame window state: Normal show the DOS window by Mame when starting the game. Minimized and Hidden let the DOS window not appear. For the error tracing for problems with Mame, you should select Normal. When Mame is running the way you want then you can select HIDE later on.

Command Line Here you can add parameters to what MaLa passes to MAME when it launches a game. For example, %ROM% means that when you select a game, MaLa will launch a game; 'mame pacman' or 'mame invaders' %ROM% being substituted for the rom name.

Pictures and Videos

Snap/Title: Path to a listing with image files (bmp, jpg, png).
Marquee of pictures: Path to a listing with image files (bmp, jpg, png).
Control panel of pictures: Path to a listing with image files (bmp, jpg, png).
Attract video: Path to a listing with video files (avi, wmv).

Definable 1-4: Path to a listing with image files (bmp, jpg, png). These can be used for extra pics you have on your layout that you want to change depending on what game is selected. EG Cabnet, Flyer etc

Options

	Auto gamelist Switch: This will switch the gamelist depending on what orientation MaLa is currently in Game List for Horzizontal Orientation Game List for Vertical Orientation Auto Rotate Rotate Mame with MaLa (this edits mame.ini) Rotate MaLa with Mame after quitting game if neeeded Use Pictures and Videos of masters for Clones Search Definatbles in Layout path ????

Encoder

	Note: None of the controls will be active, until you enable that in the Optrions-controler-Encoder Encoder Config File Use Game Based Encoder Programming

Control Panel Viewer

	Note: Use this for a control panel viewer like Johnny 5 or CPViewer Executable Command Line Start Viewer on game start Replace info Window with Viewer

Other Emu

Basics

On this tab you can set-up all emulators with exception of MAME. Click on New One buttons. If the emulator is to get its own layout, the layout name needs to have to same name for it to be loaded on EMU switch.

Name: Name of the emulator and/or the layout.
Executable: Executable file of the emulator.
Rom Path: Path to Rom files of the emulator.
Rom Extension: Extension Rome files of the emulator.

The following parameters determine when the emulator is called:

Send Rom extension: The Extension is also handed over to the emulator.
Send full Rome path: The absolute path Romes file is handed over to the emulator.
Ratio Rom path: The path Rome file is set in quotation marks.

Examples:

Executable: c:\emu.exe
Extension: zip

Roms path: c:\roms
Send roms extension: off
Send full roms path: off
Ratio? Rome path: out

= c:\emu.exe roms

Send Rome extension: on
Send full Rome path: off
Ratio? Roms path: off
= c:\emu.exe rom.zip

Send Roms extension: on
Send full Rome path: on
Ratio Rome path: on
= c:\emu.exe "c:\roms\rom.zip"

Specially parameters: Further call parameters for the emulator. E.g. a parameter for the Fullscreen mode etc.

Snap/pictures: Path to a listing with image files (bmp, jpg, png).

Marquee of pictures: Path to a listing with image files (bmp, jpg, png).

CPanel of pictures: Path to a listing with image files (bmp, jpg, png).

Use hotkeys: The use from Hotkeys to the controlling of the emulator activate.

Edit hotkeys: The Hotkeys for the controlling of the emulator furnish.

Use hook for exit: Keyboard Hook around the emulator with a certain key to terminate e.g. ESC. System must be used only on Windows 98, since Hotkeys do not function correctly then. One can read a more exact explanation here. Simply into the text field click and then any key press, in order to define one 'exit' key for the Hook.

Executions

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Options

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Encoder

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LCD & LCD

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GUI

Layout

TBA: The layout can be selected here, if no automatic layout change is activated. Layout is same as a skins.

Auto layout SWITCH

Emulator: If this option is marked, MaLa looks for a layout with the name of the emulator with an emulator change and loads this.

Gamelist: If this option is marked, MaLa looks for a layout with the name of the Gamelist with a Gamelistwechsel and loads this.

References to the naming of the layouts for the layout SWITCH function:

The layout for MAME must be called mame.mll.
The layout for not MAME emulators must be called like the name of the emulator. (Emu: C64 → layout: c64.mll)
The layout for the Jukebox must be called jukebox.mll.

Additionally still another change of the layout is with the change of the Gamelist takes place applies the following: To the Main Gamelist applies standing above. (mame.mll, emulatorname.mll) To all other Gamelist applies: emulatorname_gamelistname.mll

An example of MAME:

Layout for the Main Gamelist: mame.mll
Layout for the MAME Gamelist Fighter: mame_fighter.mll
Layout for the MAME Gamelist Shooter: mame_shooter.mll

An example of the not MAME emulator C64:
Layout for the Main Gameliste: c64.mll
Layout for the C64 Gamelist Fighter: c64_fighter.mll
Layout for the C64 Gamelist Shooter: c64_shooter.mll

Note:

If MaLa could not find the layout for the gamelist, the emulator layout is used..
If MaLa could not find the layout for the emulator, standard.mll is been used.

Other options:

Use Layout/Directory names: Additionally one can arrange MaLa in listings, which correspond to the layout name, to search. Dh MaLa looks for the layout of pictures and sounds in an appropriate layout listing in the MaLa draw-eats or in the indicated listing.
Use Sounds: Disable sound FX, used by the layout.
Background Music: Disable Background Music, used by the layout.
Animation: Disable the animation in the layout.

Use Tree: bla bla bla

Options

Start on windows start:MaLa starts with Windows, if this option is marked (autostart).
Hide mouse: The pointer of mouse is hidden and indicated with a mouse activity.
Small menu: A particularly small MaLa menu for Arcade monitor dissolutions. 200 x of 200 pixels
Orientation:
- Vertically - MaLa is turned represented by 90 degrees. Can be served also with a CONTROLLER.
- Flip -MaLa is turned represented by 180 degrees. Can be served also with a CONTROLLER. In combination with the attitude vertical one can MaLa also 270 degrees.
'Pictures and video Show of pictures

The announcement of all pictures (Snaps, Marquee, etc.) switches global on or out.

Quality': Indicator speed and - quality of the pictures.
Show video': The announcement of the videos switches global on or out.
Keep aspect ratio: Aspect ratios of all pictures and videos are maintained. Partially importantly for Arcade of monitors, which draw the picture dissolution into the width.

Nearly scrolling Enable

Nearly scrolling accelerates the Scrollen of the Gamelisten by the fact that the pictures, videos, texts and the MaLa hardware (LCD, LED) with the Scrollen are not immediately updated, but only after a short delay after Scrollstop.

Display delay: The delay specifies, with which pictures, videos, texts and the MaLa hardware after a Scrollstop are updated.
Exceptions: **Text: Texts are not retarded spent, but always updated with the Scrollen.
- MaLa hardware
- LCD and LEDs are not retarded spent, but always updated with the Scrollen.
- SoundSounds are not retarded spent.
- Gamelists
Sorting Assortment of the Gamelisten. Menu can be changed also with the CONTROLLER or Joystick in the MaLa.

Rotate: If active, the Gamelisten catches again in front on if one at the end arrived and turned around. That applies to the plays and the lists themselves, if one has several.

Filter

TBA: Filter1 - Filter4

Definition of the 4 at the same time available filters.

Save as filter set: The present filters store definition as filter set.

Filter set: List of the filters sets. Filters sets can be selected and activated in the MaLa menu.

DELETE filter set: The selected filter deletes set.

MaLa Start

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Game Start

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MaLa Exit

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Screensaver

Files

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Options

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Display

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Info Window

Mame

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Other Emu's

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Controller

Keyboard

Basic

TBA: Definition of the keys for the control of MaLa. Over a function with a key to occupy simply into the appropriate text field click and afterwards the desired key press. There are a standard CONTROLLERs set and a further for the representation for Cocktails, 180 degrees.

SHIFT key

The virtual `SHIFTs' - key doubles the keys standing to the Verfügungung, if only little Buttons etc. is available. First times described a key as above as `SHIFTs' - key define. Then `the SHIFTs' - key as well as another key press, in order to occupy a function. All functions/keys, which `the SHIFTs' - key contain, in blue are represented.

CONTROLLER option UP/down interval

Jump interval for the X-UP and X-down.

Key repeat in ms

Delay in milliseconds for the keys, in order to adapt the Scrollgeschwindigkeit in the lists and in the MaLa menu.

Use default config for flipped orientation

Default the CONTROLLER Setup is always used, no matter how MaLa is turned.

CONTROLLER Setup Setup

Selection one before with `save' stored CONTROLLER of profile.

Mame CONTROLLER

Mame needs also a CONTROLLER definition. This can be bound here at a MaLa CONTROLLER profile. That becomes meaningful if one has e.g. several control panel with different key allocations in the employment. So it is to be changed possible the CONTROLLERs attitudes of MaLa and Mame in a slide.

Save

All current attitudes in a CONTROLLER stores profile.

DELETE

The selected MaLa deletes CONTROLLER profile. The Mame profile is not deleted.

Advanced

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External Applications

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Options

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Mouse

	Exchange and reverse axis: The purpose of this is some spinners and dial emulate a mouse. So effectively then can be used for scrolling through teh game list. Use Shift Key TBA Muse Repeat

Joystick

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Basic

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Advanced

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Check

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Options

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Options

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Controller Mapping

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Encoder

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Game Lists

Games

TBA: Administration of all Gamelisten of all emulators inclusive Mame.

Emulator

Here its Gamelisten one to work on would like the emulator to select.

Game cunning

All Gamelisten of the selected emulator would list.

New one

Provides a new Gameliste for the selected emulator.

DELETE

The marked Gameliste deletes.

Write protected

Writing protection for a Gameliste activate. No more Games can be deleted or added over the MaLa menu.

Update

Updates the Gameliste (Author, COMMENT, Write protection).

Refresh all mame gamelist VALUEs

If after an update of Mame or a ini file to the Games changed information, one can bring provided Gamelisten by this function all the newest conditions.

Options

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Sounds and Music

Event Sounds

Sound for reaching the end in the Gamelisten and in the MaLa menu. If one adjusts rotating lists under GUI, this event in the lists does not take place naturally.
Start game: Sound for starting a Games.
Cunning/emulator SWITCH: Sound for changing the Gameliste or the emulator.
Menu SELECT/cancel: Sound for breaking off and selecting in the MaLa menu.
Exit: Sound for terminating MaLa.

Zip file with a complete sound set for MaLa: eventsounds.zip

Background Sounds

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Juke Box

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Options

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Hardware

{{Mala_Config|File=Mala_OptionsHW |Text=

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Backup

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Restore

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Event Plug-Ins

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Help and Credits

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-* ''' Catver.ini file:''' Path to catver.ini the file. This file contains category information of the individual Games and is optional. It is useful for filtering game lists with MaLa and MalaGamelist.exe '''Download: http://www.mameworld.net/catlist/'''
+* ''' Catver.ini file:''' Path to the catver.ini file. This file contains category information of the individual games and is optional. It is useful for filtering game lists with MaLa and MalaGamelist.exe '''Download: http://www.mameworld.net/catlist/'''
-* ''' Controls.ini file:''' Path to controls.ini the file. This file contains information about the control and the functions of the Buttons of the individual Games and is optional. It is useful for filtering game lists with MaLa and MalaGamelist.exe  It also is called apon for MaLa Hardware and Led-Wiz for lighting up correct buttons '''Download http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/controls.php'''
+* ''' Controls.ini file:''' Path to the controls.ini file. This file contains information about the function of the controls and buttons of the individual games and is optional. It is useful for filtering game lists with MaLa and MalaGamelist.exe  It also is called upon for MaLa Hardware and Led-Wiz for lighting up correct buttons '''Download http://fe.donkeyfly.com/controls/controls.php'''
-* '''Nplayers.ini file:''' Path to nplayers.ini the file. This file contains extended information to the number of players of the Games and is optional.
+* '''Nplayers.ini file:''' Path to the nplayers.ini file. This file contains extended information to the number of players of each game and is optional.
 * '''History''' '''http://www.arcade-history.com/'''
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 * ''' Mame window state:''' Normal show the DOS window by Mame when starting the game. ''Minimized'' and ''Hidden'' let the DOS window not appear. For the error tracing for problems with Mame, you should select ''Normal''. When Mame is running the way you want then you can select HIDE later on.
-* '''Command Line''' Here you can add things to what MaLa passes to mame when it launches a game. EG %ROM% means that when you select a game MaLa will launch a game 'mame pacman or mame invaders' %ROM% being subsitued for the rom name
+* '''Command Line''' Here you can add parameters to what MaLa passes to MAME when it launches a game. For example, %ROM% means that when you select a game, MaLa will launch a game; 'mame pacman' or 'mame invaders' %ROM% being substituted for the rom name.
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Difference between revisions of "Mala Config"

Revision as of 09:14, 23 April 2007

Contents

MAME Config

Basics

Additional

Pictures and Videos

Options

Encoder

Control Panel Viewer

Other Emu

Basics

Executions

Options

Encoder

LCD & LCD

GUI

Layout

Options

Filter

MaLa Start

Game Start

MaLa Exit

Screensaver

Files

Options

Display

Info Window

Mame

Other Emu's

Controller

Keyboard

Basic

Advanced

External Applications

Options

Mouse

Joystick

Basic

Advanced

Check

Options

Options

Controller Mapping

Encoder

Game Lists

Games

Options

Sounds and Music

Event Sounds

Background Sounds

Juke Box

Options

Hardware

Backup

Backup

Restore

Event Plug-Ins

Help and Credits

Navigation menu

Search