Emu Loader 2.6 beta 5

posted in Emulator Release by xip on Jun 11th, 2001

Emu Loader is a good frontend for MAME. Here's what's new:
  • Added the missing "decocass.ini" custom options for WinMAME
  • Cleaned the source a bit (delete some variables that are not used anymore)
  • Fixed practically all hints in the frontend (there was a lot of wrong hint, mainly on WinMAME configuration screens)
  • Fixed the "is not a valid floating point value" error message when trying to select added custom games
  • Added a new option in Preferences screen: "Minimize Frontend" Now when running a game, the frontend can be minimized before the game starts and restored after quitting the game The option is on "Miscellaneous" tab
  • Fixed the "is not a valid integer value" error message after quitting the game (caused by the "Total Play Time" feature)
  • Fixed an error on the Emulators Setup screen when you select an emulator executable. It was generating a "File not found" error due to a variable error
  • Fixed a bug that was generating "access violation" error on frontend's initialization when option "Show Parent Pictures" is disabled
  • Second attempt to make long folder names work (I tested a few times and it appears to be working now) :-))) This feature is not perfect yet, but it works...
  • Made some changes in Emulators Setup screen. The emulator detection function is more accurate
  • The "Debugger" menu item is moved from "Tweaks" main menu to "View" main menu
  • Added a new feature: columns hiding. This does not delete columns from the list, just hide them. There is also a new screen to show/hide column. It's called "Filter Game Columns" and you can access it from a menu item "Show/Hide Games List Columns" in "View" main menu or from the games popup menu item with the same name
  • The columns size are now saved on "EmuLoader.ini" in "Columns" section (this info is also used by the hiding columns feature)
  • Files update: "el-guide.txt", "el-bugs.txt", "el-readme.txt", "el-setup.txt" and "el-todo.txt"
  • Adapted the color depth and resolution information to the new "-listinfo" output format (for MAME 0.37 beta 16)
  • The [driver] section on "catver.ini" file is not needed anymore This column is created with MAME's "-listdetails" output Get it at the arcade frontends page. Thanks to Now Inc for the news.