MAMEWAH v0.97
posted in Frontend News by mfc on May 17th, 2004MAMEWAH, a frontend for MAME which is best suited for using in a home-built arcade cabinet, was updated recently. Here is what's new:
- Bugs Fixed:
- First item in Games List/Options List may have been placed 'under' artwork image(s) if list overlapped image
- Aspect ratio 'fix' in vertical modes (eg 240x320) stretches image(s) incorrectly
- Add Game to Custom List' option would appear even if no games were in the current list
- If artwork image was missing (Artwork #2-10) then 'no snap' image would not be used in Slide-Show screen-saver
- Music files placed in subfolders of subfolders etc. would not be used.
- Bugs found but NOT FIXED (Confirmed):
- 'Windows Task Switching' option doesn't work when set to 'Off' (Windows 2000 & XP)
- Hitting keys while waiting for game list refresh / custom list generation may have (unwanted) delayed effect
- Big font / crashing problem with regional settings which use ',' as decimal seperator or English language setting (??)
- Using a transparent 'Current Setting Value' object will result in it becoming opaque when typing new value/setting
- File access problem causes crash (Windows 98)
- MAMEWAH will not exit if using sounds on some systems (Windows 98)
- Programs launched with shortcut (.LNK) files do not use (right-click) properties
- Game Start sound is too loud (initial volume rather than 'Sound / Music Volume')
- Apparently random Run Time Error 62 caused by corrupted FAV, FTR or CFG files
- If using an old version of CatVer.ini, newly added games will be categorised incorrectly.
- Bugs found but NOT FIXED (Un-confirmed):
- Problem if MAME (or any emulator?) resides within '\Program Files' (or any long path?)
- Slide Show screen-saver crash (Run Time Error 6) after apparent random time (MP3's??)
- Run Time Error 13 occurs if using ClrMAMEPro DAT files
- 'Most Frequently Played' or 'Longest Played' lists can't handle >73 games.
- Improvements:
- Entering 'PC' as Emulator Executable now makes the Emulator Title 'PC Games' by default
- Added 'Use Quotes around ROM Filenames' option
- Added 'Controls.dat Viewer Filename' option
- Added 'Controls.dat Viewer Default Options' option
- Added 'Launch Controls.dat Viewer before Game' option
- Moved 'Refresh Games List' option to bottom of menu to prevent accidental operation
- Removed 'Select Custom Lists to Cycle' option
- Added 'Cycle Main List' option
- Added 'Enable Event Sounds' option
- Added 'Default Exit Button Action' option
- Added 'MAMEWAH IPC Filename' option for default key-mappings
- Added 'Last IPC File Programmed' in MAMEWAH.CFG to avoid un-neccessary programming
- Increased no. Emulators to 50
- Increased no. Custom Lists to 50
- Improved Slide-Show to maximise images displayed in Artwork #2-10
- WMA sound/music files now supported
- Changed /? commandline switch to /e?, where ?=emulator no. 1-50
- Added /l? commandline switch, where ?=custom list no. 0-50
- Improved layout system to allow custom list specific layouts
- Replaced the 'Cycle Emulator' shortcut key with 'Next Emulator'
- Added 'Previous Emulator' shortcut key
- Replaced the 'Cycle Game List' shortcut key with 'Next Game List'
- Added 'Previous Game List' shortcut key
- Added 'Launch Controls.dat Viewer' shortcut key
- Improved 'Display Clone Info (in Custom Lists)' filtering to remove [square bracketed] info.