MAMEWAH v0.97

posted in Frontend News by mfc on May 17th, 2004

MAMEWAH, 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.

Whew.... anyways, this is available in our MAME Frontends section.

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