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Scripting / Re: Animate a Shuffle List

« on: Yesterday at 03:36:59 PM »

While i wait for the solution to the bug of the listbox fade, i'll show you how the shuffle list animation looks like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0qFbRAI1r4

I totally understand what you wanted now. You could place all objects on a surface or seperately and use animate module or roll your own since a simple fade is easy enough with transition, ticks, and opacity. What is the bug you have? Video looks great!

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Announcements / Re: Version 2.4 sneaking in!

« on: Yesterday at 03:30:02 PM »

Awesome fixes and additions!

I’m so glad I made the cut! Looking at everyones commits, I need to step it up! Radek probably fixed my whitespace issues.

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General / Re: How to get attract to detect game from cd tray

« on: July 17, 2018, 07:53:16 PM »

I don’t see the point in using a front end if that be the case. You can create an auto hot key script that can eject and load the cd tray/drive and mount it to a drive letter. Then load mame with the rom file on the cd and wait for mame to close to eject and start the process all over again.

But why? Hard disk space is cheap now.

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Scripting / Re: Animate a Suffle List

« on: July 17, 2018, 01:57:31 PM »

I already have the issue solved.

I already know how to move and fade a Suffle List.

I have implemented it in my LCD theme.

I'm just waiting to solve a small bug that i think AM has to upload the updated version of LCD with animated Shuffle List.

I've put it in the forum, to see if someone tells me how to fix it.

In any case, many thanks to qqplayer for your help. My final code is something different from yours, but he gave me the necessary clues to do what i wanted.

That’s awesome news! I feel bad I couldn’t be of help, but glad qqplayer was able to assist. I’m trying to get a new job where I can work reasonable hours. Can’t wait to see the final product!

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Themes / Re: Why is this topic called themes? The program calls them layouts.

« on: July 17, 2018, 01:54:22 PM »

I remember discussing it before, but I can't find it.

But I was saying back then that AM should call them themes - not layouts.



"Theme" is more common (or approachable) term for me - when it comes to naming something that changes how the launcher looks.
"Skin" is another one that comes to mind - but less elegant IMHO. But "layout"? It is not that obvious - especially for the newcomers.

Last time I heard the word skin was using real player on win 3 and 95.

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Scripting / Re: Animate a Suffle List

« on: July 04, 2018, 07:33:51 AM »

Sorry. My attendance is flakey past few months. Holiday means I have some time. Was busy past two nights writin a new plugin and something else, almost ready for release.

I am not very familiar with animation module. I write simple animations from scratch and call it good. I wrote shuffle to be simple, without complexity. That doesn’t mean that simple animations can’t be added. I have thought of adding positioning like conveyor if some one experienced with conveyor wanted to team up with me.

Anyways, I will check out your examples tonight. You can extend select and deselect functions and use them possibly to trigger animations. If you have a layout you are working on, send it to me.

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Scripting / Re: Request To get all text from single text file function

« on: June 28, 2018, 05:46:24 AM »

keilmillerjr, You may have an idea on how to do this better but sharing it on a forum is the whole point of the forum!

Or should the world just PM you? 

Welcome to the Forums where people meet up and PM solutions

I received a pm asking. Responded via pm. Tried to copy and paste message to put in post using my iPhone, but it won’t let my copy the code field. I’ve been working 12hr/7day work plus have a family.

Here’s the example I snapshot. It’s untested, but a good start and maybe work. He doesn’t need anything fancy such as ini support since 1 line = 1 string.

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Scripting / Re: Request To get all text from single text file function

« on: June 27, 2018, 04:15:41 PM »

Way more complicated than need be. Try what I sent in pm. It’s only 4 lines of code to create necessary array of strings.

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Scripting / Re: Request To get all text from single text file function

« on: June 27, 2018, 08:12:41 AM »

Thank you Dal1980 reply

Sorry, I don't know understand how to write a exactly script. Could you help me ?

Attachment is my text file. I want to read it and then display it on AM.

local aaaaaa =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 1st line", 1, 2, 0, 1,10 );
local bbbbbb =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 2nd line", 1, 12, 4, 1,10 );
local ccccccc =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 3rd line", 1, 22, 8, 1,10 );
local dddddd =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 4th line", 1, 32, 8, 1,10 );

Did you get my pm?

Yeah. But my code skill doesn't good enough. could you write a real script to me? Thanks.

I got you tonight. You on discord?

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Scripting / Re: Request To get all text from single text file function

« on: June 27, 2018, 07:10:37 AM »

Thank you Dal1980 reply

Sorry, I don't know understand how to write a exactly script. Could you help me ?

Attachment is my text file. I want to read it and then display it on AM.

local aaaaaa =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 1st line", 1, 2, 0, 1,10 );
local bbbbbb =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 2nd line", 1, 12, 4, 1,10 );
local ccccccc =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 3rd line", 1, 22, 8, 1,10 );
local dddddd =  fe.add_text( "read txt file 4th line", 1, 32, 8, 1,10 );

Did you get my pm?

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Themes / Re: new theme wickedGRIDked

« on: June 26, 2018, 05:22:53 PM »

I watched the video and do not know what was going on. Its too busy. Was it showing two different game artwork at once?

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Scripting / Re: Request To get all text from single text file function

« on: June 23, 2018, 03:45:44 AM »

https://github.com/mickelson/attract/blob/master/config/modules/file.nut

class ReadTextFile
  function readline()

What is your goal?

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Themes / Re: very basic theme (320x240)

« on: June 19, 2018, 09:28:49 AM »

Not bad! I like it.

Take a look at my flavors layout. Could easily make it work any orientation.

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Themes / Re: Layout background design

« on: June 19, 2018, 07:24:36 AM »

@keilmillerjr

That is so cool. I've always hand-picked my colors - but THIS is so much fun!

I’ve used generators like it for web design. Huge help for the color handicapped. Lol

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Scripting / Re: fe.game info and number of buttons?

« on: June 19, 2018, 07:22:34 AM »

Info.Buttons

Is Info.Buttons available on all versions of Mame? I'm running AM with Mame 0.185 and Info.Buttons doesn't return anything...

That’s because I made a pull request to fix the issue months ago on GitHub and no accept. We need to get on top of accepting these requests.

I can compile for Mac with the fix, and some one compiled windows for me. I forgot who, sorry. It was a conversation with help on discus channel. If anyone needs it let me know.