Need Help...display an image when you press a button

[Thorvald]

Thanks for this guys!   

I used CPWizard to export all my control panel layouts (because loading CPWizard dynamically was WAAAYYY too slow and glitchy).

Then moved all those exported images to a cpanelwiz directory.

Added a new artwork for cpanel to link to that directory.

Configured your plugin to do artwork and cpanel and voila!   Hit a button with game select and get instant display of controls.

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Now I just need to add a little more such as turning the pop-up off if the user changes game (moves up and down).

Cheers
   Tim

EDIT: And of course there is an issue with CPWizards export function... only a bunch of the batch exports worked, the rest are defaulted.  Back to trying to get showcp plugin to work.

[MisterNewbie]

This is a neat plugin.

Question / Idea:

Modify the plugin to load folder's worth of images (or, better yet, a zip/cbz of images) that are named/ordered numerically (01.jpg - 09.jpg for instance) into an array or whatever and then display them / navigate through them with left/right.

You'd essentially have a game instruction booklet popup plugin that way.

My idea of workflow:
-Set custom key for plugin to "M" (non-hold)
-Load contents of folder/zip into memory, path based on current rom name (much like snap/wheel artwork)
-Display image 1 (or a default 'no content' image if folder/zip empty/nonexistent)
-Left / Right scrolls through images sequentially
-"M" again closes.

[kent79]

This is a neat plugin.

Question / Idea:

Modify the plugin to load folder's worth of images (or, better yet, a zip/cbz of images) that are named/ordered numerically (01.jpg - 09.jpg for instance) into an array or whatever and then display them / navigate through them with left/right.

You'd essentially have a game instruction booklet popup plugin that way.

My idea of workflow:
-Set custom key for plugin to "M" (non-hold)
-Load contents of folder/zip into memory, path based on current rom name (much like snap/wheel artwork)
-Display image 1 (or a default 'no content' image if folder/zip empty/nonexistent)
-Left / Right scrolls through images sequentially
-"M" again closes.

Check it. 
http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=939.msg7057#msg7057

[damelioj]

Is there a way to have the screen automatically display when a game is selected? Or have the popup button automatically “pressed” on game selection?

It would be great for the user to be able to see a “How to Play” screen upon selecting a game. That screen could have an instruction the user to press the button defined in the pop up plugin to switch to the game selected.

[qqplayer]

Is there a way to have the screen automatically display when a game is selected? Or have the popup button automatically “pressed” on game selection?

It would be great for the user to be able to see a “How to Play” screen upon selecting a game. That screen could have an instruction the user to press the button defined in the pop up plugin to switch to the game selected.

Yes sure , just need to create a new "artwork" on your layout , for example:

Code: [Select]

local controlpanel = fe.add_artwork("controlpanel", 0, 10 100, 100);

And then add the path into your emulator.cfg

Code: [Select]

artwork    controlpanel                 C:\media\cpanel

[Metalciaf]

sorry for the necroposting

but i need some help with this plug-in
right now i'm using the "second" version (without Artwork selection)
and it work fine and i'm able do show just one image

but when i try the version with the Artwork nothing happen.....what i'm doing wrong?
i need to modify something in the script to view multiple Artwork?

i'm using Raspberry pi3 b+

thank you

[jedione]

i say no plugin just use,  a script in your, layout...to show no-show, the graphical instructions you need,  using the , title name..right..

using like custom1, ext...map keys

all though...im using a plugin that loads a pdf manual of the game....and i do fancy it well....

[gamesmame]

Jedione how plugin you use? i use one here sumatra and works good but after load PDF i put right or left for read the manual the attractmode in background go to sides change games in list, i need after load the plugin block/disable the controles in background/attractmode so and after closes the plugin/sumattra back controles to attractmode!!! you understand?