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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: jedione on January 04, 2021, 07:03:12 AM

Title: nesting in am?
Post by: jedione on January 04, 2021, 07:03:12 AM

so it has been available for some time now, but is new to me
the nesting in am,

what i would like to do is have AM start with like Arcade, counsels, handhelds, Ext
then when you go into arcade, now you can see all the manufactures, 
go into manufactures, and games are listed..

my Q: is what is the cleanest best way to achieve this in AM..

Title: Re: nesting in am?
Post by: progets on January 04, 2021, 04:47:07 PM

http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=3619.msg25044#msg25044

Arcade.txt romlist is your normal arcade romlist

Arcade_Menu.txt partial romlist

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#Name;Title;Emulator;CloneOf;Year;Manufacturer;Category;Players;Rotation;Control;Status;DisplayCount;DisplayType;AltRomname;AltTitle;Extra;Buttons;Series;Language;Region;Rating
Capcom;Capcom;@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Konami;Konami;@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Midway;Midway;@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

attract.cfg partial example

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.6.1
#
display Arcade
layout               Attrac-Man
romlist              Arcade
in_cycle             no
in_menu              no

display Arcade_Menu
layout               Attrac-Man
romlist              Arcade_Menu
in_cycle             yes
in_menu              yes

display Capcom
layout               Attrac-Man
romlist              Arcade
in_cycle             no
in_menu              no
global_filter       
rule                 Manufacturer contains Capcom

display Konami
layout               Attrac-Man
romlist              Arcade
in_cycle             no
in_menu              no
global_filter       
rule                 Manufacturer contains Konami

display Midway
layout               Attrac-Man
romlist              Arcade
in_cycle             no
in_menu              no
global_filter       
rule                 Manufacturer contains Midway

general
startup_mode         displays_menu

Repeat the same concept to your consoles, handhelds, etc.

Title: Re: nesting in am?
Post by: jedione on January 05, 2021, 07:09:07 AM

i will try this thanks you.... ;)


update:  this is exactly what i needed ,,,,works perfect....