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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: robertofresca on March 20, 2016, 02:20:33 AM

Title: Lists within lists?
Post by: robertofresca on March 20, 2016, 02:20:33 AM

Can you have lists within lists in Attractmode?

For example, selecting "Fighting games" would show me a list consisting of "Beat 'em ups" and "1 on 1 Fighters" and then selecting "1 on 1 Fighters" would show me a list consisting of "Street Fighter games" and "Mortal Kombat games" and then selecting "Mortal Kombat games" would show me a list consisting of the actual MK games to launch.

Is this possible?

Title: Re: Lists within lists?
Post by: hermine.potter on March 20, 2016, 08:43:23 AM

e.g. mame:
go to C:\attract\romlists\mame.txt
check that you've set a unique and significant category in this list (e.g. fighting )

In AM > Display > choose Mame > Add Filter > give Name (Fighting or something) > Add Rule > Target : Category > Comparsion : equals > Filter Value : fighting

Set a Button in AM-Controls for 'Next Filter'

Title: Re: Lists within lists?
Post by: robertofresca on March 20, 2016, 01:55:22 PM

What about multiple filters? One for "3d fighters" and one for "Street Fighter" fighting games?

Does each filter have to be bound to a separate input?

Title: Re: Lists within lists?
Post by: hermine.potter on March 22, 2016, 10:22:27 AM

Learning by doing!!! Under each menu is a small helptext

-different filters, for different rules :
one for category "3d fighters"
one title "Street Fighter"
and so on

-combine filters :
Target : Title
Comparsion : contains
Filter Value : Street Fighter|Mortal Kombat
Shows all games with title Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat