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'''Additional Features''' (not included in standard Wah!Cade)
 
'''Additional Features''' (not included in standard Wah!Cade)
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== General ==
 
* Modified wahcade.ini
 
* Modified wahcade.ini
 
 
* Fuzzy Artwork Search
 
* Fuzzy Artwork Search
** Load artwork by fuzzy match on filename
 
** Set with fuzzy_artwork_search in the wahcade.ini
 
 
 
* Lock File  
 
* Lock File  
** This fix locks user input when launching an emulator
 
** This fix locks user input for a period of time (secs) after the emulator exits.
 
** Set this with lock_time in the wahcade.ini
 
 
 
* Additional Rom Extension Support
 
* Additional Rom Extension Support
** Multiple rom extensions may be specified and separated with a semicolon. '''(ie. smc;sfc;bin)'''
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** Multiple rom extensions may be specified and separated with a semicolon. ''(ie. smc;sfc;bin)''
When a game is launch and this is recognised in the extension field of the ini the system will loop through the extensions whilst check if a file exists with each extension to set the correct extension for the launched game. It will execute the first one found
 
 
** Empty Rom Extension field
 
** Empty Rom Extension field
Leaving the extension field empty will act as a wildcard and add all items in the rom path to the list. When executing a game the system will check for the first match of the rom title and execute.
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* Scrolled Game List, down to a single row
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* Game specific ini files
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* Portable Mode, config dir is located in wahcade directory
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* Non-Sequential Game Lists
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* Category files support for all platforms
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* History dat/Control panel viewer support for all platforms
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* MESS xmlinfo support added
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* Layouts support custom rotation values, (manually edit lay files)
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* Plugins system
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* Per Platform CPViewer
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* Per Platform History Viewer
  
* Scrolled Game List
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== Setup Editor ==
** Can now be shrunk to a single row. Previous limit was minimum of 4 rows.
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M.A.M.E tab renamed to EXTRA and now available for all platforms
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Category filters for all platforms
  
* Non-Sequential Game Lists
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== Layout Editor ==
Game lists in wahcade were required to be numbered sequentially. This is no longer required and mahcade will now read all lists matching the emulator name and cycle through them. This has the advantage of allowing the user to delete old list file without modifying all others or use my tool at http://www.mameau.com/listgen to build filtered lists
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Users can right click an item to quickly access the properties.
  
* Netbook Classic Layout (1024x576)
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[[Category:Mah!Cade]]
My modified layout at 1024x576 version of the black retro skin included for netbooks ***
 

Latest revision as of 21:49, 4 February 2020

Additional Features (not included in standard Wah!Cade)

General

  • Modified wahcade.ini
  • Fuzzy Artwork Search
  • Lock File
  • Additional Rom Extension Support
    • Multiple rom extensions may be specified and separated with a semicolon. (ie. smc;sfc;bin)
    • Empty Rom Extension field
  • Scrolled Game List, down to a single row
  • Game specific ini files
  • Portable Mode, config dir is located in wahcade directory
  • Non-Sequential Game Lists
  • Category files support for all platforms
  • History dat/Control panel viewer support for all platforms
  • MESS xmlinfo support added
  • Layouts support custom rotation values, (manually edit lay files)
  • Plugins system
  • Per Platform CPViewer
  • Per Platform History Viewer

Setup Editor

M.A.M.E tab renamed to EXTRA and now available for all platforms Category filters for all platforms

Layout Editor

Users can right click an item to quickly access the properties.