Re: New ZVG vector mame menu

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions!

The next step will be to get it to read settings from a .cfg file. In there
we can store key bindings and interface settings like rotation and last
selected game. And whether you want the stars on in the background - Barry,
well found - you don't miss a trick ;)

I developed on a B&W monitor (initially a vectrex, and later a G05 in my
Asteroids Deluxe cabaret) and haven't actually seen it in colour in the
flesh, so apologies if it looks a little garish. Perhaps a colour map in the
config would be an idea too.

C isn't my native tongue but I've had fun and learnt a lot in getting this
far. James, I may ping you for some assistance if I get stuck but I'll have
a stab myself first. Thank you for the offer. I'll likely release the source
at some point but it's probably embarrassingly sub-optimal at the moment -
I'm making it more structured as I go. I do have copies of the source in
different locations tho.

Cheers,

Chad

On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:39 AM, Barry Shilmover <barryshi@microsoft.com>wrote:

> Here is another feature to add to the list... :-)
>
> Have the menu remember the last place you were in rather than reset. IE if
> I have tempest selected, take me back to tempest.
>
> The more I play with it, the I like it. Great work!
>
> Barry
>
> Sent from Windows Phone 7
> ------------------------------
> From: James Rhew
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 7:35 PM
>
> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org
> Subject: Re: VECTOR: New ZVG vector mame menu
>
> Wow Chad, that looks really nice. I was working on a menu but I'm months
> behind the polish of your VMMenu. Need any help with the rotation or the
> key mapping?
>
> James
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Barry Shilmover <barryshi@microsoft.com>wrote:
>
>> FYI,
>>
>>
>>
>> I got the 'Q' button to work for 'Quit to menu'
>>
>>
>>
>> I also noticed that if both numlock and caps lock are on, you get the star
>> field pattern on the main page. very cool.
>>
>>
>>
>> Oh, and the screensaver... freaking rocks! :)
>>
>>
>>
>> B
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org]
>> on behalf of Barry Shilmover [barryshi@microsoft.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:53 AM
>> *To:* vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>> *Subject:* RE: VECTOR: New ZVG vector mame menu
>>
>> According to the readme, that is on a future release. not supported
>> in this version.
>>
>>
>>
>> B
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org [owner-vectorlist@vectorlist.org]
>> on behalf of matt [galaga@slingshot.co.nz]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:50 AM
>> *To:* vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>> *Subject:* Re: VECTOR: New ZVG vector mame menu
>>
>> I'm running in a tempest can I rotate it??
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Chad Gray <chadsarcade@gmail.com>
>> *To:* vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>> *Sent:* Friday, February 25, 2011 7:04 AM
>> *Subject:* VECTOR: New ZVG vector mame menu
>>
>> One for you ZVG owners...
>>
>> Today a new download sneaked it's way onto the Zektor site in the form of
>> a new Vector Mame Menu.
>>
>> As you may be aware, the source code to Ian Boffin's original menu was
>> sadly lost in a hard drive crash, making updates to the original release
>> impossible.
>>
>> This menu picks up where Ian's left off, and allows for the much requested
>> feature of customisable menus. Finally you can add those extra games added
>> in the last versions of DOS Mame, and remove the ones which don't suit your
>> control panel layout!
>>
>> Docs and setup instructions are included in the zip, which you can grab
>> from here:
>>
>> http://zektor.com/zvg/downloads.htm
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chad
>>
>>
>

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