[mGalaxy AIO download] Snapshots do not work

[paulanderson]

I realise there is a problem similar posted here:

http://www.mgalaxy.com/forum/index.php?topic=25.0

but the problem was never really answered. Is the AIO provided for download tested with regards to things like this or is it basically a package of the required items? I have struggled for days trying to work out why this happens but so far have been unsucessful. It seems a bit strange that the dir is created and the image in the new dirs always has the same filename whereas snapshots work fine with a vanilla mame. Can anyone help? This is killing my potential enjoyment of your fine cabinet frontend.

[mgalaxy]

The "problem" is coming from Mame itself.
Actually, since v0.110u1, the naming of screenshots has changed.

See the "What's new" document on mame.net (http://www.mame.net/whatsnew.html):

Changed naming of screenshots. They are now created in separate
folders per game, with numeric names 0000.png, 0001.png, etc.

See the related thread on Mameworld:
http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=95464&page=0&view=expanded&sb=2&o=&vc=1

Anyway, mGalaxy isn't for now adapted to this change in naming convention...and I wonder if people would like to keep the "old" system...or switch to the "new" one?

Cheers,

[paulanderson]

Thanks very much for the reply. My question would then be "what can be done to ensure that the snapshots appear in mGalaxy" as the solution is unclear to a newbie such as myself. All help is very much appreciated

edit - i think keeping up with the current version of mame is critical. i feel that the next AIO should accomodate this change?

[mgalaxy]

i think keeping up with the current version of mame is critical. i feel that the next AIO should accomodate this change?

Yes, perhaps...but I'm not sure that everyone would like to move screenshots one by one in a distinct folder, or start from scratch with each game...excepted if there's a place on the net to download the whole screenshot set in the new format?

[paulanderson]

If that is to be the case then I assume that we are stuck with an old version of mame, do you not consider this a shame? considering the advances in the emulator?

[mgalaxy]

This wouldn't be a problem for me to adapt mGalaxy to this new naming convention...but as I told you, I need the feedback from other users before doing the switch.

Cheers,

[paulanderson]

Thats fair enough but I would assume that those who take this seriously (as I believe we ALL do) would love for the mGalaxy frontend to be brought into line with the recent mame change. It would be a shame to see such a great frontend lose popularity due to being behind the times. I patiently await the rest of the communities replies and your decision,

Paul.

edit - there is a .bat script which you can run to bring old snapshots into line with the latest mame and would solve the existing snapshot problem

[paulanderson]

I was wondering if any sort of decision has been made with regard to this topic. I still feel its a shame that mGalaxy remains "behind the times" so to speak. It woula appear that the members here dont post very often (which is a shame) so it looks like the decision is down to you.

All the best,
Paul.

[mgalaxy]

paul,

Yes, I've decided to add this to the next mGalaxy version.
As you stated I didn't have that much replies on that topic...so, I've the feeling that I will add it as an option, letting people the choice to decide the way they want it to work.

Cheers,

[paulanderson]

[quote="mgalaxy"]
paul,

Yes, I've decided to add this to the next mGalaxy version.
As you stated I didn't have that much replies on that topic...so, I've the feeling that I will add it as an option, letting people the choice to decide the way they want it to work.

Cheers,
[/quote]
Excellent, thankyou for the reply mate. Looking forward to the update