Grabbing game "Overview" for MAME

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RoughDuck
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Hello with other frontends I previously used the history.dat file to grab game summary for arcade games in Mame.  How do we do this with mGalaxy, or is there an alternative?
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'History.dat' was to be added to v6.2..unfortunately, as I wanted to release this version at the end of the year, I didn't had time to do it...it'll be part of the next update, sorry !
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[quote="mgalaxy"]
it'll be part of the next update[/quote]
Nice! Do you intend to display all info available for a game or only overview info?

@ROUGHDUCK: what would you like to see displayed: only overview....or overview & technical & trivia & ... ?
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RoughDuck,

I've worked on history.dat implementation and am able to send you a Mame database with history info added..if you want me to?
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[quote="mgalaxy"]
RoughDuck,

I've worked on history.dat implementation and am able to send you a Mame database with history info added..if you want me to?
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Sure! That'd be awesome!
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I will relay this question

[quote="jmd"]
@ROUGHDUCK: what would you like to see displayed: only overview....or overview & technical & trivia & ... ?
[/quote]

Ideally, what would you, mGalaxy users, like to have imported from "history.dat"...the overview only..or all available info?
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[quote="mgalaxy"]
I will relay this question

[quote="jmd"]
@ROUGHDUCK: what would you like to see displayed: only overview....or overview & technical & trivia & ... ?
[/quote]

Ideally, what would you, mGalaxy users, like to have imported from "history.dat"...the overview only..or all available info?
[/quote]

All available, seems right to use it all.
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I agree may as well use it all.
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Any update on this?  Been awhile but yeah would like those descriptions!
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