New GB version coming... feature requests, anyone?

[Jimbo]

Run_Emulator_Send_Keys([2]%autotype_value%~||80)

in the first case I get cloadrun on screen and in the second I get run£2disc` in both cases without enter.

In the second case it seems that '+2' is also not parsed correctly when using a key value as it should give a quote character. '+2' however is parsed correctly however when given directly without using key values.

What is %autotype_value% set to exactly? autotype=+2 ?

And as K.C. said, ~ has been removed as the enter key. Use {ENTER} instead.

[hrmes]

Sorry, forgot to mention it, autotype_value=run+2disc

[Jimbo]

The key=values are parsed the same way the other gemus environment vars are parsed (e.g. %gamepathfile%) meaning that NO replacements are made. This is so that if there is a shift/alt/ctrl character present in the string (e.g. +, ^, % etc) they will be treated as that character, and won't affect the character following it.

So... autotype=run"disk works.

I think it might be worth parsing the literal characters in the key=values though, else there's no way you can specify {ENTER} etc.

I can't parse the other environment vars, for the risk of replacing some literal +, % or ^ chars which would affect the char following it, e.g. c:\gbgame\0\foo%123.zip.

So maybe the answer is to leave all environment vars so they are not parsed, but to parse the literal characters in the k=v values. This way, you could do stuff like this: -

autotype=run +2%gamepathfile%+2{ENTER}


Unless I'm missing something, I think this should work.

[hrmes]

I agree that only key values should be parsed.
Unfortunately run"disk comes out as run+disk in WinAPE because it seems that the chars in the given key are interpreted as key positions, and pressing the " key, at least in my keyboard (English US keymap), results in + appearing in WinAPE.
So to get run"disk in WinAPE you have to give run@disk

[Deleauvive]

Hi,


I (NewDeli on EAB) finally had the chance to try out the beta (it's included with the latest GBCPC, a Gamebase for the CPC you may have heard of). Nice multi-column mode & most-welcomed additional features !

EDIT : Features request moved

[Jimbo]

Hi, you have good feature requests, but please add them to this thread as I'm only fixing bugs now in v1.3.

Thanks

[Deleauvive]

Good morning !

Ok, done so. Bon courage for the bugfixes.

[Jimbo]

Can those on Vista and Windows7 please try the following. Open notepad.exe, paste in the following text, then save it as GameBase.exe.manifest in your GB folder): -

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> 
    <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0"
	processorArchitecture="X86"
	name="GameBase"
	type="win32"/> 
<description>elevate execution level</description> 
   <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
      <security>
         <requestedPrivileges>
            <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>
         </requestedPrivileges>
      </security>
   </trustInfo>
</assembly>

Then try and run GB as a normal user. I'm hoping it requests administrative privileges. If it works, maybe I should include this file in v1.3.

let me know, thanks!

[chrismcd]

I can confirm that the UAC pops up after I made that GameBase.exe.manifest file

Running Win 7 32bit here


Chris

[hrmes]

On the other hand people like me who have UAC disabled because they rely on 3rd party software (Comodo Firewall, Symantec Endpoint Protection) don't notice anything.
Running Windows 7 64bit.

[Flarp]

I'm using Win7 64bit and in one of my gamebase projects when I have any picture, named anything that is in .jpg format in my "screenshots" folder and then I have the same file with the same exact name in .jpg format also saved in my "extras" folder and then in my "posters" folder.. I get the following problem.

Both the files, the "screenshot" and the "poster" pics show on the right hand column at the same time.. 1 under the other. I want the "screenshot" pic to show there.. but i don't want the "poster" pic to show there.. I want the "poster" pic to show up only if I click on it under the extras tab or where it says "poster" in the new extras column on the left hand side. Hopefully I explained this well enough so you know what I mean.

[Jimbo]

does this happen when you untick "also show picture extras" in options?

[Jimbo]

On the other hand people like me who have UAC disabled because they rely on 3rd party software (Comodo Firewall, Symantec Endpoint Protection) don't notice anything.
Running Windows 7 64bit.

So if you run GB as a normal user, does it crash? or does your 3rd party software elevate the permissions?

[Flarp]

I unticked the box you said under "options" and it fixed my problem.. thank you very much.

[hrmes]

So if you run GB as a normal user, does it crash? or does your 3rd party software elevate the permissions?

No it doesn't crash, and I don't get any warnings from the firewall or antivirus. This may be because GameBase has already been used and is considered a legitimate program by the firewall and antivirus.