Game List Font : Selecting this option from the options
menu will change the font used for the GUI display.
Game List Clone Color : Selecting this option from the options
menu will change the font color used for the GUI display of clones in the
'Grouped' game list view.
Directories : Selecting this option from the options menu
will allow for choosing a different directory for a number of Mame32 support
files including: roms, samples, config, high scores, snapshots, input files,
state, artwork, memory card, flyers, cabinets, marquees, and nvram. Normally
these directories are created under the Mame32 executable’s directory.
Default Options : Selecting this option from the options
menu will allow for the global customization of all games in the game list.
These settings are overridden by altering the individual game settings using the
File • Properties menu item.
Reset to Default : Selecting this option from the options
menu will allow for resetting various parts of Mame32 to their defaults. Mame32
will prompt before resetting, giving the option to cancel.
Interface
Options : Selecting this option from the options
menu will allow: toggling on or off the search for new games on start, toggling
on or off the version mismatch feature of Mame32 [which will prevent Mame32 from
asking to update the configuration when a new .exe is run], toggling on or off the ability
to use a gamepad to navigate the GUI, toggling on or off Mame32 broadcasting
the selected game programmatically to other listening applications like message
clients, or an LED message bar, selecting a random image from the \bkground
directory on startup, turning off the two information screens once a game is
launched, and increasing the Windows thread priority for Mame32 giving it more
CPU and resources slices.
Background Image : Selecting this option from the options menu
allows the choosing of a background image from the \bkground directory.
This image will be displayed beneath the three window panes in the GUI.
Language : Selecting this option from the options menu
allows the choosing of an externally supported *.lng file. These files
translate the internal Mame32 menu system [accessed from the tab key while
playing a game] into a different language.
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