pfeMame v0.997

pfeMame v0.997 is released. pfeMame is a front end for the Multiple Arcade Game Emulator (MAME) written in Python. It is cross platform (tested on Linux - Ubuntu and Windows XP). It also includes a graphical Tile View designed for MAME cabinets which allows control using joystick / gamepad. pfeMame was written by Gareth Finch and started in 2014.

Features:
- Customisable game types / categories filter for display
- Graphical image 'tile' view with joystick navigation - for dedicated MAME cabinets
- Cross platform - Linux & windows
- Python source code

pfeMame v0.997 Changelog:
• When you select a different view from the drop down list, and search text in the search input box is deleted as the search is reset anyway
• Removed 'memcard' from the file paths window as it is no longer used by MAME (I had previously released a quickfix by dumping it from the command line but still had to delete it completely.
• Fixed the incorrect naming of variables in the [driver].ini files (INI path). This was causing INI file read errors from being reported in the 'Messages' window after running games. NOTE: YOU NEED TO DELETE YOUR INI FILES IN THE 'INI' FOLDER AND RESET ANY GAME SPECIFIC PREFERENCES FROM STOPPING THIS ERROR FROM POPPING UP IN FUTURE – SORRY FOR THE PAIN.
• Cosmetic changes in the Preferences window
• Moved an asterisk to better location for readability
• Removed a wayward ')'
• Removed 'opengl16' and 'none' from the video rendering options. OpenGL16 for Linux worked on some linux platforms and not others. 'None' was an option to not draw any video at all and is really only there for MAME developers so I didn't see any practical need for it.
• Arranged some options in a grid view to better utilise space and make room for the expanded set of artwork options
• Added an expanded set of artwork options
• Added a full expanded set of artwork options to the system and game specific preferences including backdrops, overlays, bezels, control panels, and marquees
• Fixed some logging info when running games. It was always saying the game ran in Tile View even if it was normal view, and the message stating if using default or game specific preferences wasnt being displayed and logged
• Minor cosmetic changes in tile view;
• 'From:' text changed to 'Available in this view:' as it makes more sense
• Size of instructions and informative text reduced to fit things in a bit better – may still need some work though
• Added 'Number of runs:' into the Tile view information panel
• Fixed the way the search field is reset – now the previous search value is only reset when the view drop down box is altered.
• Added into preferences a field for the Games Cache number of days of age – now you can define how many days will pass before the program prompts you to update the games cache
• Some code improvements to the Check All Games function and window – slight speed improvements
• Moved the platform check (windows, linux, etc) into functions.py so that in the future additional platform checks can be centralised




Download: pfeMame v0.997
Source: Here