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Re: Names to correct...?
03/19/11 01:05 PM
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> > Correct. The text is for the human users. Front ends should not be making policy
> > decisions (e.g. showing flags) based on it.
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> OK so I totally understand and appreciate where you are coming from.
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> One follow-up question: for database-like data that's already in MAME and can be
> argued is part of hardware documentation, would you accept patches for that stuff? As
> an example, let's consider button names. Many games don't include button names in the
> driver description within MAME, but many do. Is this considered part of the hardware
> documentation that MAME would accept enhancements to?
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> It's not that I'm volunteering to do this - I have no idea what the real button names
> are for all of these games - it's mostly just an academic question to help solidify
> my understanding of mamedev policies.
A lot of games would benefit having actual button names, for example the Mortal Kombat series. It's OK to leave simple games like Space Invaders which only have 'P1/2 Button n' and Left/Right/Start, but on more complex games it can be an annoyance when setting up the control panel, especially if the games don't actually use them in sequential order. With the Mortal Kombat example, it's much easier mapping buttons named High/Low Punch, High/Low Kick and Block (and Run in MK3 and later) than trying to map 'P1 Button 1' and the rest through trial and error. I can't imagine how it would have been like if the PC drivers in MESS simply had 'Keyboard button 1...101' listed in there!
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