Re: How do you disable spaces?
Jim
>
> I find that Spaces makes MAME unplayable as it switches when you have CTRL
> and an arrow held at the same time, which happens rather a lot in MAME.
>
> In the System Preferences for Spaces, Enable Spaces is not ticked, and the
> hotkey section is all greyed out. CTRL-Arrows still switch spaces though.
>
> What else do I need to do to stop it?
>
Try enabling it, then removing all the columns/rows so there's only one
Space (assuming it'll let you), then disabling it again.
Isn't there also a way of changing the hot keys?
Jim
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Jim
>>>
>>> I find that Spaces makes MAME unplayable as it switches when you have CTRL
>>> and an arrow held at the same time, which happens rather a lot in MAME.
>>>
>>> In the System Preferences for Spaces, Enable Spaces is not ticked, and the
>>> hotkey section is all greyed out. CTRL-Arrows still switch spaces though.
>>>
>>> What else do I need to do to stop it?
>>>
>>
>> Try enabling it, then removing all the columns/rows so there's only one
>> Space (assuming it'll let you), then disabling it again.
>>
>> Isn't there also a way of changing the hot keys?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
>
> I had to enable spaces, so I could disable the hotkeys, then disable spaces
> again. That fixed it.
>
A tad sloppy on Apple's part not to have disabled the hotkeys when the thing
they're controlling has also been disabled, but glad it worked out okay.
I really must get back to building my MAME table. How much to 2nd hand G4
Mac Mini's go for nowadays?
Jim
>
>> A tad sloppy on Apple's part not to have disabled the hotkeys when the thing
>> they're controlling has also been disabled, but glad it worked out okay.
>>
>> I really must get back to building my MAME table. How much to 2nd hand G4
>> Mac Mini's go for nowadays?
>
>
> Still quite dear, I think. When I was looking for one a while back I thought
> sod it and got a used Core Duo one instead. Better value for money, IMO.
Hmmm. I had 'sub-100quid' in mind, so I may have to re-think my approach.
> Mind you, didn't the G4 mini have proper video?
For the games I have in mind that probably wouldn't matter :-)
Galaga rules!
Woody
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> On 2008-02-15, Gary <postm...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>>
>>> A tad sloppy on Apple's part not to have disabled the hotkeys when the
>>> thing
>>> they're controlling has also been disabled, but glad it worked out okay.
>>>
>>> I really must get back to building my MAME table. How much to 2nd hand
>>> G4
>>> Mac Mini's go for nowadays?
>>
>> There's one on Tazbar for 240. 1.25 512MB and Combo with BT and Airport.
>>
>> Still quite dear, I think. When I was looking for one a while back I
>> thought
>> sod it and got a used Core Duo one instead. Better value for money, IMO.
>
> Hmmm. I had 'sub-100quid' in mind, so I may have to re-think my approach.
Would seem a bit of a expensive way of making a mame table - you don't need
the size of a mini, or the macness.
Wouldn't it be easier to just stick some PC motherboard in there? You could
get that way under £100 - in fact probably for free I would have thought
from someone throwing out a PC - a secondhand PC is worth nothing and can
run mame.
--
Woody
Jim
>
> Would seem a bit of a expensive way of making a mame table - you don't need
> the size of a mini, or the macness.
> Wouldn't it be easier to just stick some PC motherboard in there? You could
> get that way under £100 - in fact probably for free I would have thought
> from someone throwing out a PC - a secondhand PC is worth nothing and can
> run mame.
>
That hadn't occured to me - I've got a Celeron 1GHz that's pretty much set
up as a MAME table (FreeBSD) but it's in a minitower case and is a tad
large. Taking the mobo out...is something I hadn't thought of. I'd still
need to mount the power supply and hard drive, but that's not hard.
Something for me to think about. Thanks.
Jim
> Wars. I spent so much time on that, very atmospheric as well. It's not a
> patch on the proper version when run in MAME due to every control system I've
> tried with it being complete rubbish. I'd love to find a cab for that
> somewhere. Very low WAF though, I suspect.
In terms of old games, Galaga is the one I can return to the most but I used
to _love_ Battlezone. Sadly, due to the special controls needed it isn't
easy to incorporate it into a general purpose MAME machine - it tends to
require one to itself.
I'm also very partial to Star Castle. And defender, even though I'm utterly
crap at it.
Woody
> On 2008-02-15, Gary <postm...@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>>
>> My all time favorite arcade game has to be the vector graphics Atari Star
>> Wars. I spent so much time on that, very atmospheric as well. It's not a
>> patch on the proper version when run in MAME due to every control system
>> I've
>> tried with it being complete rubbish. I'd love to find a cab for that
>> somewhere. Very low WAF though, I suspect.
>
> In terms of old games, Galaga is the one I can return to the most but I
> used
> to _love_ Battlezone. Sadly, due to the special controls needed it isn't
> easy to incorporate it into a general purpose MAME machine - it tends to
> require one to itself.
>
> I'm also very partial to Star Castle. And defender, even though I'm
> utterly
> crap at it.
I used to be gods gift to defender. I played it recently and didn't manage
to get past the first wave!
Having said that, I did used to play it every day. I guess it is a practice
thing.
--
Woody
Ian McCall
> I really must get back to building my MAME table. How much to 2nd hand G4
> Mac Mini's go for nowadays?
Don't touch it for MAME - go the Intel route instead. And as T i m
says, consider an old PC instead as they're much cheaper (though one
thing the Mini has going for it is it's quietness) and have MAME
cabinet-oriented front-ends available, such as MAMEWah that I use. Also
it's not just expense, the G4 just doesn't have the oomph required to
emulate some of the later stuff.
And if Sir is interested in building a MAME cabinet then Sir may well
wish to visit ultimarc.com, a company whose kit adorns my own cabinet
and who pretty much makes the whole process simple.
Cheers,
Ian