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| − | ==Some cool things | + | ==Some cool things about Mala:== |
| − | You may have been using MaLa and have not been aware | + | You may have been using MaLa and have not been aware that MaLa is capable of making your Cab a Cooler place to play! |
Did you know and have you tried?: | Did you know and have you tried?: | ||
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=== Cocktail Table Support === One Cool thing that MaLa does is support users with '''Cocktail tables''' | === Cocktail Table Support === One Cool thing that MaLa does is support users with '''Cocktail tables''' | ||
You have many options depending on how you have wired up your controls. | You have many options depending on how you have wired up your controls. | ||
| − | # '''Controller | + | # '''Controller Detection:''' ([[Mala_Config#Controller_Mapping|Controller - cocktail mapping]]) If you have your controls on each side of the table wired to SEPARATE inputs on your controller you can use this feature. The controls are divided up into sets (the number of sets you need to set up will be the same as the number of sides on your controller you have controllers on..Normally 2 or 3) The game list '''automatically''' will rotate to face the user that moves the joystick (or presses a button on that side). MaLa can also be set to display a different custom list for each side (usually with appropriate games for the controls on that side) and send a different command to MAME (if required).[http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/controllerdetection.html Controller Detection] |
| − | # '''Auto Game List Change on Rotation''' ([[Mala_Config#Options|Mame config-Options]]) This is similar to the above but the rotation is done maunally (by an allocated key). The game list will change depending on whether | + | # '''Auto Game List Change on Rotation''' ([[Mala_Config#Options|Mame config-Options]]) This is similar to the above but the rotation is done maunally (by an allocated key). The game list will change depending on whether the orientation is horizontal or vertical. |
=== '''Encoder programming'''=== | === '''Encoder programming'''=== | ||
| − | Mala can re-program 'on the fly' | + | Mala can re-program your keybaord encoder 'on the fly' for every game and/or list. |
=== '''MaLa Tree'''=== | === '''MaLa Tree'''=== | ||
| − | This is an alternative way of | + | This is an alternative way of organizing your game lists |
[http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/malatree.html MaLa Tree] | [http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/malatree.html MaLa Tree] | ||
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=== '''Auto Layout Switching''' === | === '''Auto Layout Switching''' === | ||
| − | MaLa can change your Layout automatically when you | + | MaLa can change your Layout automatically when you change emulators. This is useful if you have a number of layouts and you want to use the one that matches up with your emulator (Style wise) |
[http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layoutnaming.html Layout Switching] | [http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/layoutnaming.html Layout Switching] | ||
=== '''Launch normal PC games from MaLa''' === | === '''Launch normal PC games from MaLa''' === | ||
| − | By creating | + | By creating shortcuts to your PC games (or programs) in a folder you can get MaLa to launch them. |
http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/screenshots/emuconf7.gif | http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/screenshots/emuconf7.gif | ||
{{Mala-Wiki}} | {{Mala-Wiki}} | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 24 April 2007
Contents
Some cool things about Mala:
You may have been using MaLa and have not been aware that MaLa is capable of making your Cab a Cooler place to play!
Did you know and have you tried?:
=== Cocktail Table Support === One Cool thing that MaLa does is support users with Cocktail tables You have many options depending on how you have wired up your controls.
- Controller Detection: (Controller - cocktail mapping) If you have your controls on each side of the table wired to SEPARATE inputs on your controller you can use this feature. The controls are divided up into sets (the number of sets you need to set up will be the same as the number of sides on your controller you have controllers on..Normally 2 or 3) The game list automatically will rotate to face the user that moves the joystick (or presses a button on that side). MaLa can also be set to display a different custom list for each side (usually with appropriate games for the controls on that side) and send a different command to MAME (if required).Controller Detection
- Auto Game List Change on Rotation (Mame config-Options) This is similar to the above but the rotation is done maunally (by an allocated key). The game list will change depending on whether the orientation is horizontal or vertical.
Encoder programming
Mala can re-program your keybaord encoder 'on the fly' for every game and/or list.
MaLa Tree
This is an alternative way of organizing your game lists MaLa Tree
Hotkeys
Filter Lists
Auto Layout Switching
MaLa can change your Layout automatically when you change emulators. This is useful if you have a number of layouts and you want to use the one that matches up with your emulator (Style wise) Layout Switching
Launch normal PC games from MaLa
By creating shortcuts to your PC games (or programs) in a folder you can get MaLa to launch them. http://mala.arcadezentrum.com/screenshots/emuconf7.gif
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