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😁 I'm delighted with your enthusiasm and I'm very pleased, but to be exact I made your approach similar to : ; To restore everything RestoreDesktop(ToggleEverything[1], ToggleEverything[2]) I had seen that you had put an additional variable after a comma although I never understood why there are two "ToggleEverything". so I simply tried adding another one and it became : ; To restore everything RestoreDesktop(ToggleEverything[1], ToggleEverything[2]), RestoreCursors() Actually it always worked, the thing is that I thought it disabled the screen saver from the control panel, so I kept looking at that... instead it actually forces activation by completely ignoring the Windows settings. Works even better for me, perfect

Thanks 🤩

For crosshair/cursor: I have tried a few methods, and I have found a method that works although not exactly as you described it, can you confirm that it is correct? It seems to work correctly but I would like to have more certainty from you, I attach the file here For Screensaver It works perfectly, thank you Bigbox_with_desktop_features.ahk

The crosshair/cursor works fine but I have not understood how I can put it in the context of our file, I would like to avoid pressing the F3 and F4 buttons but simply have it activated when starting the file and deactivated when closing it. I have tried but I am not sure if I am using the brackets correctly This screensaver script only worked the first time, all subsequent times it no longer works for me, not even using it as administrator, do you have any suggestions ?

Hi @JoeViking245 after more than a year I can tell you that your script is still great, I use it all the time with Bigbox. I wanted to ask you if it's possible to insert a custom mouse cursor (I need it in a few steps during weapon loading where for a few seconds the mouse arrow is shown) and then restore of course the windows cursor when closing. And then disable the screensaver, this is because during attract mode the screensaver starts, I thought there was an option to disable it but if not maybe it would be nice to include it in your script thank you very much in advance for your possible reply 🙏

Update: I tried a clean installation of Windows on a new hard disk, without any antivirus and no additional software, but unfortunately the situation remains the same 😔

thanks 😓

Yes, I have installed version 13.8, 13.7 and, 13.6 and 13.5 but the problem persists. I probably didn't notice it because I haven't played mame much in the last few months, I was interested in other games and I was making the move. so I don't know exactly which version this problem stemmed from. What is certain is that I have owned mame 0.235 for two years without ever changing anything and associated Bibgox since forever. I've moved my last 3 posts to another thread but I'm asking everyone please to help me out because I've already done a lot of testing but I can't figure out what mame does and especially what it leaves in memory after closing. ❤️

I'm doing some tests and I've discovered that if I press WIN+D BigBox is minimized correctly but if I start a mame game and then return to BigBox, with the key combination WIN+D it is no longer minimized, it is forced to full screen, I can't use the computer in any way, I'm forced to close BigBox .... this is why i have problems running other games after mame. Please take a look at this problem and give me an answer, I'm asking if it's enough here or should I post the request in the help form ?

guys I have dozens of different emulators and I start them all one after the other in bigbox without any problems. If I start up mame I play without any problems but the annoyance comes when I return to bigbox, it runs badly, the feeling is that it's weighed down, the fps when navigating between games is jerky and if I start other emulators after mame they have serious stability problems.

I should point out that I haven't changed mame in years, I'm at version 0. 235 for a long time and i've never had any problems with bigbox, however recently it happens that when i play mame and then return to bigbox it's all weird, it seems that bigbox runs at lower fps also if i start other emulators i have serious problems, for example hypseus singe starts minimized under bigbox and there's no way to raise it, even with alt tab it stays below, another example is supermodel, if i play after mame it on exit crashes bigbox, i have to restart the whole windows system and restart bigbox, avoid playing mame and play all other emulators, this is frustrating and i don't understand why In this example video I show you that I start dragon's lair without a problem, afterwards I start mame without a problem, afterwards I start dragon's lair again and bigbox takes the focus and does not leave it any more Please note: the loading times of dragon's lair are correct, I set a long time to cover the initial black 2023-11-30 02-35-33.mkv

It's a known problem with Windows, for example @haimbilia would have a very good solution, I very much hope that the programme is optimised and should be converted into a launchbox plugin have a look here : also if you want to help me out by voting for this feature where I ask for at least the visibility of the controllers connected in launchbox, here : https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/8239/display-any-connected-controllers-from 🤗

Yes I had thought about it but to put it in all emulators and games, there are thousands, you cannot. Looks like an ahk script, I ask you if it is not possible to add an option where the script pauses while bigbox is not in focus. With the right mouse button I see that it is possible. Also, I would like to point out that I did a lot of tests with the folder "C:\ProgramData\devreorder" but it did not work for me, and I came to the conclusion that my folder where it works perfectly is "C:\Users\*USER*\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ProgramData\Devreorder" I have no idea for what strange reason my Windows goes to write in that folder but it works (maybe because I have a dual boot)

wow it's very nice. this software is very interesting and has a lot of potential. do you think it could be turned into a launchbox plugin? i would like it to be active only when bigbox is maximized. how could it be done? During games i don't want it to intervene because although it is started as administrator for some emulators it causes the game to be minimised, also it is not needed during the game but is needed before starting it.

randomly bigbox crashes without errors when exiting a game. it simply closes without giving any sign, I find myself back on my desktop and am forced to restart the frontend

I have always had this problem with mame and continue to have it, but for the past year I have been solving it this way : https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/54978-big-box-sound-from-video-still-playing-after-starting-game-and-quitting-a-game/#comment-423816

Is very interesting, it would be nice to have a step-by-step video tutorial for newbies ☺️

No files are deleted; it's not the applications that disappear, but the possibility of accessing the section in BigBox. Everything works regularly in Launchbox. To help you understand better, my regular game page has this structure: GIOCA ESEGUI CON APPS/VERSIONI AGGIUNTIVE STAR RATING: NESSUNO FERMA VIDEO ...Etc... etc... With the new beta, my game page becomes: GIOCA ESEGUI CON STAR RATING: NESSUNO FERMA VIDEO ...Etc... etc... This applies to all games; I have thousands, I've checked many, and they all have different types of applications. Some point to ROMs, some to AHK, some to EXE, BAT, etc. They are all different, remain intact, and work perfectly in Launchbox; I haven't lost any data. However, installing directly over the previous version 13.8, everything returns to normal in BigBox. The pic I posted is of the regular 13.8

It is not necessary because in the new beta the title of the 'additional applications' section disappears for all games, even for older ones that were fine. This is despite the setting being enabled in the BigBox options. It is not the content of the apps that disappears, but the very title of the section.

Hi, Is it possible to have a wish list of pending games of my choice? For example for films I use the watchlist section of Plex and it is very useful. I always have scattered notes where I jot down games I need to see whether or not to buy in the future, but I often forget everything and they get lost, I'd like to have one place i.e. a Launchbox playlist. Do you plan to make a dedicated section or do you recommend I create "DUMMY ROMS" and make a mock platform? thanks you in advance 🤗