Jason Carr Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Hello everyone! Here's to screwing around with the new LaunchBox for MS-DOS Special Edition 1.0! Check out the details in this video here: And download it here: http://bit.ly/LBXDOS11 Let us know if you've figured out any of the Easter Eggs. 2 Quote
Lordmonkus Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Interesting stuff but any estimated time frame on features like bulk edit rom paths, user profiles and custom platforms. I really think that those 3 things would add a lot of to Launchbox. Personally I don't need to bulk edit rom paths and user profiles but I really think those 2 are really wanted by many people. I do really want custom platforms and I know for a fact many people really want them. 1 Quote
Jason Carr Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, lordmonkus said: Interesting stuff but any estimated time frame on features like bulk edit rom paths, user profiles and custom platforms. I really think that those 3 things would add a lot of to Launchbox. Personally I don't need to bulk edit rom paths and user profiles but I really think those 2 are really wanted by many people. I do really want custom platforms and I know for a fact many people really want them. Two weeks. Quote
Lordmonkus Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 2 weeks on all 3 or just 1 or 2 of those features ? Quote
Jason Carr Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 I was just kidding, @lordmonkus; I really don't know. Combined that's a lot to implement and I don't want to make any promises that long-term. Also, let's keep this thread lighthearted and focused on the MS-DOS app. Quote
wkLeon Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) How cool. It reminds me back when I used to have the Access menu program to launch my games with: http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/ If there's a way you can get a VGA-based GUI on it, it would be awesome. Edited January 14, 2017 by wkLeon 1 Quote
Jason Carr Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 1 hour ago, wkLeon said: How cool. It reminds me back when I used to have the Access menu program to launch my games with: http://members.quicknet.nl/blankendaalr/ If there's a way you can get a VGA-based GUI on it, it would be awesome. Exactly. I remember using a really old version of Access way back as well, but it had stupid limitations. I'm guessing I never used the later versions though. It would be neat to figure out the VGA graphics stuff. That said, I'll probably never get that good at DOS development lol. Quote
Lmagnus87 Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 I love it!!!, simple and beautiful Thanks so much, really , excellent work!!!! Maybe some day it can include screenshots Quote
Jason Carr Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 Ha, nice. Indeed. Anyone found any of the easter eggs yet? Quote
walter10h Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jason Carr said: Ha, nice. Indeed. Anyone found any of the easter eggs yet? IDDQD Btw. Any chance of having the source code? Edited January 14, 2017 by walter10h 1 Quote
Lmagnus87 Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Jason Carr said: Ha, nice. Indeed. Anyone found any of the easter eggs yet? The second most famous cheat code.... Spoiler Did you mean godmode or konami code? I tried to excecute launch.bat /godmode or launchbx godemode 1 Quote
Jason Carr Posted January 15, 2017 Author Posted January 15, 2017 @walter10h Called the first one. As far as the source code, I'll think about it. I hadn't planned to release it and I'd have to change the licensing on it and stuff. I've been using it for my personal collection though and I already want some more features, so I'll probably be updating it soon enough. 1 Quote
AnUnusedMoniker Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 I don't find this as silly as some people might - I've spent time making similar batch based menu systems in DOS that lack half the functions of this one. Well done! 1 Quote
Jason Carr Posted January 16, 2017 Author Posted January 16, 2017 Great to hear @AnUnusedMoniker. I was in the same boat basically. I've actually spent the weekend screwing around with it some more and added a bunch of new features (app configuration commands, browse and run, separators, etc.). I should have a new version up soon once I test this a bit more. 1 Quote
Jason Carr Posted January 18, 2017 Author Posted January 18, 2017 Hey all, I just put out version 1.1 already lol. I added a bunch of features (and one fix) this past weekend and things seem to be working well enough. Here's the change log: - New "Move to Top" and "Move to Bottom" options are available under the Edit menu - New "Insert Separator" option available under the Edit menu - Each application can now have a separate set of commands for configuring the application - New explicit "Run Selected" and "Configure Selected" options are available under the File menu - New "Browse and Run" option is available under the File menu - New "Lock" option is available under the File menu to help prevent accidental changes - Changed the batch file process to better support DOSBox and older versions of MS-DOS I updated the download link in the main post, and here it is again: http://bit.ly/LBXDOS11 Happy MS-DOS. 2 Quote
Kriven Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Maybe next Christmas you could think about a LaunchBox for Homebrew Wii? 1 Quote
walter10h Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Jason Carr said: Hey all, I just put out version 1.1 already lol. I added a bunch of features (and one fix) this past weekend and things seem to be working well enough. Here's the change log: - New "Move to Top" and "Move to Bottom" options are available under the Edit menu - New "Insert Separator" option available under the Edit menu - Each application can now have a separate set of commands for configuring the application - New explicit "Run Selected" and "Configure Selected" options are available under the File menu - New "Browse and Run" option is available under the File menu - New "Lock" option is available under the File menu to help prevent accidental changes - Changed the batch file process to better support DOSBox and older versions of MS-DOS I updated the download link in the main post, and here it is again: http://bit.ly/LBXDOS11 Happy MS-DOS. Good stuff right here. Thanks. 1 Quote
dukeemu Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 On 14/01/2017 at 2:44 AM, SentaiBrad said: You are insane. I agree. But wonderful! Now, seriously, I want a Commodore 64 version. I'll pay anything you want if you'll create Launchbox for C64! I want it! NOW! 1 Quote
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