ahk script for individual games

[Michelle911]

I can see from another thread that this isn't in LaunchBox (yet anyhow, the thread from 2017)...  but I'm not doing a controller,  but just one game (Race Drivin' Panorama)  so that once launched my ahk script will wait for the Mame window and then stretch it across my three gaming monitors via WinMove.  Besides dreaming up a more complex script,  any ideas?  I actually worked it out and then I realized my emulator setting was universal lol

Edited March 24, 2019 by Michelle911

[JoeViking245]

When you launch Race Drivin' Panorama directly from mame does it span the 3 monitors?

I think in mame, if you were to edit you mame.ini file in the section

#
# OSD PER-WINDOW VIDEO OPTIONS
#

and get it to work for RDP, save the file as "racedrivpan.ini" in put it in the ini folder of mame.  Then when you run RDP, it'll use those settings for that game [only].  Of course, keeping mame.ini in it's original sate for all other machines.

[Michelle911]

Hey Joe, thanks for the reply.  The OSD PER-WINDOW was the first thing I tried,  I change the settings here for other multi-monitor games in Mame (like Punch-Out),  and it works great.  The problem with RDP is that it doesn't have different screens (or windows) like other multi-monitor games,  it actually puts all three game monitor displays into one window,  unlike everything else I've encountered so far.

It starts up like this and then I use my script to stretch it across all three monitors....  I probly wouldn't have this issue if I ran my displays in surround,  but I have to use extended desktops on account of my daw.

 

[JoeViking245]

If I'm reading correctly, you already have a script that will 'stretch' the screen.  Maybe you could: Edit RDP, go to the Additional Apps tab and Add Additional Application and point to the script to stretch it and check Automatically Run Before Main Application.  Then add another 'app' that reverts it back to normal and check Automatically Run After...

Option B is to create a complete script and use it as your 'ROM File' under the Launcher tab. It would something like:

#SingleInstance force

SetWorkingDir, D:\Emulators\Mame  ;where mame is located. Note: No "\" after "Mame".
MAMERun = mame64.exe
GameRDP = D:\Emulators\MAME\roms\racedrivpan  ;Path and Machine (rom) folder

Run Stretch.ahk
Runwait, %MAMERun% "%GameRDP%", , Hide
Run UnStretch.ahk

Exitapp

It basically runs them in the same order, unfortunately. i.e. stretch before mame runs, vs after. Then UnStretch.  The smarter person could tell you to simply put in something like:

Run the mame game
Now run the stretch script process
Hang out until mame exits
When mame stops running, run Unstretch script process
ExitApp

[Michelle911]

Got it!    

I just compiled the script and added it to Additional Apps for RDP,  set it to Run Before and it works!  Since it's a regular window there was nothing to run after,  the window just closes and that's that  ?

Thanks for pointing me in the proper direction  ?

Edited March 25, 2019 by Michelle911

[JoeViking245]

Just re-read the OP and see you used winmove.  Duh Joe, of course that will work. lol  AND... (as you indicated) no need to "UnStretch".

I use a winmove script [doh!] on my desktop for placing multiple windows 'just where I want them'.  Very handy!

[Michelle911]

haha  ?  it's all good.  AHK is quite awesome!  I use it (and AutoIt (sans their rotten community)) for all kinds of things...  for LaunchBox to use it as well makes me very happy  ?