GUI question(s)

ShadowFX · November 19th, 2007, 14:14

First, awesome work on the new version (and so on...)

I have a quick question about the GUI. I couldn't find the answer myself or maybe I just overlooked something, but how do you properly go to the menu and back to the game if it's already running?

The GUI and video window are also seperated. I know there was a reason for this, was it because of the speed of the emulator? Do you also recommend to not switch plugins when a game is already running? Maybe an idea to grey out the plugin parts, because this can lead to instability (at least, here it does).

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Player594 · November 20th, 2007, 02:34

To switch to menu from game press Esc. Do not change plugins whle a game is running. To return to game goto Run in the menus then Execute. It should continue no problem. Hope this helps.

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ShadowFX · November 20th, 2007, 11:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Player594

To switch to menu from game press Esc. Do not change plugins whle a game is running. To return to game goto Run in the menus then Execute. It should continue no problem. Hope this helps.

Thank you for the fairly quick answer. The problem with the suggestion you gave me is that Excecute leads back to the Open File window. Selecting the same ISO again either restarts the game here or indeed continues (I don't really understand this behavior). Also, sometimes when I hit Esc, the game window stays (always) on-top of the GUI window and therefore not letting me navigate through the menu and options properly (the game window also cannot be moved).

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Ari · November 20th, 2007, 13:14

This drove me crazy initially too, but now that I'm done (for the moment) with tweaking the emulator to get the "perfect" settings, I don't really mess with the interface much while playing. The only things I still find I need are changing skipping on the fly, loading and saving, and all of those can be done with the F keys. Hopefully, you'll find yourself in the same situation soon too.

PS - if the game window is getting in the way, you can always manually resize it without going into the menu at all. I've found playing in maximized, as opposed to full screen loses a tiny bit of immersion, but with the benefit of a resizable window if I need to do something on the desktop.

ShadowFX · November 20th, 2007, 16:04

To be honest, I'm hoping for a GUI rewrite there a bit. This doesn't mean that I won't be using the current one, thanks for the suggestions there.

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**ChickenLiver** · November 20th, 2007, 19:27

You should only get the open ISO window when you don't have the CDVD plugin configured to open a particular ISO. Just configure that, and it should go away.

November 19th, 2007, 14:14	#1
ShadowFX Guardian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 162	GUI question(s) First, awesome work on the new version (and so on...) I have a quick question about the GUI. I couldn't find the answer myself or maybe I just overlooked something, but how do you properly go to the menu and back to the game if it's already running? The GUI and video window are also seperated. I know there was a reason for this, was it because of the speed of the emulator? Do you also recommend to not switch plugins when a game is already running? Maybe an idea to grey out the plugin parts, because this can lead to instability (at least, here it does). __________________ "Change is inevitable; progress is optional"

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November 20th, 2007, 02:34	#2
Player594 PCSX2 fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 137	To switch to menu from game press Esc. Do not change plugins whle a game is running. To return to game goto Run in the menus then Execute. It should continue no problem. Hope this helps. __________________ system specs: P4 3.2 ghz w/HT - Geforce 7300 GS - 2.5 GB RAM -200 GB hard drive

November 20th, 2007, 13:14	#4
Ari Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 18	This drove me crazy initially too, but now that I'm done (for the moment) with tweaking the emulator to get the "perfect" settings, I don't really mess with the interface much while playing. The only things I still find I need are changing skipping on the fly, loading and saving, and all of those can be done with the F keys. Hopefully, you'll find yourself in the same situation soon too. PS - if the game window is getting in the way, you can always manually resize it without going into the menu at all. I've found playing in maximized, as opposed to full screen loses a tiny bit of immersion, but with the benefit of a resizable window if I need to do something on the desktop.

November 20th, 2007, 16:04	#5
ShadowFX Guardian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 162	To be honest, I'm hoping for a GUI rewrite there a bit. This doesn't mean that I won't be using the current one, thanks for the suggestions there. __________________ "Change is inevitable; progress is optional"

November 20th, 2007, 19:27	#6
ChickenLiver Emu author Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Perdition Posts: 590	You should only get the open ISO window when you don't have the CDVD plugin configured to open a particular ISO. Just configure that, and it should go away.