whdload GUI

[lostfriend]

Hi,
is there or will be there a GUI with that I can manage and load the lha files directly,
i mean that this GUI unpacks the files and loads the game/app.
I think about something running under AmigaOS, maybe like MAME with game infos and shots.
Should not be impossible to create, my programming skills are limited to webdesign and some bash skills.
So are there people who think this would be great?

so long

[MrZammler]

Hi,

I've been working on something like this, it's still in alpha status though.

It doesnt read the lha files directly (you should have the game already installed), and it's main drawback is that it doesnt read the game's tooltypes (but that should be fixed soon).

It can however scan your disks for installed games and create a small DB of them, which then you can use the gui to run. It also has a nice live filter (something like spotlight) to find quickly what you want.

Let me know if you'd like me to send you the archive.

[keropi]

what? u haven't sent me the archive yet Mr?
:mad :mad :mad :mad
keropi_666(PAPAKI)yahoo.com
LOL :spin :spin :spin :spin

[MrZammler]

@keropi

PM sent ;-)

[keropi]

nice nice :spin

[keropi]

It is a nice tool MrZammler, but on my system, when I double click on a game, it does not run... nothing happens... :(

[lostfriend]

me too, please
thx

[MrZammler]

Ok, made some changes (version sent to keropi was bad), it can now read (hopefully) tooltypes. I've put it online, you can get it from here:

http://machina.amigahellas.gr/projects.html (Look for iGame).

Thanks!

[keropi]

gonna try it tomorrow on my miggy Mr and let u know... :spin

[kriz]

Good project MrZammler!

[keropi]

this new version fails when scanning the game repositories... :( :( :(

[lostfriend]

do i have to install any MUI tools?
It fails with an error about MUI, right now i cant boot my hardfile.
I also now nearly nothing about AmigaOS anymore(sold my a1200 10 years ago), i just installed a WB3.1 on my xbox.

[MrZammler]

$^#@$#@%$

It shouldn't need anything special (except of course MUI). What's the error?

Keropi, we should meet in the channel and talk about it. Sorry folks, seems it needs some more testing.... ;-)

[killergorilla]

can someone take some screenies of what this looks like?

Would be interesting to all of us who don't want to start messing with our setup until we see what it's like :)

[MrZammler]

Hi killergorilla

not much, but check this: http://machina.amigahellas.gr/stuff/igame_main.png

In the mean time, I'll do some more testing on other people's machines, right now it works fine on mine, but it seems it is not enough ;-) I'll keep you posted if interested.

[lostfriend]

ok, i got it running, Wings of Fury wont start but the rest worked for me.
Nice work , btw.

[MrZammler]

Thanks lostfriend.

Right now it's in it's early stages, keropi has agreed to let me test on his system ;-), but given that the sun is shining very bright here in Crete, I hope to soon find some spare hours to work on it and try to get a stable version out.

[MrZammler]

@lostfriend:

About Wings of fury. It's a known bug ;-) If there is a QUITKEY in the game's tooltype, then it doesn't launch for some reason.... At the moment, the only solution is to put it inside parenthesis. (i.e. disable it). I'm looking into it.

[Bloodwych]

This is an excellent project.

WHDload has required something like this for a long time. :great

[Mad-Matt]

@lostfriend:

About Wings of fury. It's a known bug ;-) If there is a QUITKEY in the game's tooltype, then it doesn't launch for some reason.... At the moment, the only solution is to put it inside parenthesis. (i.e. disable it). I'm looking into it.

I just tried Wings Of Fury, seems to work fine with or without quitkey specified.

[MrZammler]

I just tried Wings Of Fury, seems to work fine with or without quitkey specified.

I was referering to running Wings of Fury through iGame, that's where the problem is ;-)

[MrZammler]

Ok, so if someone is interested, I've updated iGame a bit.

It will now launch everything with correct tooltypes (plus those that didnt before, eg. QUITKEY's). Please remember that this is very beta, so bear any problems with it.

You'll find 0.2.1 here: http://machina.amigahellas.gr/projects.html

I havent tested this on anything else than my A3000 which has plenty of ram, so I have no idea if it will work with less OS version and little ram.

Thanks.

[keropi]

gonna try that MrZ !