Tiny Launcher 1.0 Released

[Nostromo]

Will try it later - currently unzipping 3gb of games on WinUAE - will take a little while =)

[gibs]

@Nostromo
You already own a FPGA Arcade ? I guess I'm in the file queue if I beliebe what MikeJ said...So we will see at that time :P

[Nostromo]

Originally Posted by gibs

@Nostromo
You already own a FPGA Arcade ? I guess I'm in the file queue if I beliebe what MikeJ said...So we will see at that time :P

LOL I wish I got it already! I hate WinUAE

I am in that list too =) - hopefully mine arrives soon.

Side question, if you load TL directly on boot (no Workbench) will there be enough RAM on a stock 1200 to run all games via WHDLOAD? Or it still won't cut it?

[gibs]

Again if you use the RAD, it's like if you run your whdload from the early startup. So yes, with 2MB you can run lot of (800?) games and almost all (300?) whdload'ed demos.

[Nostromo]

Cool thanks =)

[olesio]

Tested with filename 20000LeaguesUnderTheSea.Slave and under WinUAE it works fine. Thanks for new version. If other people do not discovered any bugs I'm waiting for non beta final version to put it on my real Amiga

[Nostromo]

Is there a way to have TL run again automatically once a game is exit via F10 or whatever?

[olesio]

@Nostromo: yes. I made following script to that. And a S:tl_startup containt assign to TLGECS: which was used in old TinyLauncher and it is used to change directory in *.tl scripts for non WHDLoad games runed by TinyLauncher. So following script at start of S:startup-sequence will continue loading your WB system when you exit from Tiny Launhcer by F10 key. Otherwise it loop itself. And one important thing: on my real Amiga 1200 and Classic WB Lite system I must add >NIL: after set command. In other case Classic WB shows error with CON and only way is select reboot button in requester.

assign >NIL: T: RAM:
assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:

IF EXISTS S:tl_startup
  execute S:tl_startup
EndIf

LAB LOADTL
set >NIL: Reply `DH1:TINYLAUNCHER/TinyLauncher.exe`
IF $Reply not eq "5"
  skip LOADTL BACK
EndIf

[gibs]

@Nostromo
If you don't use the RAD, it doesn't leave anymore as seen in my last video: [ Show youtube player ]

So I guess you're asking for using with the RAD ?

[Nostromo]

Originally Posted by gibs

@Nostromo
If you don't use the RAD, it doesn't leave anymore as seen in my last video: [ Show youtube player ]

So I guess you're asking for using with the RAD ?

I just tried version 10 - works perfect (Rad disabled) =)

Well done, I'm impressed!

And yes, when you quit a game, back to TL! Fantastic stuff.

Originally Posted by olesio

@Nostromo: yes. I made following script to that. And a S:tl_startup containt assign to TLGECS: which was used in old TinyLauncher and it is used to change directory in *.tl scripts for non WHDLoad games runed by TinyLauncher. So following script at start of S:startup-sequence will continue loading your WB system when you exit from Tiny Launhcer by F10 key. Otherwise it loop itself. And one important thing: on my real Amiga 1200 and Classic WB Lite system I must add >NIL: after set command. In other case Classic WB shows error with CON and only way is select reboot button in requester.

assign >NIL: T: RAM:
assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:
 
IF EXISTS S:tl_startup
  execute S:tl_startup
EndIf
 
LAB LOADTL
set >NIL: Reply `DH1:TINYLAUNCHER/TinyLauncher.exe`
IF $Reply not eq "5"
  skip LOADTL BACK
EndIf

Thanks Olesio. Can it be setup so it gives an option? Say press JOYSTICK button within 5 seconds to load TinyLauncher, if not it loads WB3.1?

Thanks =)

[olesio]

Originally Posted by Nostromo

Thanks Olesio. Can it be setup so it gives an option? Say press JOYSTICK button within 5 seconds to load TinyLauncher, if not it loads WB3.1?

Yes I asked about such a program. It is not detect fire pressing time but you can use it like I do. So presing fire will run Tiny Launcher, some direction runs WB. Read this topic http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=61380 and use it joyread small program from it in method which I showed there. For example script below. Of course you can enter it at begin of your s-s to get maximum free memory space.

LAB ASKFORTL
cls
echo ""
echo " Press Fire button to run Tiny Launcher or"
echo " some Joystick direction to load ClassicWB"
echo ""
set Reply `joyread`
if $Reply eq 0
DH1:TINYLAUNCHER/TinyLauncher.exe
skip ASKFORTL BACK
endif

[Nostromo]

I got this

: Unknown command
Failed returncode

I copied joyread to c:

Any ideas what is wrong? By the way I am not running classic amiga, just normal WB3.1.

[olesio]

if joyread is named joyread and is it in C: it should work. Even if you do not use Classic WB. Maybe it is kickstart problem, but command should work, because "unknown command" - this error suggests to me that you entered wrong command or renamed filename. Because under kickstart 3.0 and later (I do not know required kickstart - ask pmc in thread I mentioned above) it must work if joystick is connected properly.

[Nostromo]

Ok, it seems that cls for some reason is not in C: so I removed CLS from the startupsequence.

When I restart the startupsequence it keep asking me to insert volume 'T'.

??? Help is appreciated =)

[olesio]

Ah, thats are Amiga cli usage basics. You should know about it. Add this lines before LAB ASKFORTL. I forgot to mention about it.

assign >NIL: T: RAM:
assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:

[Nostromo]

Originally Posted by olesio

Ah, thats are Amiga cli usage basics. You should know about it. Add this lines before LAB ASKFORTL. I forgot to mention about it.

assign >NIL: T: RAM:
assign >NIL: ENV: RAM:

Sorry I am total newbie to this =)

Edit: Ok I managed =) Worked great thanks!

[wizard66]

@Gibs,
First I want to salute you for this great frontend it's just amazing.
The only thing missing for me is the use of deepscan dirs,
Because I have all whdload games installed on my FPGA Replay.
I have directorys 0 / Z and want to keep it this way because I also want to access the game dirs true the workbench for manuals and stuff.
But when I put all games into one dir It will be dead slow on the workbench to read in the directory.
So can you please built in a Deep dir scan so I can just point TL to the WHDLoad dir and it will pic up the Sub dirs ?

Thanks for this nice program.

[gibs]

@wizard66 maybe in the futur

Here is a new beta : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1566495/Tiny...cher185b13.exe

Happy New Years TL Fellas

To start 2012, I did a new video :P
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos?feature=mhee

[Nostromo]

Hi Gibs, happy new year to you too.

But that Youtube link is wrong Too much drink :P

Edit: Tested new version, works good!

[gibs]

arf arf arf

Tiny Launcher + ABS

[ Show youtube player ]