ui/analogipt.cpp: Fixed bar graph display for fields with ranges
that wrap through zero.
emu/inputdev.cpp: Separateed analog axis deadzone and switch threshold
settings, reduced default deadzone, and fixed a potential division by
zero if the deadzone and saturation settings are equal.
emu/ioport.cpp: Fixed behaviour of absolute analog fields where range
passes through zero - it previously only worked for specific
combinations of mask, minimum and default. Removed a workaround from
universal/getaway.cpp that is no longer necessary.
emu/input.cpp: Fixed unintuitive behaviour when an absolute field is
assigned an OR combination of a relative control folled by an absolute
control (e.g. Mouse X or Joy 1 LSX). Also fixed reading axis input
sequences where an axis code is followed by a switch code (these can
only be produced by manually editing configuration files, not through
MAME's UI), and fixed the returned type when multiple relative axes sum
to zero.
osd/modules/input_dinput.cpp: Fixed hat switches being stuck in up
position when input is suspended in the background
taito/taitoio_yoke.cpp: Give throttle control a distinct type, and don't
auto-centre.
osd: Added option to select MIDI provider module (currently only
PortMidi and the dummy module are available). Also put various things
in namespaces, and fixed builds including SDL sound module with native
Windows OSD.
emu/validity.cpp: Added check to catch I/O port fields using UI input
types.
emu/inpttype.ipp: Renamed inputs that were causing confusion. "Bill"
and "Track" were causing confusion for translators and hence likely
causing confusion for many users, especially those who are not native
English speakers. "Track" as an abbreviation for "Trackball" was
frequently being mistranslated, e.g. in the sense of a CD track
selection button or even in the sense of a railway track. There's no
reason to abbreviate it. "Bill" in the US English sense as a banknote
is too ambiguous and was causing confusion for translators. It's better
to use the less ambiguous "Banknote". Corrected Greek translations of
"Trackball".
Don't run GitHub Actions on issue template changes.
The keyboard and mouse device mapping options did nothing at all, mostly
because of lack of support for separating inputs from multiple devices.
The joystick options were useless when you have two of the same kind of
controller, and you can achieve the same thing with controller
configuration files.
frontend: Exposed debug symbol tables and parsed expressions to Lua
(these can be used when the debugger is not active). Also made it
simpler to walk input types.
imagedev/bitbngr.cpp: Added software list loader support (used by
sitcom).
sitcom.cpp: Replaced bankdev with a memory view. Also added a bar graph
for the timer DAC output, and made the DL1414 displays squarer in the
layout like they are in real life. They still don't look right because
the internal segment drawing code doen't draw the segments the right
width.
docs: Fixed broken links and added missing links in command line options
index. Also removed documentation for an option that no longer exists
and fixed some inconsistent terminology.
Separated includes by module in various drivers.
* Update MAME docs revision to 0.216
* Add FAQ question about autofire with walkthrough of setup process.
* Add VSCode .gitignore for RST compilation temporary folder (/docs/source/_build)
* Add a caveat about autofire+normal fire mapping
* Add -lowlatency to the docs.
* There is no longer a concept of "layers" - there are only screens and elements.
* Elements are now instantiated with <element ref="...">
* Screens and elements can have explicit blending mode specified with blend="..."
* Default blending mode for screens is "add" and default for other elements is "alpha"
* Other supported modes are "none" and "multiply"
* This removes the options to enable/disable layers individually - use views instead
* Legacy layouts can still be loaded, and support won't be removed for at least a year
The current artwork model is over-stretched. It's based on a Space
Invaders cabinet model, and isn't applicable to a lot of the systems
MAME emulates now. The fact that MAME has to switch to an "alternate"
mode to deal with games like Golly! Ghost! without requiring pre-matted
bitmaps shows that the Space Invaders model wasn't even adequate for
general arcade use. It shows in that for a lot of the systems that
heavily depend on artwork, people just seem to randomly choose layers
for elements until they get something that works. Also, the fact that
MAME will switch to an alternate (Golly! Ghost!) mode depending on the
combination of elements is a trap for people learning to make artwork.
There are cases that the current approach of implying the blending mode
from the layer doesn't work with. Examples include LEDs behind
diffusers (requires additive blending for layout elements), and mutliple
stacked LCD panels (requires RGB multiplication for screens).
For configurability, it's now a lot easier to make multiple views using
groups. For example, if you want to make it possible to hide the
control panel section of your layout, you can put the control panel
elements in a group and create views with and without it.
I will gradually migrate the internal artwork to use the new approach.
I have an XSLT stylesheet that helps with this, but I'm not comfortable
adding it because it isn't a complete solution and it still requires
manul steps.
I wanted to get the re-worked pointer handling done sooner so I could
push them both at the same time, but unfortunately various things have
prevented me from progressing as quickly as I wanted to. Sorry guys,
that stuff's going to have to wait.
* The first set of commandline overhauls. (NW)
* Correct case on headings, further improvements to index, spelling fix
* More updates to the index and cleanup to the commandline stuff. [NW]
* More core options in the index. [NW]
* Finished multiplatform commandline index [NW]
* Completion of first revision commandline index [NW]
