In case it fails, we can try to close the Desktop, calling CloseDesktop(). ( The ScreenSaver Window should the be Foreground Window anyway). Here, I'm using EnumDesktopWindows to find the ScreenSaver. You can use the SystemParametersInfo function, passing SPI_GETSCREENSAVERRUNNING to determine whether a ScreenSaver is currently active, then call OpenDesktop() get the handle of the Desktop (using its name), find the ScreenSaver Window (the ScreenSaver is a standard executable) and post a WM_CLOSE message to close it. You need to get the handle to this Desktop to actively interact with it or its Windows. preview_counter.You're probably not able to have a positive result using SendInput() or other functions because a ScreenSaver runs in special Desktop, named (guess what) Screen-saver.
#Some games let the screensaver start mac
I'm using it on Linux but it *should* work on Windows and Mac since it just uses Python standard libraries.Ĭode: class UserConfig īgtime=abs(("0"+my_config).tointeger())
Could also solve that by using a list of ROMs that don't have warning screens.Īnd let me know if anyone would like to try my screensaver script. Edited: solved by recompiling with the nag screen turned off, let me know if anyone wants that build (MAME v0.175 for Ubuntu 64 bit). My other problem is that if a ROM has a warning screen it will hang there, since MAME apparently ignores simulated keystrokes (so I can't just send a key after a pause to skip it if present) and there's no way to disable the warning screens (ugh). maybe make Attract Mode reset it's screensaver timer even while a ROM is open? That would make it so the whole screensaver is run in Attract Mode directly. some way to tell Attract Mode not to listen for keypresses? (In my case joystick presses but same idea) Maybe make Attract Mode listen for commands on a socket? Or make it check for the existence of a text file that it reads commands from? Maybe some clever plugin solution? Maybe via a web server? some way to launch the ROM through Attract Mode from an external script? I think that would be the ideal method, but I haven't figured out a way to do that.
#Some games let the screensaver start how to
It's confusing I know, so let me know if that isn't clear.Ĭan anyone see a way around this? A few general solutions occur to me, not that I have any idea how to achieve them: What *should* happen when the user presses Exit is that the user is returned to Attract Mode to select the next game manually. On my system I use the same button to enter and exit a game, so when I exit out of Dig Dug in this example, Attract Mode will simultaneously launch Ms. As I play Dig Dug, Attract Mode will still be reacting to my keystrokes. the screensaver launches Dig Dug for example Pacman is highlighted in the Attract Mode Display timeout is reached (say, 5 minutes of no activity) However, while playing the game Attract Mode is still listening reacting to keypresses. My script launches ROMs directly, since I don't see a way to remote control Attract Mode. Well I made a Python script that works well and should work on every platform, but the problem is that it conflicts with Attract Mode. But this isn't really an eye candy type screensaver, so it doesn't matter if there's a rough transition here and there.ĭoes anyone know if there's a way to remote control AM, short of sending keystrokes? Something like "start game", and "exit game", etc? But I guess I could either send keystrokes just in case, or recompile MAME to skip it. Unless it gets caught on a MAME warning screen, which I still haven't figured out how to bypass. Not sure what you mean by that? But I use the -autosave MAME option anyway (aka "save state"), so I *think* things should be pretty smooth. > You would also have to save and load states past the boot screen of each game for it to seem presentable. I guess I could script something using Python, but I was hoping to use Attract Mode scripting natively for various reasons, including the ability to enable and disable it directly from AM. And the reason I prefer it over videos is that if the game looks interesting to someone they can simply start playing it.ĪHK isn't an option for me as I'm on Linux, but good idea. I'm thinking changing the game every 10 minutes or so, after an hour of inactivity, that kind of thing. Would be great to inject some automated variety. Sometimes I launch a game using a random hotkey, but in general it's pretty consistent and it gets a little monotonous. My cabinet sits in my living room running mostly the same few games.
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