[mythtv-commits] Ticket #2419: Emuexec and automatic config generator for mythgame (and also freevo)

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#2419: Emuexec and automatic config generator for mythgame (and also freevo)
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 Reporter:  informix at web.de  |       Owner:  greg   
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:  unknown
Component:  mythgame         |     Version:  0.20   
 Severity:  medium           |  
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 Hi there!

 I just wanna mention that my ultimate emulator wrapper called emuexec is
 now avaible as a single package!

 The benefits for mythtv and especially mythgame are not so easy to find:

 At first look at emuexec:

 EmuExec is now a standalone package and desktop independent. EmuExec acts
 as a configuration wrapper between all emulators and adds many nice
 features like fullscreen emulation, 12 decompression formats , automatic
 screenshots or rom-image identification to any emulator, .........

 Configure once - use it everywhere! : http://kde-
 apps.org/content/pre1/14115-1.jpg

 E.g. Set all settings in one file and every emulator has the same
 behaviour and all options right set. Even some more advanced options for
 xmess,xmame,wine,dosbox and qemu are available.

 But for mythgame, the most interesting thing is the emulation-table. All
 config generators use this stucture to build up the menu. It detects if
 emulator, rom- and screenshot directory are available and automagically
 generates the configuration. confgen-mythtv even uses the frontend-
 settings to insert the generated SQL-Statements into your database - so
 back it up before! With the default settings, everything should work out
 of the box with no configuration stress for the end-user. Even for the
 automatic screenshots, emuexec handles everything automatically. Very
 interesting is the auto-download of mame-artwork-images for the started
 romset. But for now it should be enough there would be sooooo much to
 mention - so just look. Download emuexec, or better download kdeaddons-
 emulation too - for the best emulation desktop you can get !

 If you wanna know more - just ask here or use http://kde-
 apps.org/content/show.php?content=14115

 PS: Wait for the next release emuexec 1.2, and see this as preview. But in
 general - its fully usable.

 PPS: May I ask questings too here :) ? - Having more idears but need some
 code and info!

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