May 1st, 2008
emuControlCenter 0.9.7 stable released
We are proud to anounce the release of emuControlCenter 0.9.7 today. This release contains an unbelievable amount of changes from 20 WIP-Versions and eccLive updates.
emuControlCenter 0.9.7 stable download
You will find the links to the installer or rar package in the download section
Screenshots
On this screens you can see the main gui, the imageCenter, the new organized meta edit popup and the a screenshot of a simple view mode with hidded search and navigation panel (theme miss-kitt-(I)-purple).
Some hilights:
- 13 new platforms
- new rom rating, review and personal note editing
- new meta data fields like programmer, region, CD/DVD 1/2
- complete restructured view modes (bookmarks, played, personal)
- reparse all folders
- imagepack helper for emuControlCenter image packs
- backup userdata (xml)
- simple theme support
- last selected game / page on startup
- all metadata can now imported from online romdb
Also this release adds 13 new platforms so that emuControlCenter now support 123 systems!
New platforms in this release:
- Apple 1
- Apple 2
- Apple Lisa
- Applied Technologies Microbee
- NEC Supergrafx / PC Engine 2
- Nintendo Famicom
- Nintendo Wii
- Nokia N-Gage
- Scumm Virtual Machine
- Sony Playstation 3
- Tiger Electronics Game.com
- Tiger Electronics Gizmondo
- Tomy Pyuta
Changelog:
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- Added platforms
- Apple 1
- Apple 2
- Apple Lisa
- Applied Technologies Microbee
- NEC Supergrafx / PC Engine 2
- Nintendo Famicom
- Nintendo Wii
- Nokia N-Gage
- Scumm Virtual Machine
- Sony Playstation 3
- Tiger Electronics Game.com
- Tiger Electronics Gizmondo
- Tomy Pyuta
WIP 20 (2008.04.30)
- fixed bug, if you direct edit options in detail area (like running, bugs aso)
- Added new ecc-theme/miss-kit-I for girls and boys who dont like blue
- fixed ecc dat file import bug, if usk is string!
- added missing translation for graphics
- added "region" (e.g. hispanic, world, japan, ...) meta dropdown, export, import, romdb
WIP 19 (2008.04.29)
- added "arcade board" to media type dropdown
- added imageslots cover_inlay_01-03 and ingame_play_boss
- fixed startup sound bug
WIP 18 (2008.04.28)
- added more fields to romdb export!
- Added new imageCenter slot Cover Spine.
- added updated translation (We are searching for more translations!)
-- dutch (by phoenix)
-- french (by cyrille)
-- german (by ecc, blackerking)
-- english (by ecc)
WIP 17 (2008.04.20)
- new imagepack tools in platform context menu
-- "Remove images for roms that i dont have in database",
--- Remove all images of roms, that are not available in your romlist.
If you want have a smaller imagepack without all the never used images!
-- "Create thumbnails for faster access",
--- Rebuild all thumbails for the imagpack. Use this, if you have downloaded an
imagepack from web without thumbs. If using thumbs, emuControlCenter detail
view is mutch faster than without thumbs!
-- "Remove thumbnails for imagepack exchange",
--- Use this option, if you want to exchange your imagpack with other people.
This will remove all thumbnails and make the imagepack mutch smaller
-- "Remove empty folder",
---- Cleanup function from imagepacks. Remove empty folders.
- Added 500 + 1000 as selection for detail view
-- use this, if you have created thumbs with low quality only!
- added bookmarks and history entries to userdata xml-export!
- added updated translation
-- dutch (by phoenix)
WIP 16 (2008.04.13)
- added new dropdown for Medium x of n [1/x] button
-- select only first rom media
-- select first rom media and unknown
- fixed a problem in category dropdown (doubble entries)
- search dropdown
-- removed file extension
-- optimized filename now also can find file extension
- added new Flyer slot + ingame_play_04/05 for imageCenter
WIP 15 (2008.04.08)
- Medium x of n
-- Detail and listview now append "Rom name (1/3)", if this metadata is given.
-- New mode "Show only disk 1" button hiding all roms not disk 1
-- Listviews are now ordered by name + medium (x/n)
- fixed emulator commandline parameter bug (default spaces before/after %ROM%)
-- now it is also possible to add parameters like -a:%ROM% (e.g. to start WinX68kHighSpeed)
WIP 14 (2008.03.29)
- updated conf/mame/driver.ini
- max per page for list detail new 500 / list 100000
- fixed problem, if you direct edit the roms options in detail area
- hotfixed drag-n-drop of metadata in search mode problem (drop on last record not possible)
- limit stored window states to maximized
WIP 13 (2008.03.23)
- gui optimizations
-- shortcut "Strg F" now toggles fullscreen mode (Close in Fullscreen ALT+F4)
-- gui position is now restored at starup
-- gui size is now restored at startup
-- window state (maximized/fullscreen) is now restored on startup
-- show/hide navigation will restore the selected size on toggle
-- main window is now show if all gui settings are done! No flickering at startup!
- fixed problem with the import from online meta-database romDB
- New shortcut keys (see shortcuts.txt)
-- DEL - remove rom from database
-- STRG+DEL - remove rom metadata
-- ALT+DEL - remove rom images
-- SHIFT+DEL - remove rom from harddisk
- fixed little bug if removing images
- full settings are now stored, if you hit the save position button im imageCenter
- romdb datfile now also possible for "# all found"
WIP 12 (2008.03.20)
- implemented show last selected game on startup
- implemented select last selected page on startup
- gui settings
-- current state of the navigation/search/detail area is now saved by default.
-- "Save View-Mode settings" store the current selected mode like "roms with metadata"
WIP 11 (2008.03.15)
- Added option to backup your userdata (reviews, ratings, personal) to an xml file
-- see topmenu -> options -> backup userdata
-- xml file will be copied to your ecc-user/#_GLOBAL folder
-- import has to be done, export needs optimization :-)!
- implemented autohide for options not needed in emulator configuration
- fixed problem with cached romdb datfile, if #_GLOBAL folder dont exists
- now also emulators containing $ like no$gba are started without problems.
- fixed problem in fsum large file parsing
- fixed window focus bug
- fixed Blank holes when delete images and then refresh
- now OS_TYPE is lowercase
WIP 10 (2008.03.02)
- fixed an problem with the new ecc-core-os folder on larger file parsing
- implemented direct unpack of zip files for emus without zip support
- fixed problem for games containing invalid characters like % and &
- fixed problem with F12 - hide info area
- fixed Incorrect parsing string
- fixed bug if rom add for arcade platforms is canceled
- removed some php warnings
- add some fixes for new php-gtk2 2.0
WIP 09 (2008.02.23)
- added hidden scrolling for detail area (for resoultion 1024x768) (Jakuchu fix)
WIP 08 (2008.02.19)
- added helper for eccLive! 3.x
WIP 07 (2008.02.11)
- add label to search reset button
- make file, dir and zip paths elipsed (...) at start
- added theme background to media edit popup
- theme preview now also changes the background of the config-popup for preview
- changed host info ini
WIP 06 (2008.02.08)
- Implemented new meta-fields + eccDat export / romDb export
-- Programmer
-- Musican
-- Graphics
-- Media [CD|Diskette|...|Tape] [2] OF [5]
- optimizations for linux port
- fixed some export issues
- eccThemes
-- fixed "none" theme select
-- added themeColor.ini (in eccThemes folder)
-- added theme images for dialogs
- added ecc_host_info.ini for os detection and autoupdate!
WIP 05 (2007.01.29)
- ecc-theme images are now png
- removed os check for popup windows
- datfile-import
-- romcenter dat
--- fixed problem with no-intro datfiles
--- added some more regex to datfile stripper
-- CM dat
--- fixed some warnings if datfile is parsed
--- added flat logfile containing eccMergedCrc32 + infos from CM-Datfile (set activate loggin on!)
---- used for image-imports from various mame, cps1-3 aso image-repositories
- optimized logger to write logfiles of your actions (imports, exports aso) to the ecc-logs folder
- removed some php warnings
- added php-gtk2 repository fix (gtk renamed to GObject)
WIP 04 (2008.01.24)
- if eccScript is selected in emulator config, path is auto-escaped!
- Rescan all rom folders
-- fixed wrong output, if "all found" was selected
-- fixed wrong output, if stored path isnt valid!
-- implemented auto-optimize for stored paths.
- Added some new icons
- implemented ecc-theme selector in configuration
-- now you can add your own themes into ecc-themes folder
WIP 03 (2008.01.20)
- optimized reparsing
- escape path for fsum call
- added new hide option for search-panel
- added background images for better look n feel
- optimized gui
- romDB datfile is now cached into ecc-user/#_GLOBAL folder
WIP 02 (2008.01.19)
- Added some missing languages strings
- Icons for context menus + reorganization
WIP 01 (2008.01.14)
- New tabs for meta-edit popup
-- Rating / Review
-- Personal for notes + hiscores
- Top menu "View"
-- Added "last played" (same as "history", ordered by launchtime!)
-- Added "most played"
-- Added "never played"
-- Added "bookmarked" (same as "bookmarks")
- Added new buttons to direct access these new view options including context menu
-- Added here also "personal with review"
- added new icons to metaInfo (right)
-- [N] Notes
-- [R] Review
-- [B] Bookmark
- Bookmarks and history are now handled line the normal list views!
- file dialog for "add roms" now starts in ecc user folder!
- Added new option "Silent ROM parsing (no popup requests)" in general config
- store path_selected_last in history ini for dialogs...
- disable double-click on platform-navigation for "all found"
- added new categories... dont find an good name now!
-- "- Moving blocks (Tetris/Klax aso)"
-- "- Finger speed (GuitarHero/DanceTrainer aso)"
- many more
- Added extensions
- Acorn Electron: SSD
- Atari Jaguar: J64
- Atari ST: STX, STC
- Commodore 16: CRT, BIN, D64
- Commodore 64: CRT, D81, G41, G64, LNX, P00, Z64
- Commodore Plus/4: BIN, D64
- EACA/TS Colour Genie: CGD, CGT, TD0
- NEC PC-6001: BIN
- NEC PC-9801: FDI
- Nintendo Gameboy: SGB
- Vectrex: GAM
- Changed file extension for:
- NEC-PC6001: PC6 to CP6
- Small Fixes
- Fixed an issue where thirdparty tool fsum.exe would not work with strange
characters/space in the pathname
- Fixed an window focus issue when first run of an emulator when not configured
correctly.
- Fixed the PC Engine CD factsheet to show correctly.
- Fixed the system name of the NeoGeo CD factsheet.
- Update DATFILES
- MAME v0.122 to v0.123
- ECC Startup
v2.1.5.0
- Added new images and a brand new splashscreen for the 0.9.7 release.
- Fixed an issue where the startup sound did not play or preview didn't work.
- 3rd party tool updates
- Notepad++ v4.8.5
- Core components
- GTK Core update from 2.12.1.0 to v2.12.8.0
- PHP-GTK v2 beta to v2 full
- PHP v5.2.5 to v5.2.5 NON THREAD SAFE
- ECC Installer
v1.3.0.3 (ECC v0.9.7):
- Compiled with NSIS v2.36.
- Removed DB overwrite warning (because 0.9.7 is compatible with 0.9.6)
- Updated the virtual box image.
