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Posted by: for2ando on 2023-10-19 10:23:49
(1) I'm trying to use Ample, but many menus such as File>New, File>Open, and File>Save are grayed out and cannot be executed. How can I do this?
(2) When I launch mame from Ample, the log shows "WARNING: Secure coding is not enabled for restorable state! Enable secure coding by implementing SApplicationDelegate.applicationSupportsSecureRestorableState: and returning YES." How do I enable Secure coding?
(3) How can I configure mame's initial settings as shown on this page: http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=326.0 for mame bundled with Ample? |
Posted by: Byrd on 2023-10-19 21:03:03
Have you got the wrong forum altogether? |
Posted by: for2ando on 2023-10-20 06:40:11
Have you got the wrong forum altogether? Thank you for your advice. Which forum is better? Software board? |
Posted by: Arbee on 2023-10-20 11:37:34
Software board is better for this stuff. Possibly include "Emulation: " in the title like the recent Infinite Mac thread.
But as long as I'm polluting here:
1) What are you trying to do with those menu items? You should insert disks and all that from Ample's main panel before starting the emulation.
2) That error is just Apple being Apple. As long as the emulation runs you're fine.
3) You don't need to do any of that because you aren't using Attract Mode, you're using Ample. |
Posted by: for2ando on 2023-10-21 09:05:39
1) What are you trying to do with those menu items? You should insert disks and all that from Ample's main panel before starting the emulation. Thank you for your reply.
> What are you trying to do with those menu items?
I thought I could use those menus to save and load the settings I made in Ample's main window, but they're grayed out and I can't.
> You should insert disks and all that
What does "disks and all that" refer to? I don't understand why disks are needed to save and restore Ample settings. |
Posted by: Arbee on 2023-10-21 15:23:19
Oh, gotcha. I don't believe you can save settings in Ample as such, you can only export a script that will launch MAME with that configuration. Might be worth opening an issue on their Github to see if its planned, because it seems like an obvious feature. |
Posted by: for2ando on 2023-10-23 05:40:25
Seriously? If Ample doesn't have a function to save settings, why are the items Save As, Save, Open, and New written out and grayed out in the File menu, for example? If you're right, those menu items are simply reserved for future expansion, but is that really the case? |
Posted by: Andy on 2023-10-23 07:32:58
Those menu items were likely leftover from a program template that the author used. I wouldn't read much into it.
HOWEVER check out the "Bookmark" menu. I believe that will let you save presets and call them up later. |
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