Feature Request: Rom Load Snapshot

shadow_mystique · Post by **shadow_mystique** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:03 am

If you can find time how about adding a feature that allow the showing of a snapshot of the game in the loading "window" where avaliable?

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:05 am

I bet this will be a pain in the ass to implement.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:20 am

I'm sure a feature like this will come anyway when the new GUI materializes...

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:50 am

Ichinisan wrote:I'm sure a feature like this will come anyway when the new GUI materializes...

and still be a pain in the ass to implement.

Noxious Ninja · Post by **Noxious Ninja** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:15 am

funkyass wrote:
Ichinisan wrote:I'm sure a feature like this will come anyway when the new GUI materializes...
and still be a pain in the ass to implement.

Not necessarily.

Post by **badinsults** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:54 am

There are frontends that do that. Use them. I suggest ZFE.

blackmyst · Post by **blackmyst** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:14 am

Ichinisan wrote:I'm sure a feature like this will come anyway when the new GUI materializes...

I didn't know about that. ;o I hope there'll be an option to keep the old one, or something...

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:22 am

They've been talking of an eventual new GUI that will. of course, be created in C.

This only makes sense. The only real benefit of Asm code is speed, which is completely negligible while emulation is suspended and the GUI is active. Creating a GUI in C will mean starting from scratch, but the current GUI has a lot of room for improvement anyway.

Post by **grinvader** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:06 pm

This would require some kind of picture database, which would significantly increase zsnes' size.

hydr0x · Post by **hydr0x** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:23 pm

grinvader wrote:This would require some kind of picture database, which would significantly increase zsnes' size.

why? it wouldn't, you could offer a seperate dl or let people make their own screens, just tell them how they have to name the files and where to place them...

illegal eagle · Post by **illegal eagle** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 4:48 pm

ZSNES could show the picture of the first available savestate, or leave it blank.

Nightcrawler · Post by **Nightcrawler** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 6:25 pm

Good idea. I like that.

As far as the new GUI. I don't think we have to worry about that for quite some time. It's been talked about for such a long time now, I can't even remember when.

Post by **grinvader** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:29 pm

illegal eagle wrote:ZSNES could show the picture of the first available savestate, or leave it blank.

Excellent idea.

kieran_ · Post by **kieran_** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 8:43 pm

grinvader wrote:
illegal eagle wrote:ZSNES could show the picture of the first available savestate, or leave it blank.
Excellent idea.

My thoughts exactly.

snkcube · Post by **snkcube** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:51 pm

kilivipin wrote:
grinvader wrote:
illegal eagle wrote:ZSNES could show the picture of the first available savestate, or leave it blank.
Excellent idea.
My thoughts exactly.

Now thats sounds pretty good.

Ichinisan · Post by **Ichinisan** » Thu Nov 04, 2004 3:46 am

Doesn't ZSNES have the option to make a state when you exit the emulator while a game is running, then auto-load that state when the game is loaded?

It would be good if this "initial" savestate is displayed instead if the first slot, or perhaps overridden by "romname.bmp" (or PCX, PNG, etc).

Grin: I don't think anyone would have suggested bundling images with ZSNES. Be a little bit more creative