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<h2>MameUI Toolbar / Status Bar / Windows</h2>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The MameUI <b>toolbar</b> extends the width of the application 
at the top and 
can be toggled on by using the View � Toolbar menu item, or the <b>Alt-T </b>keyboard 
shortcut.&nbsp; The buttons on the toolbar from left to right are : toggle folder 
list, toggle screenshot, large icons view, small icons view, list view, details 
view, help about, and help file.&nbsp; Click the items to toggle them on or off.&nbsp; 
The toolbar also contains the game search box, typing into this text box will 
filter out games.&nbsp; It is similar in function to the <strong>Ctrl-F</strong> filter but only 
filters on game descriptive name, it is also accessible with the <strong>Ctrl-E</strong> 
shortcut.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The MameUI <b>status bar</b> extends the width of the application 
at the bottom and can be toggled on by using the View � Status Bar menu item, or 
the <b>Alt-S</b> keyboard shortcut.&nbsp; The status bar indicates the full name of the game 
highlighted, and gives its internal status flag as to whether it�s working or if 
there are some issues with the emulation.&nbsp; The status bar also indicates the 
game count for the particular view used.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>MameUI can be divided into three windowed sections:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The first section on the far left is the <b>folder view</b>, 
toggled on by using the View � Folder List menu item, or the Alt-D keyboard 
shortcut.&nbsp; This contains a tree style list that expands for certain items like 
year, manufacturer, and custom.&nbsp; By selecting one of these items, MameUI will 
display the games that meet that criterion.&nbsp; For example: selecting year / 1978, 
MameUI will 
display all the supported games manufactured in 1978.&nbsp;  </p>
<ul>
  <li>
<p class="MsoNormal">MameUI will  display user 
created folders based on *.ini files located in the \MameUI\folders directory.&nbsp; 
See files in that location for examples.&nbsp; This location also houses the 
favorites.ini, where favorite games can be added to the text file and easily 
moved to other computers.<br>
&nbsp; </p>
  </li>
  <li>
<p class="MsoNormal">MameUI supports dragging and dropping games from the middle 
section game list into a custom folder in the left pane.&nbsp; MameUI supports 
the same procedure by secondary clicking on the game in the game list and 
choosing the 'add to custom folder' option.<br>
&nbsp;</p>
  </li>
  <li>
<p class="MsoNormal">MameUI also supports secondary clicking on a custom folder 
and renaming it, editing the custom folder name can also be accomplished by 
clicking the name of the folder three times quickly.<br>
&nbsp;</p>
  </li>
  <li>
<p class="MsoNormal">Secondary clicking on any of the folders also allows 
selectively displaying or hiding them in the tree.<br>
&nbsp;</p>
  </li>
  <li>
<p class="MsoNormal">Secondary clicking the vector folders and the \source\gamedriver 
folder allows for customizing 
away from default the games in that folder.<font face="Arial" size="2">&nbsp; 
Secondary click on the vector folder � properties in the folder pane to set 
options for that group of games.&nbsp; To alter global settings for game 
families select the properties for it, e.g. dkong.c for the Donkey Kong family 
of games&nbsp; This will change options for 
all games based on that driver.&nbsp; Thus there is the possibility to have 
four levels of alterations when a game's individual properties are viewed 
in All Games or any folder.&nbsp; The changes can be backed out of 
hierarchically with reset to default on each respective properties, or by 
deleting the .ini files in the \ini directory.</font></p>
  </li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">The second, middle section of MameUI is the <b>game list</b>, 
always toggled on. &nbsp;This is where MameUI lists all of the games chosen 
in the left folder view.&nbsp; MameUI has the option to display the games as large 
icons, small icons, a list icons view, or details.&nbsp; Choosing details allows 
MameUI to display, in columnar mode, the game name as well as additional 
informational fields, chosen in the View � Customize Fields menu item.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The third section, on the far right, is the <b>screenshot/art 
area</b>, toggled on by using the View � Screenshot menu item, or the <b>Alt-P</b> keyboard 
shortcut.&nbsp; This area of the GUI will display the optional artwork for each game 
selected, the artwork modes are toggled through by clicking on the picture area.&nbsp; The 
modes are: screenshot, flyer, cabinet, marquees,  title shots, control panels, 
and history.&nbsp; <b>Alt-B</b> 
will toggle the screenshot tabs which give a visual selection method besides 
clicking the artwork area.&nbsp; Secondary clicking on the screenshot area will 
also bring up a shortcut dialogue with the file types available and allow 
toggling on or off individual tabs.&nbsp; The area under the screenshot mode 
will also display the history.dat information if that file is present [it will 
not display in the screenshot area if the history tab is enabled].&nbsp; Each of 
the tabs can be navigated to by their accelerator keys, <b>Alt-1</b>, <b>Alt-2</b>,
<b>Alt-3</b>, etc. Further 
information about these files is in
<a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single" href="mameui_art.htm">Art and Support Files</a>.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1">
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/ john iv</font></p>

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