Rearrange your main menu?

[rastan]

If I want to change the order of my systems in the main menu... do I simply edit the MAIN MENU.XML (cut & paste to whatever I like) or is the proper way to just remove the system and add it back?

 

[rastan]

Thanks!!! 

 

definitely allows you to make it more personal... the last few days I picked up a few good tips from the folks on these forums.. that plus I've been spending less time looking for stuff and actually enjoying and tweaking what I already have... I'll have my hyperspin the way I want it in no time. first battle was to figuring out HS and RL (RL still learning stuff).. next battle was getting FORBIDDEN FRUIT (which I already had and knew all the sources to get it from) next battle getting the ARTWORK and making my own if needed..... did all that. 

 

I have the fabric... now it's time to become the tailor and custom it to my fit/style.

[ninja2bceen]

I order mine by age of system

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[griffin518]

I order mine by age of system

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I do, too, but I have MAME and Naomi grouped at the top... select consoles in age order thereafter.

[rastan]

I had mines something like MAMAE and the arcades at the top.. then Atari systems from A2600 up... then NES... then SEGA... etc.. etc.. but I like the idea of having the systems lined up as I remember them (for me even if the way I remember them isn't exactly when they were released) off the top of my head for the consoles... (for the stuff I have) A2600, Colecovision, 5200, 7800, NES, Sega Master System, TurboGFX, Genesis, SNES, etc.... 

 

that's how I remember them even if the timing is off.

[rastan]

whoa! thanks to BACKUPS! I copied my HS to my external drive that I keep all my ROMS and game videos on.... and thumbs up for that because I guess I deleted all the content when I took some systems off my HS... at the time I guess I was like who needs em... but someone on the forums mentioned that they use multiple main menu.xml's so that got me thinking I could have my main setup and just have another main menu setup for archival purposes (basically keep all the systems and not just the ones I actually play) anyways today when I was adding systems back.. I noticed the ARTWORK was gone.. and I was running around trying to find it.... then I remembered I had a backup!!! ahhhh man... I say all that to say.... for those that haven't... MAKE A BACKUP!!!! save yourself the headache now!

[Rincewind]

MAKE A BACKUP!!!! save yourself the headache now!

I second that as I have only just got my systems back since I lost a drive a month ago. Now backing up is as important as getting an emulator to work , Now I can get back to helping out with the media again

[rastan]

yeah, it's crazy because years ago when space was issue we would kill to back up our systems..now we can back up 5 systems on one drive and a lot of times we still don't back up like we should... just glad I had the idea to copy my HS setup to my external drive and glad I did it before I started removing systems so it was a perfect copy of my original HS with all the systems and artwork.