HyperSpin Startup Script 1.08

[gigapig]

I've only had a quick go with 1.06 but already I love it.

The thing that always annoyed me about exiting a game was background windows popping up in front of Hyperspin, hopefully that's a thing of the past. Now when I close it all, the explorer windows pop right back up it's the little things.

Analogue controls work, I think roulette works by pressing "Y" on the 360 pad, it's all good.

I also thought there might be more setup involved and was worried I hadn't done enough, but knew I could go back to 1.05. No, I must have changed 2 or 3 lines in the ini and that's all.

Thank you Ghutch, well done.

[ninja2bceen]

Wuts [Roulette] mode?

[ghutch92]

Wuts [Roulette] mode?

What is wuts?

[123jimbo]

[Volume_Menu]

Volume_Menu_Key=~2

[Volume_Menu]

Volume_Menu_Key is the compatible autohotkey key name for the key or two key combo used to open/close the volume bar. Modifier Symbols are accepted. There is already built in support for this for joysticks.

Noob question here and probably more of an AutoHotKey one at that, but how does the key mapping bit work ? What does ~2 mean ?

[potts43]

Noob question here and probably more of an AutoHotKey one at that, but how does the key mapping bit work ? What does ~2 mean ?

I think it means hotkey fires on being pressed rather than on being released.

[ghutch92]

Noob question here and probably more of an AutoHotKey one at that, but how does the key mapping bit work ? What does ~2 mean ?

Check this Link out - Modifier Symbols

[123jimbo]

Check this Link out - Modifier Symbols

Sorry, I'm still lost with it. Saw that link before also.

When the hotkey fires, its key's native function will not be blocked (hidden from the system).

I don't see where the 'hotkey is defined' ? I just assumed that those ini file sections (Roulette/Volume/QuickLaunch) had it all defined there - maybe they do

Volume_Menu_Key=~2

Its not as simple as 'numeric 2' to activate the volume menu bar is it ? (coz I tried that )

[ghutch92]

the hotkey is the key. In this case it is 2. This 2 is the 2 in the number row and not the numpad 2. If you remove the ~ only the hyperspin startup script can use this key all other programs can not use it.

The volume menu only opens if the script is running and hyperspin is the active window.

[123jimbo]

Great, thanks for clearing that up.

I thought that '2' was the key, but as nothing happened when I was pressing it, I started to think that there may be more to it. I do like the clean switching b/w game and back to the wheel.

Any suggestions on where to I start looking at why the 'volume menu' did not show? Currently I have my HS configured for only the MAME wheel,.. StartScript starts HS ==> HS intro ==> MAME wheel.

[ghutch92]

HS should start the startupscript.

To use it Open HyperHQ, Go to Main Settings -> Startup\Exit -> and set the .exe file as your startup program.[/Quote]

Check and see if the script is running in the background.

[ninja2bceen]

Wuts does roulette mode mean? What does that do?

[123jimbo]

Wuts does roulette mode mean? What does that do?

Just does a random spin. Like 'Russian roulette'.

[ninja2bceen]

duh right, thanks :-)

[123jimbo]

HS should start the startupscript.

Check and see if the script is running in the background.

Apologies, must have skipped over that part of 'getting it going'.

Mostly working now, my only quirk is upon first start behaviour is that HS has no focus, I have to alt-tab back to itself and then it all behaves. If I remove it from HS startup scripts then HS starts with focus and behaves but obviously I have none of the extras that the script brings.

[ghutch92]

Apologies, must have skipped over that part of 'getting it going'.

Mostly working now, my only quirk is upon first start behaviour is that HS has no focus, I have to alt-tab back to itself and then it all behaves. If I remove it from HS startup scripts then HS starts with focus and behaves but obviously I have none of the extras that the script brings.

Did you skip over any other parts?

[123jimbo]

Did you skip over any other parts?

I'll re-check the 1st post slowly.

[ghutch92]

I'll re-check the 1st post slowly.

Go as slow as a Giant Galapagos Tortoise on land.

[123jimbo]

Go as slow as a Giant Galapagos Tortoise on land.

Tortoise is back, found nothing more though.

My focus issue seems to be linked to whether the 'intro video',.... I had it disabled and consistently had the focus issue. After enabling it, all now seems to be ok.

[ghutch92]

So you are using hyperspin to start the script and not the other way around right?

[123jimbo]

So you are using hyperspin to start the script and not the other way around right?

Yes, HS to start the script and I launch HS.exe,.. I had temporarily disabled the 'intro video' and left it like that and started to introduce this 'startup script'. Straight after re-enabling it, all now seems to be working as expected.

[ghutch92]

Yes, HS to start the script and I launch HS.exe,.. I had temporarily disabled the 'intro video' and left it like that and started to introduce this 'startup script'. Straight after re-enabling it, all now seems to be working as expected.

Show me your settings.

[123jimbo]

Contents of HyperSpin Startup Script.ini (close to default I think)

[Required]
HyperSpin_Folder_Path=C:\HyperSpin
HyperLaunch_Folder_Path=C:\HyperSpin\HyperLaunch
[General]
Primary_Color_RRGGBB=363636
Secondary_Color_RRGGBB=ffffff
[Controls]
Joysticks_Enabled=False
Joystick_Delay=225
Joystick_Deadzone=25
[startup]
Minimize_Background_Windows_Enabled=true
Window_Classes_To_Not_Minimize=Shell_TrayWnd,Button
Process_Name_To_Close_1=
Program_To_Run_Target_1=
Program_To_Run_Working_Dir_1=
Program_To_Run_MaxMinHide_1=
[Exit]
Restore_Windows_On_Exit=true
Process_Name_To_Close_1=
Program_To_Run_Target_1=
Program_To_Run_Working_Dir_1=
Program_To_Run_MaxMinHide_1=
[Roulette]
Roulette_Key=~1
Roulette_Min_MilliSeconds=3000
Roulette_Max_MilliSeconds=8000
[Volume_Menu]
Volume_Menu_Key=~2
Volume_Bar_Offset_From_Bottom=44
[QuickLaunch]
QuickLaunch_Key=~3
QuickLaunch_Enabled=true
QuickLaunch_Left_Offset=5
QuickLaunch_Top_Offset=10
QuickLaunch_Bottom_Offset=10
Item_1_Path=
Item_1_Parameters=
Item_1_LogoPath=
Item_1_Ignore_Process_Close=false

Attached is the Startup/Exit tab of HSHQ

[ghutch92]

Ok that clears up my confusion. I thought you were launching hyperspin as a Program_To_Run_Target.

All I know is I've tested it with and without the video and I've had no activation issues. It's hard for me to fix this if I can't duplicate it, so um continue using the video since it works for you.

[123jimbo]

Cool, no probs, my plans were always to re-enable it anyhow. Excellent add-on.

Cheers,

Jim.....

[gigapig]

As the intro video has been mentioned, I remembered an issue I had recently (and this was probably on version 1.05) where switching off the intro video was causing me to have no control over Hyperspin. So i had to enabled it to get control back.