blur

This is complete source for bigscore, so there is not much that can be wrong: if(tableName = "BigScore") { Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey%, CloseSlam ;Remap some keys (enter to down arrow for plunger, 1 to s for start, 2 to 1 for insert coin, both ctrl to enter. ;setworkingdir, "..\SlamIt\BigScore.exe" Run, "..\slamit\go.bat", "..\SlamIt" WinWait, ahk_class SlamIt Pinball - Big Score Gui, destroy #IfWinActive ahk_class SlamIt Pinball - Big Score RControl::Enter LControl::Enter ~Enter::down 5::1 1::s #IfWinActive Process, WaitClose, BigScore.exe } else { try to put all this to your new small script (remove if, add closeslam code), and see if it works if it doesn't maybe remove blanks from the beginning of lines

This is the order: RControl::Enter LControl::Enter Enter::down 5::1 1::s what keys do you use? you can always map it different ipac and win7 can both be source of the problems make one ahk file with only key mappings and see if it works

I tried again and everything works 5 mapped to 1 1 to s enter to down controls to enter mapping enter with ~ did not help much cause on the menu for example you get down key sent first and then enter and you end up entering second menu item instead of first one

i've found the source of the problem this happens because vp is started minimized and vp is started minimized to be hidden if i do winactivate of vpplayer early enough in the script then dmd will show up still have to test it a little bit more to see how it influences no-nag part of the script and everything else

you have nt4sp5 comp mode set? i've heard from some people that remove of nvram also helps, even with original wip3 script

try to change WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPPlayer with WinWait, ahk_class VPPlayer

well i didn't play much on big score, i tried once and the view and perspective is little awkward (there is no true arcade mode), i don't like it keys are working fine for me, but keys are something everybody should fix for them self, and experiment what's best depending on what keys you have on your cab did you used 5 and 1 to start the game? did you selected the role - game will not start if you don't select the role with flippers and then enter (L/R control)

thanks mike jdsabin yes fp and vp exit completely, you can check it with task manager even if it doesn't you have some other problem there are cases when fp and vp don't exit immediately - you can see this by slow hyperpin - but then what i do is - I just go left and right in hyperpin until i see that HP is fast again and that means that vp/fp is finally closed and released all it's memory. I get this only on some tables, and on that tables i get this after every exit of the table. You could even think oh no hp is doing something and it is slow again - BUT this has nothing to do with HP. It is just that vp closes some tables very slow on exit.

i have new version of fplaunch manual on first page, second post everybody please check it for errors jdsabin if you need this hotkey only in tables and not in hyperpin you can add it to fplaunch script and have only one ahk script running but i dont see how restart of hyperpin.exe could help with releasing memory taken by future pinbal.exe?

Here is another link (megaupload seams to be very busy or very down): http://uploading.com/files/e1294955/FPLaunch1.295wip3.zip/

there is a source in a post - you just copy it to fplaunch.ahk and compile i just wrote it and was going away so didn't have time to upload exe to megaupload here is exe and ahk: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HR79NG2H

here is the new version 1.295 wip 3 download from megaupload: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HR79NG2H or if mega is too busy: http://uploading.com/files/e1294955/FPLaunch1.295wip3.zip/ new features are: slamit support winactivates removed reduced time for exit screens (so pinball wizard should not exit) about fps drop - i have one new gui destroy in loadscreen, but gui destroy was executed before also right after exit from loadscreen i tested fps drop on pause window a little and main reason for fps drop is change of focus, i get same fps drop when i just go from vp to explorer many times, so this is probably due to vp, not due to fplaunch /** * FPLaunch MOD Version 1.295 WIP 3 TO DO: Fixes + fix runtime error on close (set exe to comp mode) + fix dmd not visible behind playfield (set exe to comp mode) + fps drop - same drop comes from loose of focus + shorter time for esc screens - fix slow down after close (vp still closing) - fix late printscreen in fp New features + win activate of secondary fp window - doesn't help + put version in usage + bigboss additions (more exe files, sound mods ...) + support for slamit pinball - while loading esc should be quick kill and exit - save printscreen-a under name taken from description - fp auto positioning - new images with new text * Modified by dumpster.monkey (samwyze) & blur * Based on original FPLaunch 1.2 by BadBoyBill * Includes modified pause code from ManoWars Nuevo FPLaunch 1.2 * Includes exit png's based on jpg's from BBB's 'exit feature' thread * Includes support for Pause on Exit by blur * Esc and then 1 or Enter exits, Esc and then Esc again takes you back to the game * Includes support for Pause in FP by blur * For pause to work in FP you have to assign right mouse button to pause in FP * Includes support for saving FP table position (scrolllock) on exit by blur * VP nag screen removal by blur * * All images are to be placed in %HyperPinDir%\Media\HyperPin\Images * * These settings are automatically added to your settings.ini * file in the %HyperPinDir%\Settings folder on first start: * [FPLaunch] * exitScriptKey = q & s * exitEmulatorKey = Esc * toggleCursorKey = t * pauseVPinball = p * hideCursor = true * hideDesktop = true * hideTaskbar = true * useExitScreen = true * usePauseKey = true * useLoadScreen = true * fadespeed = 25 * useExitAsPause = true * exitEmulatorKey2 = 1 * exitEmulatorKey3 = Enter * pauseFPKey = RButton * saveFPTables = true * * NOTE: This is a wip and is by no means complete or optimized * Feel free to disect, mod, clean, optimize, distribute or delete! * * Autohotkey script by BadBoyBill [email protected] * CursorHide by Lazlo * * If you are reading this and do not have autohotkey you can get it * @ http://www.autohotkey.com/download/ * If you would like to modify this script and share it thats OK, but * see if your modification is something that we would like to add * to the official version. * * Refer to the autohotkey documentation for the keyoboard keylist * * If this script does not support your favorite emulator * then please request support @ http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum * * Supports Future Pinball and Visual Pinball * */ #SingleInstance force ;Prevent multiple instances #InstallKeybdHook #InstallMouseHook #UseHook #KeyHistory 500 #MaxThreadsPerHotkey 1 SetTitleMatchMode 2 ;Use relaxed title matching #NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. DetectHiddenWindows on ;******************************************************************************* ;* EDIT BELOW THIS POINT AT YOUR OWN RISK * ;******************************************************************************* ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ; GET PARAMATERS AND SET HOTKEYS ; ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ;CHECKING FOR 2 PARAMS, IF NOT THEN EXIT if 0 < 2 { MsgBox FPLaunch v. 1.295 WIP 3`nUsage: FPLaunch.ahk/exe "System Name" "Rom Name" ExitApp } systemName = %1% tableName = %2% hyperini = %A_ScriptDir%\Settings\Settings.ini picDir = %A_ScriptDir%\Media\HyperPin\Images\ ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ; GET AND CHECK PATHS ; ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; GoSub, CheckINI IniRead, iniEmuPath, %hyperini%, %systemName%, Path emuPath := GetFullName(iniEmuPath) IniRead, iniTablePath, %hyperini%, %systemName%, Table_Path tablePath := GetFullName(iniTablePath) IniRead, executable, %hyperini%, %systemName%, Exe iniKeys = exitScriptKey,exitEmulatorKey,hideCursor,toggleCursorKey,hideDesktop,hideTaskbar ,useExitScreen,usePauseKey,pauseVPinball,useLoadScreen,fadespeed ,useExitAsPause,exitEmulatorKey2,exitEmulatorKey3,pauseFPKey,saveFPTables Loop, parse, iniKeys, `, { IniRead, %A_LoopField%, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, %A_LoopField% } romExtension = GoSub, CheckPaths loadspeed := fadespeed * 10 Hotkey, %exitScriptKey%, ExitScript ; we use loading screeen dimentions for all screens ;If (useLoadScreen = "true") { ProgBar = 0 gui, 99:add,picture,hwndloadpic, %A_ScriptDir%\Media\HyperPin\Images\Loading.png controlgetpos,,,wLoad,hLoad,,ahk_id %loadpic% gui, 99:destroy wLoad := Round(wLoad*A_ScreenWidth/1280) xLoad := Round(A_ScreenWidth/2-(wLoad/2)) hLoad := Round(hLoad*A_ScreenHeight/800) yLoad := Round(A_ScreenHeight/2-(hLoad/2)) wLoadProgress := Round(20*A_ScreenWidth/1280) xLoadProgress := Round(145*A_ScreenWidth/1280) hLoadProgress := Round(194*A_ScreenHeight/800) yLoadProgress := Round(288*A_ScreenHeight/800) ;} ;If (usePauseKey = "true") { Paused = 0 ; PausePic = ; gui, 98:add,picture,hwndpausepic, %picDir%\Media\HyperPin\Images\Pause.png ; controlgetpos,,,wPause,hPause,,ahk_id %pausepic% ; gui, 98:destroy ; wPause := Round(wPause*A_ScreenWidth/1280) ; xPause := Round(A_ScreenWidth/2-(wPause/2)) ; hPause := Round(hPause*A_ScreenHeight/800) ; yPause := Round(A_ScreenHeight/2-(hPause/2)) ;} ;If (useExitScreen = "true") { Exiting = 0 ; Exit = ; gui, 97:add,picture,hwndexitpic, %A_ScriptDir%\Media\HyperPin\Images\Exit_1.png ; controlgetpos,,,wExit,hExit,,ahk_id %exitpic% ; gui, 97:destroy ; wExit := Round(wExit*A_ScreenWidth/1280) ; xExit := Round(A_ScreenWidth/2-(wExit/2)) ; hExit := Round(hExit*A_ScreenHeight/800) ; yExit := Round(A_ScreenHeight/2-(hExit/2)) ;} if (hideCursor = "true") { MouseMove %A_ScreenWidth%,%A_ScreenHeight% Hotkey, %toggleCursorKey%, ToggleCursor SystemCursor("Off") } if (hideTaskbar = "true") { WinHide, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinHide, Start ahk_class Button } if (hideDesktop = "true") { Gui, Color, 000000 Gui +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +ToolWindow Gui, Show, x0 y0 W%A_ScreenWidth% H%A_ScreenHeight%, BlackScreen } WinClose, cmd.exe ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ; RUN SYSTEM ; ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ;**********************************FUTURE PINBALL*********************************** if (systemName = "Future Pinball") { ; big boss bigscore if(tableName = "BigScore") { Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey%, CloseSlam ;Remap some keys (enter to down arrow for plunger, 1 to s for start, 2 to 1 for insert coin, both ctrl to enter. ;setworkingdir, "..\SlamIt\BigScore.exe" Run, "..\slamit\go.bat", "..\SlamIt" WinWait, ahk_class SlamIt Pinball - Big Score Gui, destroy #IfWinActive ahk_class SlamIt Pinball - Big Score RControl::Enter LControl::Enter Enter::down 5::1 1::s #IfWinActive ; This puts subsequent remappings and hotkeys in effect for all windows. Process, WaitClose, BigScore.exe } else { if (useExitScreen = "true") Hotkey, $*%exitEmulatorKey%, ExitScreen else if (useExitAsPause = "true") Hotkey, $*%exitEmulatorKey%, PauseFP else Hotkey, $*%exitEmulatorKey%, CloseFP if (usePauseKey = "true") { Hotkey, $*%pauseVPinball%, PauseFP ;Hotkey, $*Pause, PauseFP } Hotkey, $!F4, ShowFP if (saveFPTables = "true") { Hotkey, $ScrollLock, SetSaveFPNeeded Run, "%emuPath%\%executable%" /open "%tablePath%\%tableName%.fpt" /play /arcaderender,,Min UseErrorLevel } else Run, "%emuPath%\%executable%" /open "%tablePath%\%tableName%.fpt" /play /Exit /arcaderender,,Min UseErrorLevel If (useLoadScreen = "true") ;Draw the loading Gui with wrapped Progress bar Gosub CreateLoadScreen Else { WinWait, ahk_class FuturePinball WinHide, ahk_class FuturePinball } WinWait, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Gui, destroy WinWait, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGLSecondary,,1 WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGLSecondary WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGLSecondary,,1 WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Process, WaitClose, %executable% } } ;**********************************VISUAL PINBALL*********************************** else if (systemName = "Visual Pinball") { ; bigboss ; Array examples: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/misc/Arrays.htm ; Read config file for vp9.08 tables vp908count = 0 ; This loop retrieves each line from the file, one at a time. Loop, Read, %A_ScriptDir%\Settings\vp908tables.txt { vp908count += 1 ; Keep track of how many items are in the array. vp908array%vp908count% := A_LoopReadLine ; Store this line in the next array element. } ; Check if table is in the vp908tables array. Loop %vp908count% { ; The following line uses the := operator to retrieve an array element: element := vp908array%A_Index% ; A_Index is a built-in variable. if(tableName = element) { TableIndex = %A_Index% vpExeIndex = %TableIndex% vpExeIndex += 1 executable := vp908array%vpExeIndex% break } } ; Read config file for disable HD rendering tables since this is a global setting now. HDRenderOffCount = 0 HDRenderOffChanged = 0 ; This loop retrieves each line from the file, 1 at a time. Loop, Read, %A_ScriptDir%\Settings\hdrenderofftables.txt { HDRenderOffCount += 1 ; Keep track of how many items are in the array. HDRenderOffArray%HDRenderOffCount% := A_LoopReadLine ; Store this line in the next array element. } ; Check if table is in the no hdrender array and write the VP hardwarerender key to off. Loop %HDRenderOffCount% { ; The following line uses the := operator to retrieve an array element: element := HDRenderOffArray%A_Index% ; A_Index is a built-in variable. if(tableName = element) { HDRenderOffChanged = 1 RegWrite, REG_DWORD, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software\Visual Pinball\Player, HardwareRender, 0 break } } ; Read config for sound volume hard codes SoundModCount = 0 SoundChangeAmount = 0 Loop, Read, %A_ScriptDir%\Settings\soundmodtables.txt { SoundModCount += 1 SoundModCountArray%SoundModCount% := A_LoopReadLine } ; Check if table is in the vp908tables array. Loop %SoundModCount% { ; The following line uses the := operator to retrieve an array element: TableIndex = %A_Index% SoundIndex = %TableIndex% SoundIndex += 1 TheTable := SoundModCountArray%TableIndex% TheSoundAmount := SoundModCountArray%SoundIndex% if(tableName = TheTable) { ; Set the new sound change amount. Should be a + or - number otherwise it needs a , SoundSet, absoluteamt ; SoundSet: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/SoundSet.htm ; SoundGet: http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/SoundGet.htm ;SoundSet, %TheSoundAmount% Send {Volume_Down %TheSoundAmount%} break } } ; rosve ;-------------------------------------------------------------- ;------ check if an active backglass shall be started ----- ;-------------------------------------------------------------- StringRight, ending, tableName, 3 if (ending = "B2S") { Run, %tablePath%%tableName%.exe, %tablePath% sleep 200 } Run, "%emuPath%\%executable%" /play -"%tablePath%%tableName%.vpt",, Min UseErrorLevel ;Run Minimized ;was the best way I could hide the vp editor and play loading screens as WinHide didn't seem to find them If (useExitScreen = "true") Hotkey, *%exitEmulatorKey%, ExitScreen Else If (useExitAsPause = "true") Hotkey, *%exitEmulatorKey%, PauseVP Else Hotkey, *%exitEmulatorKey%, CloseVP If (usePauseKey = "true") { Hotkey, $*%pauseVPinball%, PauseVP ;Hotkey, $*Pause, PauseVP } Hotkey, $!F4, ShowVP If (useLoadScreen = "true") ;Draw the loading Gui with wrapped Progress bar Gosub CreateLoadScreen Else { WinWait, ahk_class VPinball WinHide, ahk_class VPinball } WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPPlayer ;Wait for vp to be Ready before killing Gui blackScreen ;WinActivate, ahk_class TBackglass ;WinActivate, ahk_class MAME ;WinActivate, ahk_class VPPlayer Gui, Destroy Process, WaitClose, %executable% } else { MsgBox,48,Error,%systemName% is an invalid System Name or %executable% isnt supported yet,6 } ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ; WHEN EMULATOR FINISHES OR IF LAUNCH EXE FAILS ; ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ;************PROBABLY DO NOT NEED TO EDIT THIS AREA************* if (ErrorLevel = "ERROR") { MsgBox,48,Error,Failed to run executable check your paths,6 } Goto ExitScript ; Exits script and returns to frontend ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ; KILL COMMANDS ; ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ;************PROBABLY DO NOT NEED TO EDIT THIS AREA************* CloseProcess: Hotkey, %exitScriptKey%, Off Process, Close, %executable% Process, WaitClose, %executable% return ; big boss bigscore CloseSlam: WinClose, ahk_class SlamIt Pinball - Big Score goto ExitScript return PauseFP: if (Paused = 0) { Paused = 1 WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Send {%pauseFPKey%} WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Gosub CreateBlackScreen Gosub CreatePauseScreen Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey2%, CloseFP Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey2%, On Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey3%, CloseFP Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey3%, On } else { Paused = 0 Gui 1: Destroy Gui 5: Destroy WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Send {%pauseFPKey%} Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey2%, Off Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey3%, Off } return pauseVP: If (Paused = 0) { Paused = 1 Gosub CreatePauseScreen Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey2%, CloseVP Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey2%, On Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey3%, CloseVP Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey3%, On } Else { Paused = 0 Gui, Destroy WinActivate, ahk_class VPPlayer Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey2%, Off Hotkey, $%exitEmulatorKey3%, Off } return ShowFP: if (Paused = 1) Gosub PauseFP WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Send {Esc} WinWaitClose, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinShow, ahk_class FuturePinball WinRestore, ahk_class FuturePinball WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinball WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinball SystemCursor("On") WinShow, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinShow, Start ahk_class Button Suspend, On WinWait, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Suspend, Off SystemCursor("Off") WinHide, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinHide, Start ahk_class Button WinHide, ahk_class FuturePinball WinMinimize, ahk_class FuturePinball WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL return ShowVP: if (Paused = 1) Gosub PauseVP WinActivate, ahk_class VPPlayer WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPPlayer WinClose, ahk_class VPPlayer WinWaitClose, ahk_class VPPlayer WinShow, ahk_class VPinball WinRestore, ahk_class VPinball WinActivate, ahk_class VPinball WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPinball SystemCursor("On") WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinShow Start ahk_class Button Suspend, On WinWait, ahk_class VPPlayer Suspend, Off SystemCursor("Off") WinHide, ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinHide, Start ahk_class Button WinHide, ahk_class VPinball WinMinimize, ahk_class VPinball WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPPlayer ;WinActivate, ahk_class TBackglass ;WinActivate, ahk_class MAME ;WinActivate, ahk_class VPPlayer return SetSaveFPNeeded: saveFPNeeded = true Send {ScrollLock} return CloseFP: ;close all gui's except black screen (gui 5) Loop, 4 Gui, %A_Index%: Destroy ;hide and minimize fp editor WinHide, ahk_class FuturePinball WinMinimize, ahk_class FuturePinball ;Future Pinball must be closed this way instead of killing process ;or it wil not save your last game information.i.e score/credtis WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL Send {Esc} WinWaitClose, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL ;saving fp table position, black screen hides fp window if (saveFPTables = "true") and (saveFPNeeded = "true") { ;WinRestore, ahk_class FuturePinball WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinball WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinball WinMenuSelectItem, ahk_class FuturePinball,,File,Save Sleep, 1000 } WinClose, ahk_class FuturePinball GoSub, ExitScript return CloseVP: Hotkey, %exitScriptKey%, Off ; rosve ; -------------------------------------------------------------- ; --- Close the animated backglass ----------------------- ; -------------------------------------------------------------- if (ending = "B2S") { WinKill, Form1 } ;Visual Pinball must be closed this way instead of killing process ;or it wil not save your last game information.i.e score/credtis ;DetectHiddenWindows, on ;Or next line will not work Loop, 4 Gui, %A_Index%: Destroy ;This line fixes where the VP Window flashes real quick ;when closing the window for a cleaner exit WinHide, ahk_class VPinball WinMinimize, ahk_class VPinball WinClose, ahk_class VPinball ; bigboss ; Restore hdrender original value if (HDRenderOffChanged) RegWrite, REG_DWORD, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, Software\Visual Pinball\Player, HardwareRender, 1 ; Restore master volume original value if (TheSoundAmount) Send {Volume_Up %TheSoundAmount%} GoSub, ExitScript return CreateLoadScreen: Gui, Destroy ; kill Gui blackScreen Gui, Color, EEAA99 Gui, Margin, 0, 0 Gui, Add, Picture, h%hLoad% w%wLoad% vLoadPic, %picDir%loading.png Gui, Add, Progress, x%xLoadProgress% y%yLoadProgress% w%wLoadProgress% h%hLoadProgress% -smooth 0x8 c0C32A5 vLoading vertical BackgroundFFFFFF Gui +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +Lastfound Gui, Show, AutoSize Center, loadScreen WinSet, TransColor, EEAA99 Loop { Sleep %loadspeed% ;ProgBar += 1 ;If ProgBar = %loadspeed% ;{ GuiControl,, Loading, 1 ; ProgBar = 0 ;} ; get rid of nag screens ifWinExist, Please { WinActivate, Please IfWinActive, Please { Send {Tab} Send {Space} Send {Enter} } } else ifWinExist, Game Info { WinActivate, Game Info IfWinActive, Game Info { Send {Enter} Send {Enter} } } else ifWinExist, Notice { WinActivate, Notice IfWinActive, Notice { Send {Enter} Send {Enter} } } else ifWinExist, VBScript { WinActivate, VBScript IfWinActive, VBScript { Send {Enter} } } else ifWinExist, Error { ;IfWinActive, Error ;{ ;Send {Enter} Gui, Destroy WinActivate, Error SystemCursor("On") Process, WaitClose, %executable% ExitApp ;} } if (systemName = "Visual Pinball") { IfWinExist, Visual Pinball Player,, DMD ;Check if visual pinball is Ready { IfWinActive, Visual Pinball Player,, DMD ;Check if visual pinball is Ready { Break } } } else { IfWinExist, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL ;Check if visual pinball is Ready { IfWinActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL ;Check if visual pinball is Ready { Break } } } } Gui, Destroy ; Vic Return CreateBlackScreen: CaptureScreen(3) ;Sleep 100 WinWaitActive, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL,,2 Gui 5: Destroy Gui 5: Color, 000000 Gui 5: Margin, 0, 0 Gui 5: Add, Picture, W%A_ScreenWidth% H%A_ScreenHeight% vScreenPic, screen.bmp Gui 5: +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +ToolWindow Gui 5: Show, x0 y0 W%A_ScreenWidth% H%A_ScreenHeight%, BlackScreen Return CreatePauseScreen: /* Gui, Destroy ; kill Gui blackScreen Gui, Color, EEAA99 Gui, Margin, 0, 0 Gui, Add, Picture, h%hLoad% w%wLoad% vPausePic, %picDir%pause.png ;Gui, Add, Progress, x%xLoadProgress% y%yLoadProgress% w%wLoadProgress% h%hLoadProgress% -smooth 0x8 c0C32A5 vLoading vertical BackgroundFFFFFF Gui +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +Lastfound Gui, Show, AutoSize Center, pauseScreen WinSet, TransColor, EEAA99 */ Gui, Destroy Gui, Color, EEAA99 Gui, Margin, 0, 0 Gui, Add, Picture, h%hLoad% w%wLoad% vPausePic, %picDir%pause.png Gui +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +Lastfound Gui, Show, AutoSize Center, pauseScreen WinSet, TransColor, EEAA99 ;Gui, Show Return CreateExitScreen: Gui, Destroy Loop, 4 { ExitPic = Exit_%A_Index%.png Gui %A_Index%: Destroy Gui %A_Index%: Color, EEAA99 Gui %A_Index%: Margin, 0, 0 Gui %A_Index%: Add, Picture, w%wLoad% h%hLoad%, %picDir%%ExitPic% Gui %A_Index%: +AlwaysOnTop -Caption +Lastfound Gui %A_Index%: Show, AutoSize Center Hide WinSet, TransColor, EEAA99 } Return ExitScreen: if (Exiting = 1) return else Exiting = 1 LoopVal = 0 Loop { state = 0 GetKeyState, statep, %exitEmulatorKey%, P if statep = D state = 1 GetKeyState, statel, %exitEmulatorKey% if statel = D state = 1 if (state) { if (loopVal = 10) { if (Paused = 1) { if (systemName = "Future Pinball") GoSub PauseFP else GoSub PauseVP } Gosub CreateExitScreen if (systemName = "Future Pinball") GoSub CreateBlackScreen Gui, 3:Show } else if loopVal = 30 Gui, 2:Show else if loopVal = 50 Gui, 1:Show Sleep, %fadespeed% if (loopVal = 70) { if (systemName = "Visual Pinball") GoSub, CloseVP else if (systemName = "Future Pinball") GoSub, CloseFP break } } else { Exiting = 0 if (LoopVal < 10 && useExitAsPause = "true") { if (systemName = "Visual Pinball") GoSub, PauseVP else if (systemName = "Future Pinball") GoSub, PauseFP } else { Loop, 5 Gui, %A_Index%: Destroy WinActivate, Visual Pinball Player,, DMD WinActivate, ahk_class FuturePinballOpenGL } Transvalue = 0 LoopVal = 0 break } LoopVal += 1 } Return ExitScript: Loop, 5 Gui, %A_Index%: Destroy Process, Exist, HyperPin.exe PID := errorLevel ;no need to show taskbar on exit, it can only cause problems ;it was already commented in 1.10 ;if (hideTaskbar = "true") { ;WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd ;WinShow Start ahk_class Button ;} if (PID) { WinActivate, ahk_pid %PID% ;WinWaitActive, ahk_pid %PID% } if (hideCursor = "true") SystemCursor("On") ;to debug script uncomment the pause ;Pause ExitApp OnExit, ExitScript return ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ; REST OF SCRIPT ; ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------; ;************PROBABLY DO NOT NEED TO EDIT THIS AREA************* SystemCursor(OnOff=1) ; INIT = "I","Init"; OFF = 0,"Off"; TOGGLE = -1,"T","Toggle"; ON = others { static AndMask, XorMask, $, h_cursor ,c0,c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6,c7,c8,c9,c10,c11,c12,c13 ; system cursors , b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8,b9,b10,b11,b12,b13 ; blank cursors , h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,h7,h8,h9,h10,h11,h12,h13 ; handles of default cursors if (OnOff = "Init" or OnOff = "I" or $ = "") ; init when requested or at first call { $ = h ; active default cursors VarSetCapacity( h_cursor,4444, 1 ) VarSetCapacity( AndMask, 32*4, 0xFF ) VarSetCapacity( XorMask, 32*4, 0 ) system_cursors = 32512,32513,32514,32515,32516,32642,32643,32644,32645,32646,32648,32649,32650 StringSplit c, system_cursors, `, Loop %c0% { h_cursor := DllCall( "LoadCursor", "uint",0, "uint",c%A_Index% ) h%A_Index% := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 ) b%A_Index% := DllCall("CreateCursor","uint",0, "int",0, "int",0 , "int",32, "int",32, "uint",&AndMask, "uint",&XorMask ) } } if (OnOff = 0 or OnOff = "Off" or $ = "h" and (OnOff < 0 or OnOff = "Toggle" or OnOff = "T")) $ = b ; use blank cursors else $ = h ; use the saved cursors Loop %c0% { h_cursor := DllCall( "CopyImage", "uint",%$%%A_Index%, "uint",2, "int",0, "int",0, "uint",0 ) DllCall( "SetSystemCursor", "uint",h_cursor, "uint",c%A_Index% ) } } ToggleCursor: SystemCursor("Toggle") WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd WinShow Start ahk_class Button return IniRead(Filename, Section, Key, Default = "") { FileRead, text, *t %Filename% text = `n%text%`n StringTrimLeft, text, text, InStr(text, "`n[" . Section . "]`n") Loop, 8 { sp := sp . " " StringReplace, text, text, %Key%%sp%=, %Key%= If ErrorLevel Break } start := InStr(text, "`n" . Key . "=") If !start Return, Default start += StrLen(Key) + 2 StringMid, Value, text, start, InStr(text, "`n", false, start) - start Return, Value } ;Get Full Path from Relative Path GetFullName( fn ) { static buf, i if !i i := VarSetCapacity(buf, 512) DllCall("GetFullPathNameA", "str", fn, "uint", 512, "str", buf, "str*", 0) return buf } CheckINI: IfNotExist, %A_ScriptDir%\HyperPin.exe { MsgBox,48,Error, Must be in same directory as HyperPin.exe,6 Goto ExitScript } IfNotExist, %A_ScriptDir%\Settings\Settings.ini { MsgBox,48,Error,Cannot Find %A_ScriptDir%\Settings\Settings.ini,6 Goto ExitScript } return CheckPaths: romFound = StringRight, emuPathBackSlash, EmuPath, 1 StringRight, tablePathBackSlash, TablePath, 1 If (emuPathBackSlash != "\" || tablePathBackSlash != "\") { MsgBox,48,Error, Make sure your paths contains a backslash on the end ,6 Goto ExitScript } If (executable = "") { MsgBox,48,Error, Missing executable in Settings.ini ,6 Goto ExitScript } If (tablePath = "") { MsgBox,48,Error, Missing rom path in Settings.ini ,6 Goto ExitScript } If (emuPath = "") { MsgBox,48,Error, Missing emulator path in Settings.ini ,6 Goto ExitScript } If (exitScriptKey = "ERROR") or (useExitAsPause = "ERROR") or (exitEmulatorKey3 = "ERROR") Gosub addIni IfNotExist, %EmuPath%%Executable% { MsgBox,48,Error,Cannot Find %EmuPath%%Executable%,6 Goto ExitScript } return addIni: IniWrite, q & s, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, exitScriptKey IniWrite, Esc, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, exitEmulatorKey IniWrite, t, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, toggleCursorKey IniWrite, p, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, pauseVPinball IniWrite, true, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, hideCursor IniWrite, true, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, hideDesktop IniWrite, true, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, hideTaskbar IniWrite, false, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, useExitScreen IniWrite, true, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, usePauseKey IniWrite, true, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, useLoadScreen IniWrite, 25, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, fadespeed IniWrite, true, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, UseExitAsPause IniWrite, 1, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, exitEmulatorKey2 IniWrite, Enter, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, exitEmulatorKey3 IniWrite, RButton, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, pauseFPKey IniWrite, true, %hyperini%, FPLaunch, saveFPTables exitScriptKey = q & s exitEmulatorKey = Esc toggleCursorKey = t pauseVPinball = p hideCursor = true hideDesktop = true hideTaskbar = true useExitScreen = true usePauseKey = true useLoadScreen = true fadespeed = 25 useExitAsPause = true exitEmulatorKey2 = 1 exitEmulatorKey3 = Enter pauseFPKey = RButton saveFPTables = true return /* CaptureScreen(aRect, bCursor, sFileTo, nQuality) By Sean - Taken from Forum page: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic18146.html 1) If the optional parameter bCursor is True, captures the cursor too. 2) If the optional parameter sFileTo is 0, set the image to Clipboard. If it is omitted or "", saves to screen.bmp in the script folder, otherwise to sFileTo which can be BMP/JPG/PNG/GIF/TIF. 3) The optional parameter nQuality is applicable only when sFileTo is JPG. Set it to the desired quality level of the resulting JPG, an integer between 0 - 100. 4) If aRect is 0/1/2/3, captures the entire desktop/active window/active client area/active monitor. 5) aRect can be comma delimited sequence of coordinates, e.g., "Left, Top, Right, Bottom" or "Left, Top, Right, Bottom, Width_Zoomed, Height_Zoomed". In this case, only that portion of the rectangle will be captured. Additionally, in the latter case, zoomed to the new width/height, Width_Zoomed/Height_Zoomed. Example: CaptureScreen(0) CaptureScreen(1) CaptureScreen(2) CaptureScreen(3) CaptureScreen("100, 100, 200, 200") CaptureScreen("100, 100, 200, 200, 400, 400") ; Zoomed */ /* Convert(sFileFr, sFileTo, nQuality) Convert("C:\image.bmp", "C:\image.jpg") Convert("C:\image.bmp", "C:\image.jpg", 95) Convert(0, "C:\clip.png") ; Save the bitmap in the clipboard to sFileTo if sFileFr is "" or 0. */ CaptureScreen(aRect = 0, bCursor = False, sFile = "", nQuality = "") { If !aRect { SysGet, nL, 76 SysGet, nT, 77 SysGet, nW, 78 SysGet, nH, 79 } Else If aRect = 1 WinGetPos, nL, nT, nW, nH, A Else If aRect = 2 { WinGet, hWnd, ID, A VarSetCapacity(rt, 16, 0) DllCall("GetClientRect" , "Uint", hWnd, "Uint", &rt) DllCall("ClientToScreen", "Uint", hWnd, "Uint", &rt) nL := NumGet(rt, 0, "int") nT := NumGet(rt, 4, "int") nW := NumGet(rt, 8) nH := NumGet(rt,12) } Else If aRect = 3 { VarSetCapacity(mi, 40, 0) DllCall("GetCursorPos", "int64P", pt) DllCall("GetMonitorInfo", "Uint", DllCall("MonitorFromPoint", "int64", pt, "Uint", 2), "Uint", NumPut(40,mi)-4) nL := NumGet(mi, 4, "int") nT := NumGet(mi, 8, "int") nW := NumGet(mi,12, "int") - nL nH := NumGet(mi,16, "int") - nT } Else { StringSplit, rt, aRect, `,, %A_Space%%A_Tab% nL := rt1 nT := rt2 nW := rt3 - rt1 nH := rt4 - rt2 znW := rt5 znH := rt6 } mDC := DllCall("CreateCompatibleDC", "Uint", 0) hBM := CreateDIBSection(mDC, nW, nH) oBM := DllCall("SelectObject", "Uint", mDC, "Uint", hBM) hDC := DllCall("GetDC", "Uint", 0) DllCall("BitBlt", "Uint", mDC, "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", nW, "int", nH, "Uint", hDC, "int", nL, "int", nT, "Uint", 0x40000000 | 0x00CC0020) DllCall("ReleaseDC", "Uint", 0, "Uint", hDC) If bCursor CaptureCursor(mDC, nL, nT) DllCall("SelectObject", "Uint", mDC, "Uint", oBM) DllCall("DeleteDC", "Uint", mDC) If znW && znH hBM := Zoomer(hBM, nW, nH, znW, znH) If sFile = 0 SetClipboardData(hBM) Else Convert(hBM, sFile, nQuality), DllCall("DeleteObject", "Uint", hBM) } CaptureCursor(hDC, nL, nT) { VarSetCapacity(mi, 20, 0), mi := Chr(20) DllCall("GetCursorInfo", "Uint", &mi) bShow := NumGet(mi, 4) hCursor := NumGet(mi, 8) xCursor := NumGet(mi,12) yCursor := NumGet(mi,16) If bShow && hCursor:=DllCall("CopyIcon", "Uint", hCursor) { VarSetCapacity(ni, 20, 0) DllCall("GetIconInfo", "Uint", hCursor, "Uint", ∋) bIcon := NumGet(ni, 0) xHotspot := NumGet(ni, 4) yHotspot := NumGet(ni, 8) hBMMask := NumGet(ni,12) hBMColor := NumGet(ni,16) DllCall("DrawIcon", "Uint", hDC, "int", xCursor - xHotspot - nL, "int", yCursor - yHotspot - nT, "Uint", hCursor) DllCall("DestroyIcon", "Uint", hCursor) If hBMMask DllCall("DeleteObject", "Uint", hBMMask) If hBMColor DllCall("DeleteObject", "Uint", hBMColor) } } Zoomer(hBM, nW, nH, znW, znH) { mDC1 := DllCall("CreateCompatibleDC", "Uint", 0) mDC2 := DllCall("CreateCompatibleDC", "Uint", 0) zhBM := CreateDIBSection(mDC2, znW, znH) oBM1 := DllCall("SelectObject", "Uint", mDC1, "Uint", hBM) oBM2 := DllCall("SelectObject", "Uint", mDC2, "Uint", zhBM) DllCall("SetStretchBltMode", "Uint", mDC2, "int", 4) DllCall("StretchBlt", "Uint", mDC2, "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", znW, "int", znH, "Uint", mDC1, "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", nW, "int", nH, "Uint", 0x00CC0020) DllCall("SelectObject", "Uint", mDC1, "Uint", oBM1) DllCall("SelectObject", "Uint", mDC2, "Uint", oBM2) DllCall("DeleteDC", "Uint", mDC1) DllCall("DeleteDC", "Uint", mDC2) DllCall("DeleteObject", "Uint", hBM) Return zhBM } Convert(sFileFr = "", sFileTo = "", nQuality = "") { If sFileTo = sFileTo := A_ScriptDir . "\screen.bmp" SplitPath, sFileTo, , sDirTo, sExtTo, sNameTo If Not hGdiPlus := DllCall("LoadLibrary", "str", "gdiplus.dll") Return sFileFr+0 ? SaveHBITMAPToFile(sFileFr, sDirTo . "\" . sNameTo . ".bmp") : "" VarSetCapacity(si, 16, 0), si := Chr(1) DllCall("gdiplus\GdiplusStartup", "UintP", pToken, "Uint", &si, "Uint", 0) If !sFileFr { DllCall("OpenClipboard", "Uint", 0) If DllCall("IsClipboardFormatAvailable", "Uint", 2) && (hBM:=DllCall("GetClipboardData", "Uint", 2)) DllCall("gdiplus\GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP", "Uint", hBM, "Uint", 0, "UintP", pImage) DllCall("CloseClipboard") } Else If sFileFr Is Integer DllCall("gdiplus\GdipCreateBitmapFromHBITMAP", "Uint", sFileFr, "Uint", 0, "UintP", pImage) Else DllCall("gdiplus\GdipLoadImageFromFile", "Uint", Unicode4Ansi(wFileFr,sFileFr), "UintP", pImage) DllCall("gdiplus\GdipGetImageEncodersSize", "UintP", nCount, "UintP", nSize) VarSetCapacity(ci,nSize,0) DllCall("gdiplus\GdipGetImageEncoders", "Uint", nCount, "Uint", nSize, "Uint", &ci) Loop, % nCount If InStr(Ansi4Unicode(NumGet(ci,76*(A_Index-1)+44)), "." . sExtTo) { pCodec := &ci+76*(A_Index-1) Break } If InStr(".JPG.JPEG.JPE.JFIF", "." . sExtTo) && nQuality<>"" && pImage && pCodec { DllCall("gdiplus\GdipGetEncoderParameterListSize", "Uint", pImage, "Uint", pCodec, "UintP", nSize) VarSetCapacity(pi,nSize,0) DllCall("gdiplus\GdipGetEncoderParameterList", "Uint", pImage, "Uint", pCodec, "Uint", nSize, "Uint", π) Loop, % NumGet(pi) If NumGet(pi,28*(A_Index-1)+20)=1 && NumGet(pi,28*(A_Index-1)+24)=6 { pParam := π+28*(A_Index-1) NumPut(nQuality,NumGet(NumPut(4,NumPut(1,pParam+0)+20))) Break } } If pImage pCodec ? DllCall("gdiplus\GdipSaveImageToFile", "Uint", pImage, "Uint", Unicode4Ansi(wFileTo,sFileTo), "Uint", pCodec, "Uint", pParam) : DllCall("gdiplus\GdipCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap", "Uint", pImage, "UintP", hBitmap, "Uint", 0) . SetClipboardData(hBitmap), DllCall("gdiplus\GdipDisposeImage", "Uint", pImage) DllCall("gdiplus\GdiplusShutdown" , "Uint", pToken) DllCall("FreeLibrary", "Uint", hGdiPlus) } CreateDIBSection(hDC, nW, nH, bpp = 32, ByRef pBits = "") { NumPut(VarSetCapacity(bi, 40, 0), bi) NumPut(nW, bi, 4) NumPut(nH, bi, 8) NumPut(bpp, NumPut(1, bi, 12, "UShort"), 0, "Ushort") NumPut(0, bi,16) Return DllCall("gdi32\CreateDIBSection", "Uint", hDC, "Uint", &bi, "Uint", 0, "UintP", pBits, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0) } SaveHBITMAPToFile(hBitmap, sFile) { DllCall("GetObject", "Uint", hBitmap, "int", VarSetCapacity(oi,84,0), "Uint", &oi) hFile:= DllCall("CreateFile", "Uint", &sFile, "Uint", 0x40000000, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 2, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0) DllCall("WriteFile", "Uint", hFile, "int64P", 0x4D42|14+40+NumGet(oi,44)<<16, "Uint", 6, "UintP", 0, "Uint", 0) DllCall("WriteFile", "Uint", hFile, "int64P", 54<<32, "Uint", 8, "UintP", 0, "Uint", 0) DllCall("WriteFile", "Uint", hFile, "Uint", &oi+24, "Uint", 40, "UintP", 0, "Uint", 0) DllCall("WriteFile", "Uint", hFile, "Uint", NumGet(oi,20), "Uint", NumGet(oi,44), "UintP", 0, "Uint", 0) DllCall("CloseHandle", "Uint", hFile) } SetClipboardData(hBitmap) { DllCall("GetObject", "Uint", hBitmap, "int", VarSetCapacity(oi,84,0), "Uint", &oi) hDIB := DllCall("GlobalAlloc", "Uint", 2, "Uint", 40+NumGet(oi,44)) pDIB := DllCall("GlobalLock", "Uint", hDIB) DllCall("RtlMoveMemory", "Uint", pDIB, "Uint", &oi+24, "Uint", 40) DllCall("RtlMoveMemory", "Uint", pDIB+40, "Uint", NumGet(oi,20), "Uint", NumGet(oi,44)) DllCall("GlobalUnlock", "Uint", hDIB) DllCall("DeleteObject", "Uint", hBitmap) DllCall("OpenClipboard", "Uint", 0) DllCall("EmptyClipboard") DllCall("SetClipboardData", "Uint", 8, "Uint", hDIB) DllCall("CloseClipboard") } Unicode4Ansi(ByRef wString, sString) { nSize := DllCall("MultiByteToWideChar", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", &sString, "int", -1, "Uint", 0, "int", 0) VarSetCapacity(wString, nSize * 2) DllCall("MultiByteToWideChar", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", &sString, "int", -1, "Uint", &wString, "int", nSize) Return &wString } Ansi4Unicode(pString) { nSize := DllCall("WideCharToMultiByte", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", pString, "int", -1, "Uint", 0, "int", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0) VarSetCapacity(sString, nSize) DllCall("WideCharToMultiByte", "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0, "Uint", pString, "int", -1, "str", sString, "int", nSize, "Uint", 0, "Uint", 0) Return sString }

great, i will remove that winactivates from next release

If it blinks you did not removed winactivate from the right place. What version did you edit? It's easier with 295 wip 2, you just search for this comment ;Wait for vp to be Ready before killing Gui blackScreen and comment lines after that in 294 you have to comment win activate on several places to solve the problem in game - you alt-tab to dmd, then click on dmd, then click on playfield - try it, it should bring dmd in front and give focus to vp

Do you still have one blink of dmd and then it disappears? Do you have dmd hidden when you run VP outside of HP? I don't do win 7, but this should work the same in win 7 and xp.

you're welcome hyphy i know for this problem - it works on two screens but not on one problem is that i added: winactivate backglass (uvp backglass), winactivate dmd, winactivate playfield after start of every table this is done to make dmd appear in front of backglass, and it works fine if dmd is on backglass window if it is on playfield it stays under the playfield probably it's better not to touch anything and leave to vp and uvp to open windows in order they like you can remove all this commands and recompile, here is how it should look after commenting these lines: WinWaitActive, ahk_class VPPlayer ;Wait for vp to be Ready before killing Gui blackScreen ;WinActivate, ahk_class TBackglass ;WinActivate, ahk_class MAME ;WinActivate, ahk_class VPPlayer Gui, Destroy Process, WaitClose, %executable% i also find it better this way cause often some table puts dmd on playfield and then you don't see it, and you have to do alt-tab i don't know how it will work for people that get backglass cover dmd, but for me it's better without these commands, maybe i will remove them in next release proper way as you all know from your own experience with vp would be to activate dmd (alt-tab) and then click on dmd and then click on playfield, that makes dmd stay over the table, but i did not find a way to click in a window, only in coordinate and i don't know the coordinates where dmd would be maybe it is doable with some ahk scripting usually setting vpinball.exe to nt 4.0 sp5 compatibility mode solves this problem with dmd - but those commands still have to be removed cause they are not needed then.

I missed this question, probably you got it by now from the answers from nice people that helped, here is summary (I should probably put it in my fplaunch manual): For IPAC if you have problems with VP pause screen coming up you do this: In IPAC controller map your exit button to e In hyperpin settings.ini file change lines: Exit = 27 in Keyboard section and exitEmulatorKey = Esc in FPLaunch section to: Exit = 69 exitEmulatorKey = e No need to recompile ahk Why this did not happened before - because on some ipac/os combinations, ahk script can stop esc key from comming to vp and on some it can't.

Many people work happily with PBW so i see no reason to buy ipac. For fadespeed value you should see slower or quicker change of exit 321 screens - you don't see it? maybe sleep doesn't work on vista? You did change fadespeed line in settings.ini? You can find this part of code: if (loopVal = [b]10[/b]) { if (Paused = 1) { if (systemName = "Future Pinball") GoSub PauseFP else GoSub PauseVP } Gosub CreateExitScreen if (systemName = "Future Pinball") GoSub CreateBlackScreen Gui, 3:Show } else if loopVal = [b]40[/b] Gui, 2:Show else if loopVal = [b]70[/b] Gui, 1:Show Sleep, %fadespeed% if (loopVal = [b]100[/b]) { if (systemName = "Visual Pinball") GoSub, CloseVP else if (systemName = "Future Pinball") GoSub, CloseFP break } and change bolded numbers (number of loops before exit) to 5, 10 15, 20 or 10, 20 30 40, and recompile ahk. Then you should be able to exit before VP gets exit key. For "esc" "1" and "enter" keys - they are all configurable with lines: exitEmulatorKey= Esc exitEmulatorKey2= 1 exitEmulatorKey3= Enter in settings.ini. Just change them to any button like: exitEmulatorKey= Joy8 exitEmulatorKey2= Joy7 exitEmulatorKey3= Joy6 The idea is to use start (1) and plunger (enter) buttons from your cab ie from your PBW so check what is button number for start and plunger and set them.

great, glad you solved it!

great, send me the code and i will test it

When you run VP without HP, how does exit key on pinball wizard work - a) you have to press it for 3 seconds and then table exits or table exits as soon as you press exit key? And when you exit do you go to vp editor or you exit all the way out to windows (by the way is it win7 or xp)? And when you do this without hp, uvp stays running, right? So if it is a) you exit only after 3 seconds then it means you can exit clean with short press on exit and then 1 or enter, and you get uvp crash only when you hold esc for exit321 screen? Then you could tune exit process so it is quicker with parameter fadespeed. Fadespeed is sleep time in miliseconds, after 100 fadespeed sleeps you exit the table, default is 25, x100 = ~2500 miliseconds, together with time spent on calculations it could be more then 3 seconds so vp exits before i have a chance to kill it my self. So if you put fadesleep to ~5 - ~10 you will exit in ~half a second before vp gets exit signal, so i will be able to close it my way (which is by closing editor window which is more clean way). If it is you are exiting right away as soon as you press exit key then you have to change it in PBW configuration or in VP configuration. There should be some util to config this for pbw. So your configuration has to be such that when you play in VP without hyperpin in the background you CAN'T EXIT with exit key. When you do that you can configure exitemulatorkey and start testing with HP and fplaunch, and it should work with "joy8" or "e", both is ok. Same thing is with fp, you must not configure fp so that joy8 exits. You must remove joy8 as exit key from fp configuration. All this problems come from two major limitations of ahk, ahk can't stop joystick buttons and it can't send joystick buttons. And pinball wizard actually sends joy8 button and some software like joy2key translates it to esc, and no ahk script can stop it, so you have to config it different in pbw and vp and fp first.

There is a call for load screen in fp launch part: If (useLoadScreen = "true") ;Draw the loading Gui with wrapped Progress bar Gosub CreateLoadScreen Else { ... You could change CreateLoadScreen procedure with code from big boss's script

Which controller? Probably esc key comes to vp. Try this - open some table in vp player (outside of hyperpin), press esc to invoke pause menu, alt tab to vp editor, close the vp editor window If you get the same crash, that's it. Esc comes to vp (and it should not). To solve it map exit button to e.

you must have same resolution in vp, fp and in windows. if they are not loading screen goes to the side.

i tried today on a cab with full hd lcd i did not see any drop during the game (after pressing esc), but there is a drop regarding running vp without hp first fp is on start, second is after starting game an keepin the ball in the plunger Without hp: afm 1100 900 panthera 1400 800 with hp and new fplaunch: afm 600 630 panthera 700 650 hp, new fplaunch, all false: afm 600 850 panthera 700 730 only hp running in back, no any fplaunch running, vp is started manualy afm 700 870 panthera 1000 800 so it looks like fplaunch takes some fps, and hp takes only few fps will have to try 1.0 version also to see what can be done to minimize fps loss