QMC2 0.1.b8 released

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23-FEB-2007 - QMC2 0.1.b8 released

Today we proudly announce the release of QMC2 v0.1.b8!

 

This version includes a fair amount of work to fix and improve issues regarding SDLMAME and system-wide (pre-)configuration. It also introduces several new features such as support for flyer images, built-in GUI style support and a ROM state filter.

 

Please note that Qt 4.2.0+ is required now, Qt 4.1 support has been dropped! This release has been developed using Qt 4.2.2.

 

CHANGES - v0.1.b8, 23-FEB-2007

 

* fix: general bug fixes

* imp: improved functionality

* new: newly added functionality

* doc: documentation changes

* inf: informational only

 

v0.1.b8, 23-FEB-2007:

 

* fix: missing line-feed for "last message repeated N time(s)" message

* fix: incorrect position restoration for options-widget under certain circumstances

* fix: restoration of selected game failed if treewidget received focus during gamelist reload

* fix: build: "make DEBUG=2" failed for welcome.cpp

* fix: replace all occurances of "~" with "$HOME" before passing the argument strings to MAME (thanks to Christoper Stone who found the bug and its solution)

* fix: install: add flyer directory to install target

* fix: clear flyer image on gamelist reload

* imp: more changes to allow for easier package-creation - thanks to Christopher Stone for his input on this matter

* imp: removed informational log message for missing previews

* imp: removed obsolete setting MAME/FilesAndDirectories/ROMPath, using MAME/Configuration/Global/rompath instead

* imp: build: clean creation of debugging code (see DEBUG make option in Makefile)

* imp: avoid multiple processing of MAME options within game-subtree

* imp: performance of ROM state verification improved

* new: Qt 4.2.0+ required for all MAME targets (Qt 4.1 support dropped!)

* new: support for game flyer images, new setting Frontend/FilesAndDirectories/FlyerDirectory

* new: settings can now be reset to their system-wide default values (all at once); if no system-wide default configuration exists, the built-in default for the respective setting will be used

* new: search function for MAME options (enter an alphanumeric string while the MAME options widget has focus)

* new: built-in style support, new setting Frontend/GUI/Style (Default = system default / specify on command line)

* new: ROM state filter, new settings Frontend/Gamelist/Show[CMINU]

* new: previews can now also be stored as PreviewDirectory/gamename/xxxx.png (PreviewDirectory/gamename.png has prescedence, if it doesn't exist, the highest existing value of xxxx will be used)

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