Short:     GUI for AmigaVGB, DarkNESs, MasterGear
Author:    rodneyn@aic.net.au (Rodney Norton)
Uploader:  rodneyn@aic.net.au (Rodney Norton)
Type:      Misc/Emu
Version: 0.10P
Replaces: Misc/Emu/SwitchBoard.lha


Long:


SwitchBoard is a GUI front end for currently 3 emulators.  It supports
AmigavGB, DarkNESs, and MasterGear allowing you to easily choose roms for
them and launch each of them from a comfortable GUI.

Its freeware/cardware so is not expensive etc.  Look at the docs for more
information regarding this fine example of programming.  =)

New in this version is a prefs editor and many bug fixes.

History :

V0.08ß (6/7/97)

Internal only.

.  Okay I've added the Prefs GUI to the main executable.

.  Prefs can now be read from a requester.

.  Prefs can be saved to default "swbrd.prefs".  No requester used.

.  All Menu options work, now using same code as GTgadgets (Almost).

.  Cleaned up code to use less If/End If conditions.

.  Removed bug that had been in code for quite some time !

.  This is also the first version that caused a GURU on my machine.  I was
   freeing up windows that I hadn't opened.  =)

.  Fixed above mentioned bug.  Luckily I save the source before each
   compile!

.  Each emulator can be set in the prefs GUI, no more making your own prefs
   file.  It is automatically set to the main code too.

.  Removed 3 enforcer hits !  See even Blitz2 code can have enforcer hits.
   I was setting data to gadgets that did not exist.  Not a smart thing to
   do.

.  Prefs window now opens if there is no preferences set, forcing a person
   to edit their prefs before continuing !

.  Fixed one or two more bugs.  I stuffed the saving of the prefs file in
   one section.  It would save a blank file ! (10/7/97)

.  Removed some redundant code that was left from an old version. (10/7/97)

.  Now ready for Beta test again.........



V0.09ß (15/7/97)

Internal Only.

.  Damn found some bugs =(

.  The cycle gadget can get screwy and select the wrong thing, my fault.
   Fixed now.  Just moved a variable to a later stage in program, it then
   does not get reset when jumping from the prefs GUI !

.  Thanks to Paul Morabito for telling me about the "ram disk:" bug.  Damn
   thing.  I've changed the default dir to ram: in the mean time.

.  Managed to <I think> fix a problem with Blitz 2 and may have most of
   troubles sorted out !  Means development time will speed up slightly.
   Well I believe I was wrong.  It still keeps crashing !!!! <Blitz 2, NOT
   SwitchBoard>

.  Updated the copyright information, it now includes "Cougar Development"
   which is what I am going to call the name of the team that does the
   software.  This will include the beta testers =)  Arent I nice ?

.  Fixed a silly bug that meant if you just set the string gadgets in the
   prefs GUI and quit that then those settings were NOT copied to the main
   part of the program...

.  Added a check for OS < 2.0 and the prog then puts up a requester and
   quits.  I have not tested this as I could not be bothered setting up a
   KS1.3 disk and softkicking into 1.3...  Anyone ?!


V0.10ß (19/7/97)

Internal Only

.  Small bug fixes.  Nothing too drastic.

.  Cleaned up some code.

.  Made exiting safer by not letting Blitz handle it all.

.  May have problem with Blitz2 sorted out.  I believe it's the debug module
   that causes all the problems.  Just don't use it !  Better write non
   buggy code Huh ?! =)    <For those who want to know it has a lot of
   enforcer hits which I believe are causing the problem>.<Nope I was wrong
   still crashes :-/  >

.  Launch window now closes when editing prefs.

.  Started work on the Game Genie cheat requester for AmigaVGB.  This will
   be in the next version !

.  Fixed a possible problem with the OS 1.3 checking.  Still have not tested
   it yet.  I was calling a wrong Requester routine.

.  Started work on another project called Y.A.P.C.  Wait for this one !

V0.10P (24/7/97)

Second Public Release

.  Cleaned up a number of bugs in the Prefs section of the program.  I was
   doing some silly things there, causing all sorts of problems.

.  Rewrote a chunk of the prefs editor code.  Damn bugs.

.  Tested enough & now works satisfactorily.  Yay !

.  Uploaded to Aminet again.



© Rodney Norton / Cougar Developments. 1997