[Coco] Hires mouse emulation in VCC

[Bob Devries]

Hi Aaron,

When I start a MESS emulation (Coco3 NTSC), it starts up the Coco in window. 
I lose the mouse pointer, but ALT-TAB does bring that back, albeit leaving 
an @ character on the coco screen :)

In Default Game Properties, Controllers Tab, the option 'Enable mouse input' 
is unticked.
In 'controller mapping' the mouse device points to the Mouse.

As per Robert Gault's suggestion, Sleep when possible and Multi-threaded 
rendering are ticked.

I get no menu bar in version 0.136B, but I do in Version 0.110. Is that 
correct? Did they remove the menus in this version?

Regards, Bob Devries

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Wolfe" <aawolfe at gmail.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Hires mouse emulation in VCC


> Besides not being able to use mouse or exit, does the emulator run,
> i.e. do you see a Coco?
>
> This sort of happens in a default configuration I think..Try ALT-Tab
> to switch away.  The mouse problem can normally be solved by telling
> MESS not to use the mouse: if you're using MESSUI then go into
> properties for the system and under Controllers, uncheck "Enable mouse
> input".  Also check that mouse is not selected for any of the inputs
> on the Controller Mapping page (other than Mouse device).
>
> Video problems can be worked out usually on the Display page.  "Run in
> a window" and unchecking "Start out maximized" might make a
> difference.  The various Videomode settings also might give better
> results (or worse).
>
> One of the best things about MESS is the huge number of options
> available, but this can also be a problem when you aren't familiar
> with what they do.  I'd bet you can solve some or all of the issues
> you have by tweaking things.
>
> Good luck, let us know how it goes and maybe we can figure out any
> remaining issues.
> -Aaron
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Actually, it was me who can't run MESS on his laptop.
>>
>> I checked the settings you mentioned, Robert, but there's no difference.
>>
>> When I start the emulation, I lose my mouse pointer altogether, and MESS
>> does not respond to *any* Function-keys at all. The only way to quit the
>> emulations is the three finger slaute (CTRL-ALT-DEL).
>>
>> This laptop is an Acer Aspire 5315. It has an Intel Celeron 550 processor 
>> @
>> 2GHz and 1GB memory, running WinXP SP2.
>>
>> --
>> Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of 
>> one's
>> native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.
>>
>> Edsger W.Dijkstra, 18 June 1975
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Gault"
>> <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
>> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Coco] Hires mouse emulation in VCC
>>
>>
>>> Wayne Campbell wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have been using MESS on my laptop because I can't get VCC to run on
>>>> it. The biggest problem I see with MESS is lack of information on how 
>>>> to
>>>> configure it for a given system, when you know nothing about what needs
>>>> to be set, or how.
>>>>
>>>> It makes my laptop run warm, and there is visible hesitation in other
>>>> apps, no matter what they are. I have looked through the documentation,
>>>> and if you are experienced enough in all of the areas concerned to
>>>> understand it, you can configure it. Otherwise, you cannot. It would be
>>>> nice if someone could come up with a configuration tutorial that walked
>>>> the novice through the process.
>>>>
>>>> Wayne
>>>
>>> Have you gone through the on screen Help available with MESS? There are
>>> specific instructions that ought to help with your laptop. Look at and 
>>> try:
>>> sleep when possible, multi-thread rendering, thread priority.
>>> These are all adjustable and should reduce the amount of CPU time
>>> allocated to MESS.
>>>
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