Usage
Well, I won't give any hints here on how to use uCON64 itself, you have to bog the author(s) of uCON64 (not me!) for any questions/suggestions on uCON64 (and read the FAQ). I'll just make some valuable hints on using the Frontend here.
Interface Elements:
Rom Box:
Patch/2nd file Box:
Common Tab:
Cartridge Consoles Tab:
Additional Commands Tab:
File menu:
Options menu:
Help menu:
Further Hints:
A good place to ask for help or general info about emulation in BeOS is Beemulated. You can sometimes catch me there in the Forums / Comment system also.
Use "-help" to get more info about options, and combine it with a ForceRecognition switch (i.e. -snes, -gba, etc.) in the ConsoleBox to show only the help related to a specific console system.
The probably simplest way to start using the Frontend is to select a Romfile in the RomBox, and hit the "Go uCON64" Button. The default "Show info about Rom" operation will be executed then.
If you have a problem with a Rom, try to override uCON64's recognition with the various "Force..." switches.
For the "-emu" option to work properly, follow the instructions in Installation
When building the uCON64 commandline, the Frontend will only parse the Common/Patch Options and the Options of the currently selected console, so one can freely switch consoles. In addition, the 2nd file/value string is only used if it's needed for a currently selected option.
The window can also be moved around the screen by clicking and holding the background view (the view that has the same background texture as this html documentation). Window position is saved on exit.
Text in the stdout window can be selected and copied to the clipboard using the standard keyboard shortcuts, or dragged to the Desktop for creating a textfile.