Feature Request: Additional %romfile% alias based on Additional Apps listing
There are similar requests for multi-disc support but this is more an extension of mechanics you have now that would have benefits to multi-disc support. Currently, you can use the alias %romfile% in an emulator command and it will use the entry that is in the main ROM Launch box. What I would like to see is additional %romfile2% or %romfile3% type entries based on the listing in the Additional Apps. The paths for those Additional Apps are already entered so it would be in essence adding in column or box for user to indicate an alias for that Additional Apps entry (or could be automatically numerated).
So for example, using Apple II and AppleWin as emulator I currently have an entry in the command line for "Conan" game rom as:
-d1 %romfile% -d2 "G:\Emulators\Apple II\roms\Conan (USA) (Side B).dsk"
What it would look like in my example if the alias function was added for AppleWin as emulator:
-d1 %romfile% -d2 %romfile2%
By doing that it is easy in many emulators to toggle the drive but at least the path is already entered. You would still have to use a Custom Command Line entry in the above example unless there was some logic added in the Associated Platform emulator level of "if no other disc in Additional Apps, ignore subsequent %romfile#% alias" That would be a nicer but even just having the ability to name additional %romfile% alias would be awesome.
Mame/Mess and Atari 8-bit type computer emulators would all be able to use since the user would then still determine the appropriate command (e.g., -floppy1 %romfile% for mess).
Hopefully above makes sense. Thanks for the great program. Chris.
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