pSX v1.11 Request Thread

[Melanogaster]

hoshikuzu said:

(...) me and that guy in the other thread (...)

It seems that Herra/Mika chose his "Personal Text" appropriately...


Well, as for requests, it's been a long time since I suggested bringing the "File > Configuration" tab out to the main menu bar. I remember TheCloudOfSmoke seconding it, so I'm just mentioning it again to see if people actually find this modification of any use...
Just remembering that one of the main purposes of this would be adding quick/simple toggling options to that "new" menu -- enter full screen, for example.

[TheCloudOfSmoke]

I think the way the menu is setup needs to be tweeked a little bit. I still agree that there should be a Configuration menu as well as a Help menu. I still can't get used to the Save State setup either. I'm not sure why though...

I'm kind of wondering if pSX Author is okay with these request threads. I mean it's kind of fun throwing ideas of what we want in the emulator and all, but after hundreds of posts in all the request threads, there hasn't really been many that have actually been implemented into the emulator. So my question is, is pSX Author writing down the best ideas and holding off until the emu reaches the goal of better compatibilty and accurate emulation before he decides to implement them or are these threads just an annoyance to him and making him feel more pressured? I was just curious because I'd hate to see all of those really good requests get lost in the hundreds of pages of the previous request threads.

[Ultima]

TheCloudOfSmoke: That's precisely how I feel, and truthfully, I hesitated to create this very request thread because I wasn't sure of pSX Author actually cared for or even wanted these conglomerate threads. I myself don't really like these threads, as they lend themselves greatly to repeat requests, especially when it's more difficult to search through threads than it is to search through subforums (granted, there is a sticky with the most common requests, but often, it likely misses out on semi-common dupe requests as well). The thing is, even if I didn't create it, someone else surely would've (given the "tradition"), so I thought I'd just go ahead and create it as a sticky immediately. I guess it's up to pSX Author to decide if these threads should continue. Funny how, on the very edition of this thread that I give the longest moment's pause of hesitation on its creation to, someone else brings it up too

@pSX Author: (I'm hoping you read this) Putting it bluntly... Do you mind these feature request threads?


Edit: The more I think upon it, the more I realize how similar these request threads are to the original game compatibility thread, which we broke up (partly) due to its sheer unmanageability, not to mention the fact that ideas can't really be discussed in any focused manner in the kind of environment provided by these types of threads. Assuming pSX Author doesn't mind all the feature requests, I think it's time we stopped these types of threads, and simply use the entire Feedback & Suggestions forum for feature requests instead

[Truth Unknown]

ultima said:

Edit: The more I think upon it, the more I realize how similar these request threads are to the original game compatibility thread, which we broke up (partly) due to its sheer unmanageability, not to mention the fact that ideas can't really be discussed in any focused manner in the kind of environment provided by these types of threads. Assuming pSX Author doesn't mind all the feature requests, I think it's time we stopped these types of threads, and simply use the entire Feedback & Suggestions forum for feature requests instead

Strange on how we think alike sometimes. I even when as far to possibly rename the whole forum to "Idea Box" and just do what you said in the last sentence.

[TheCloudOfSmoke]

I was kind of reluctant to voice my opinion on that publicly because I wasn't sure of the response that I was going to get. I was wondering if I should bring it up for a while now. I brought it up to Truth a few times before and he said it was more like an idea box. I personally would love to see many of the previous requests implemented, but now I kind of just figure if pSX Author really liked a suggestion, it would already have been implemented. I'd hate to see this tradition go if it had a purpose, but now it seems like there's no point in making these types of threads if nothing will become of it. These threads actually bring more members to the forum with their suggestions and ideas of what they want to see or what they might think will make the emulator better for everyone. It's totally up to pSX Author though. I hope he can give us a response on the subject since sometimes he might not respond on particular subjects.

[sanjiyan]

I know this might be misinterpreted as the switching resolutions issue, but this has nothing to do with it.

The feature I'd like to ask for pSX is allowing the normal 4:3 aspect ratio to be displayed on a 16:9 (widescreen) monitor. Most games I play end up getting stretched out by the sides.

I don't have a lot of experience using D3D, but if changing the aspect ratio and/or viewport is anything like OpenGL, it shouldn't be too much of an issue and probably can be done without switching the resolution of the hardware.

[pSX Author]

thecloudofsmoke said:

I'm kind of wondering if pSX Author is okay with these request threads. I mean it's kind of fun throwing ideas of what we want in the emulator and all, but after hundreds of posts in all the request threads, there hasn't really been many that have actually been implemented into the emulator.

I really don't mind the request threads - it gives me an idea of what people really want. I have tried to implement as many requests as possible, but obviously I only have a certain amount of time to work on pSX (not much at all recently really). Also compatibility has tended to have a higher priority than everything else.

As an example though: localisation was something that lots of people asked me about, which is why I've spent so much time recently working on that...

So, in summary: I do read all of these threads and I do try to implement what people want

[Ultima]

Good to hear
With that, I think it's safe to lock this thread now.

EVERYONE: Post your requests in the suggestions forum now. DO SEARCH for existing threads before creating new threads. Dupe threads CAN be locked without warning, and it'll be fair game.