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10 / 04 / 2012

Another Romulus version is here ...

Romulus is being version by version a serious alternative to other know Rom Managers. With more than 20.000 lines of code and hundreds and hundreds of hours of coding time I wish people continuing trying this tool and talking about it.

What's new of 0.014 version ???

- ADDED Filter option button at Generator to make selections to export at Generator list. This is usefull for example to split a DAT making the selection of "(USA)" text save the DAT and invert selection to save a DAT with the rest of regions.
- ADDED in Scanner menu at right hand buttons panel a new button to jump to current directories at Windows Explorer.
- ADDED in Scanner at Sets list popup menu an option to jump in Windows Explorer to selected set.
- ADDED in Scanner at Sets list popup menu an option to extract to selected directory or desktop the selected set.
- ADDED in Scanner at Sets list popup menu an option to make an Smart search in Google of selected set.
- ADDED French language at Settings option. Thanks to Kaito Kito for translation.
- ADDED correct decoding for special chars at Google searches.
- ADDED Webbrowser middle mouse button hook to open clicked link in a new tab.
- ADDED Silent control of exceptions. Now exceptions will not be showed.
- CHANGED Compiler with a third party. Seems is more accurate and makes best use of memory.
- CHANGED Romulus main window is restored when application is minimized and the processing panel used when load a dat, sending to generator, etc terminates.
- CHANGED in Webbrowser when trying to open a link if only one tab exists and is about:blank then not open a new tab, opens at current one.
- CHANGED When enter to a Tedit control automatic is selectall.
- CHANGED at importation a control of extensions for Samples and CHD files if this not exists then will be added *.WAV and *.CHD.
- CHANGED Removed the current community trading unused code for decrease the size of application. Maybe in future if is needed will be readded.
- CHANGED added custom popup menu to Tedit controls. Copy, Cut, Paste and Selectall.
- CHANGED Webbrowser navigator url bar is set to green if is a secure connection url.
- UPDATED CHDMAN to 0.145u5.
- UPDATED RAR to 4.11 version.
- UPDATED Unrarlib to 4.11 version.
- UPDATED Ziplib to 1.2.6 version.
- UPDATED CHDMAN params to work with the last version of CHDMAN necessary to check the last CHDs files.
- FIXED a bug that can not recover the last focussed control when changing of main menu tabs.
- FIXED some cases RAR multivolume files with comments as not valid RAR files.
- FIXED counting SETS and ROMS at end of Scan / Rebuild for large profiles.
- FIXED random cases not showing modal Windows and application freezes.
- FIXED at directory maker problems when no ROMs exists in profile and checks now for CHDs and SAMPLES.
- FIXED exportation to HTML and open it in Romulus Webbrowser if is set as default.
- FIXED Webbrowser font size selector, now is set with trackbar the size of font and not zoom that needs more CPU usage and can freezes the application.
- FIXED Webbrowser search for text not writing to HTML the highlight code, now makes search selecting the current text found and is need to push the next button for next match or prior button.
- FIXED Webbrowser problems destroying tabs that sometimes hangs and closes the application.
- FIXED Webbrowser problems showing properties option.
- FIXED Webbrowser memory leaks that can hangs or make application crashes. Now webbrowser is more stable.
- FIXED Webbrowser some problems getting favicon, now is more fast and works in secure webs (HTTPS).
- FIXED transparent default icon at tabs.

TODO LIST - Not added in current version yet

Resize files and check hash to try to match file. (80% Done) Stopped until know if im doing correct the process.
Support for Unicode filenames (0% Done)
Add more languages, native French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese ... speakers are needed to help in traductions.
Many others not very difficult to code


Downloads
Romulus - 0.014 - MIRROR
Langs availables in settings general options


* Romulus is tested under Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista and Windows 7 also Windows 8 Public beta.
included 64Bits versions.
Tested too on WINE for Linux.

Images

Displaying Profile list of imported DATs.


Displaying Advanscene Nintendo DS Offlinelist DAT and images, already downloaded with Romulus.


Scanning and fixing files in 7z compressed file type.

Features
Romulus is able to import all kind of know DAT files like Clrmame pro OLD and XML format, Romcenter, Offlinelist, MESS softlists or import using a MAME based EXE.
DAT files can be imported as Zip, Rar, 7z or uncompressed.
Offlinelist DAT information loaded to able to automatic download images or update complete DAT if update is available, can be change the filename description params like Offlinelist original application.

Multiple loaded profiles at same time displayied in tabs.

Can Scan and Rebuild files from a selected directories and fix them, this process can be in Zip, Rar, 7z or uncompressed.
If DAT information is available in scan or rebuild process can be in Split/Merged, Split/Non merged or Not Split filemode.
Scan and Rebuild can be done in a batch automatic mode.

Configure and run emulators added the correct params for the selected file.

Reports of profiles or files information with a different options and formats to export ( HTML, DOC, TXT ).

Statistics can be displayied to know the status of your files.

Log information for important processes and save log option.

Updater option to know changes and download

Different languages to select ( Work in progress ),

Many others.

FAQs
Where can i find dat files to start ?
This web is a good place to start : http://www.romshepherd.com/

Where can i find ROMs ?
You may try Google but learn about laws and copyrigths in your country.

About me
I live in Valencia (Spain), and with Romulus im trying to make a better ROMs manager than Clrmamepro or Romcenter.
The project was started when my Xbox360 had a RROD in this moment I can“t play and I started to code it :)
My current job is sellerman in a big shopping center at computers department. Really i never had a job as coder.
Project Romulus started at 08 of February in 2010.

I like computers, videogames, cinema and heavy music.
Suggestions are welcome and may be sent at

playwithfire(nospam)@hotmail.com
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Romulus - Rom Manager (C). Coded by F0XHOUND 2010 - 2012