Wah!Cade Layout Editor
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The layout editor supports modifying the Main, Options, Message, Screen Saver
and the Control Panel Viewer windows.


Running:
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to run the layout editor:
    wahcade-layout-editor


Usage:
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    wahcade-layout-editor [options] [wahcade_layout_file] [cpviewer_layout_file]

    The current layout files are loaded by default.

    The various settings for the currently selected item can be changed using
    the Item Properties window (Ctrl + P).


Keyboard:
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    Cursor Keys:         Change the position of selected items.
    Shift + Cursor Keys: Change the size of selected items.


Options:
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  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -u, --use-app-config  Use application config location (i.e. wahcade/config
                        instead of the default ~/.wahcade)
  -d, --debug           Set debug mode (disables pysco)


Layout Notes:
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Wah!Cade will check for the following layout and image files in the order
specified below.  If a given file does not exist, then Wah!Cade will check for
the next one in the hierarchy.

All files are searched for within the directory specified in "layout" entry of
the wahcade.ini configuration file.  (e.g. ~/.wahcade/layouts/classic_800x600)

Layouts
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    <enu_name>-?.<rotation>.lay     emulator / list specific layout file (rotated layout)
    <emu_name>-?.lay                emulator / list specific layout file
    <enu_name>.<rotation>.lay       emulator specific layout file (rotated layout)
    <emu_name>.lay                  emulator specific layout file
    layout.<rotation>.lay           general layout file (rotated layout)
    layout.lay                      general layout file
    ~/.wahcade/layouts/
      classic_640x480/layout.lay    default Wah!Cade layout


Background Images
-----------------
    Note:  This will only work if no image is specified in the layout file.

    <emu_name>-?-main.???           emulator & custom list specific main backgound image
    <emu_name>-main.???             emulator specific main backgound image
    main.???                        general layout main backgound image

    <emu_name>-?-options.???        emulator & custom list specific options menu backgound image
    <emu_name>-options.???          emulator specific options menu backgound image
    options.???                     general layout options menu backgound image

    <emu_name>-?-message.???        emulator & custom list specific message box backgound image
    <emu_name>-message.???          emulator specific message box backgound image
    message.???                     general layout message box backgound image


Artwork Images
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    <game_rom_name>.???             game name
    <game_clone_name>.???           "clone of" game name
    <game_rom_name>/*.???           random image for game name sub-directory
    <game_clone_name>/*.???         random image for clone name sub-directory
    <emu_name>-art?.???             emulator & artwork specific 'no pic' image
    <emu_name>-art.???              emulator specific 'no pic' image
    art?.???                        artwork specific 'no pic' image
    art.???                         general layout 'no pic' image
    ~/.wahcade/pixmaps/empty.png    default 'no pic' image


Main Logo Images
----------------
    <emu_name>-?-logo.???           emulator & custom list specific logo image
    <emu_name>-logo.???             emulator specific logo image
    <emu_name>logo.???              emulator specific logo image
    logo.???                        general layout logo image
                                    (logo images must be in same dir as layout
                                     files)

Movie Files
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    <game_rom_name>.###             game name
    <game_clone_name>.###           "clone of" game image

where:
    ??? may be: png, jpg, jpeg, bmp or gif
    ? refers to the List or Artwork # number (1-10)
    * is any file in given directory
    ### may be: avi or mpg
    <emu_name> is the emulator name, e.g. mame, zsnes, etc.
    <rotation> is layouts rotation angle (0, 90, 180, 270)


Notes:
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* Any fonts that a layout requires should be installed first
  (e.g. copy the font files into your ~/.fonts directory).

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Wah!Cade is Copyright (c) 2005-2009 Andy Balcombe
  email: wahcade at anti-particle dot com
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