Readme file for NeFe 2004b1

 

What's new in NeFe 2004b1

Changes:
Rewrited, reestructured and optimized 90% of the code.
Removed a lot of redundant and uneeded code.
Added error and consistency check in all functions to prevent crashs.
Added a preliminary Dat Manager (use it to add more games to your Dat File).
Added support for multiple patches for game (use ; to separate the names).
Added an option to minimize to tray.
Added support for comments in Dat (;) and Language (//) files.
Added Convert2 and UIPS to the package.
Added Jockey GP (thx to Augias)
Increased the max number of actions per Dat from 50 to 75
Changed the GUI to be more intuitive and better acomodate the new elements.
Changed the default icon.
Fixed a bug in the About box when no language or dat file were selected.
Fixed a bug in the settings panel that caused it to be misplaced in some systems.
Fixed a bug that caused NeFe to load twice the translation of each object in the main form at startup.
Fixed a bug that caused NeFe to read twice the game options in the selected Dat File at startup.
Fixed a bug where some settings are not saved when clicking in the ( X ) button.
Fixed a bug where the Convert2 and UIPS paths are not saved when typed directly into the textboxes.
Open sourced the project and released the source-code of all versions.
NeFe now is distributed as zipped and installer versions.
Redesigned my website and added detailed informations about creating Dat and Language files.
Updated the English and Português (BR) translations.
Updated French Translation (Thx to SquareSoft74)

Version History:

1.0 pre2:

Changes:
Multiple Dats support
Updated German translation by Augias
Changed BangBead from 4 to 2 C roms (Thx again to Augias)
Some code changes

For the translators there is a new element in the GUI , it is called lblDatFile.
Just put lblDatFile="Your translation" in your .lng file.
I personally not updated my translations yet, expect it for soon...

Due to lack of time JockeyGP is not included yet. I will try to release a new a version with it include as soon as possible.

1.0 pre :

There is no much changes since the latest version. The only change noticiable by users is the .dat support (finally !) but in the rest NeFe still the same.... the major changes are in the internal program code...

With .dat support i have reached most of my goals with NeFe and i'm releasing the 1.0 version. But it is not the final 1.0 yet, i will trick a little more the code, make a better package, and probably a most acceptable site before releasing the final 1.0, but probably it will not be much different than this one...

Changes in NeFe 1.0pre:
External Dat support
Added German translation (thx to Augias)
Many and many internal changes...

Datfile structure:
Description,Perform Conversion,Rom Name,Number of Roms,Separator,Extension,Xor Value,Method,Xor Type,New Name,Apply Patch,IPS Name;Rom to Patch

2003.0.3b:

This is a total rewrite of NeFe with various improvements, only the GUI still remains from the original NeFe. However the old code was more mature (and consequently more stable...) than the new one. There are a ton of new functions and possibilities with this new "core" but i don't guarantee that all will work perfectly now (probably yes... but no sure...) As i made in the first code, i will be always debugging, optimizing and enhancing the code... I don't have yet tested all of the functions with all possible combinations to see if it really works...at this stage of development your feedback is very important... if something don't work as intended to do please report it to me... 

Changes:
Added "Dynamic" language selection via the new Language Combo (Finally...)
Added an Customizable option to  auto-rename your converted roms (ex.: 263-c?d.bin to ms4_c?.rom)
Added an option to delete your original roms after the conversion (Be careful with this !!!)
Changed a little the GUI to better accomodate the new elements
Synchronous Execution Mode: (Finally !!! It was a really hard task...)
Now NeFe will wait one command to terminate before execute the next (ex.: No more "patching before converting" problem...)
Solved the "Patch don't work" problem (I think.... Feedback needed...)
NeFe will now remember the last windows position and restore it at startup
Changed the translation file layout. With this is easier to translate than before...
Added Spanish Translation to the Package (Thanks to tepman for this)
Updated the French translation to match the new NeFe requirements (Thanks to Squaresoft74)
And a ton of small changes that i don't remember any more...

2003.0.3a Specific Changes:
Fixed (Hopefully) the path/file not found problem... (it occurred due to the new core differences...)
Changed somethings to prevent the autorename/delete functions to be enabled without a game selected in the actions.

2003.0.3b Specific Changes:
Finally killed (i think...) the startup error... (thanks to all people that send feedback)
If some problem still remains please report it to me, your feedback is very important

2003.0.2a:

Added BangBead, ROTD and KOF 2002 (Thanks to augias and drkmssh for the help)
Fixed some mistakes in the action list...
Added French translation file to the package (Thanks to Squaresoft74 for this)

WIP Information: This is a quick bugfix version only with no improvements. Now I'm hard working on the next version of NeFe that includes things like: dynamic language change (~ 90% completed !), Dat support (in early stages yet...), and some other features. But to do it i had to rewrite ALL the program core... only the GUI of the original NeFe still remains... 
Some features are near to completion but others are in early stages... there is no estimated completion time yet. 
When i finish to write the code it will require much tests and debug to see if there's no broken code in it....

2003.0.2:

Added preliminary Multilingual support.
Added sample translation file (Translating.reg).
Added Português (Brasil) translation file.
Added "No translation" file (Default.reg).
Interface enlarged a bit for better accomodate translations
Some code fixes and cleanups

2003.0.1:

Initial Release

What is NeFe:

NeFe stands for NeoEncrypter FrontEnd, it help you to convert your NeoGeo rom if you are not familiar with DOS...
NeFe is free and can be freely distributed, but please dont modify the original package...
NeFe is closed source, but when i finish to writing NeFe or i release a "near to completion" version, the source maybe will be available.....

Features:


Planned Features:

To Do:

How to use:

Downloads:

RRaver's Oficial Site
RomShare Forums (NeFe is always released here first!)
Emulândia Forums (and here too!)

Contacts:

Your suggestion, bug report, feedback, etc... are always welcome...

Contact-me via:

E-Mail: NOSPAMrraver@emulandia.com.br- Remove the NOSPAM

NeFe Thread at Romshare Forums

or at Emulândia Forums

PLEASE REMEMBER !

DON'T SEND ME SPAMS ABOUT THE "HOT NEW ADULT SITE" (I have my real girlfriend... )
DON'T SEND ME SPAMS ABOUT VIAGRA (I'm 22yrs old.... :-) )
DON'T SEND ME VIRUS, TROJANS OR ANYTHING LIKE
DON'T SEND ME ATTACHS WITHOUT CONTACT ME FIRST
DONT WASTE MY TIME WITH STUPID MAILS
AND NEVER , REALLY NEVER ASK ME FOR ROMS !!!

Thanks to:

Paulo Manrique from Emulândia for hosting my site
SquareSoft74 for the French translation, suggestions and valuable support
Augias for the Deutsch translation, suggestions and valuable support
tepman for the Spanish translation
darksoul fot the Italian translation
saar51 for the Hebrew translation
drkmssh for technical support
JohnBoy for the JBDat
All the people and moderators of the RomShare Forums that helped in some way.
All the people that published NeFe in other sites outside of RomShare in the early stages of the project.

NeFe is Dedicated to:

All the people that some day have contributed something to the emulation scene
All the people from Emulândia
All the people from RomShare Forums
All Brazilian Brothers
All the DJs, Producers, Clubbers, Ravers and Cybers
Everybody that goes to Skol Beats
And for everybody from São Paulo !!!!

 

 

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