GameEx:External Applications (Setup Wizard)

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The External Applications screen appears in the GameEx Setup Wizard. This screen allows you to configure settings for various applications GameEx is capable of interacting with.

Configuration Options

External Application Settings

Set the various settings for each External Application. These settings are designed for full screen multimedia apps or games only. Although will partially work with normal windows apps.

Select External Apps

Select the External App.

Enabled

Set Enabled if the Application is to be used.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Name

Name is the friendly name of the application as it will appear on the Start Page.
Default:
  • Close And Restart GameEx

Path

Path is the full path to where the application will be launched from.
Default:
  • G:\-DATA-\-MY PROJECTS-\GameEx - VB.net\bin

CMD

CMD Is the full command line including drive, path and file that will be used, Or if the Path is the same as the folder the application is in, you just specify the application here.
Default:
  • CloseAndRestartGameEx.bat

Snap is the file name without extension of a PNG or JPG file that will be shown when the item is currently selected on the Start Page. This image must be placed in the Program Files\GameEx\themes\[selected theme]\Media\Logos\ directory.

Show Desktop

ShowDesktop will allow the Desktop to be shown instead of a black screen. Unless the application is a full screen DirectX Application or if you just get a black screen set ShowDesktop to True.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Map Keys

Set MapKeys to true to close the applications process if Back or Escape are pressed. If this is on when the button or key is pressed, the # application will close and focus will return to GameEx. This won't work if cmd is a batch file.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Wait Before Keys Sent

Set WaitBeforeKeys, and SendKeys to pause execution for so many milliseconds and then send keystrokes to the application. SendKeys uses the Microsoft Send Keys command. For Example SendKeys="[ENTER]ABCDEFGH" This can be useful for switching the emulator to full screen mode. Look here for how to specify keys such as ALT, CTRL, F1 and Enter
Default:
  • d

Keys to Send

Set WaitBeforeKeys, and SendKeys to pause execution for so many milliseconds and then send keystrokes to the application. SendKeys uses the Microsoft Send Keys command. For Example SendKeys="[ENTER]ABCDEFGH" This can be useful for switching the emulator to full screen mode. Look here for how to specify keys such as ALT, CTRL, F1 and Enter

Emulate Mouse

For registered users this setting will emulate the mouse on a gamepad. When set, pressing the directional pad will move the mouse. Button 1/CTRL will left click. Button 2/ALT will right click.
Options
  • Disabled (Default)
  • Enabled - Speed 0
  • Enabled - Speed 1
  • Enabled - Speed 2
  • Enabled - Speed 3
  • Enabled - Speed 4
  • Enabled - Speed 5
  • Enabled - Speed 6
  • Enabled - Speed 7
  • Enabled - Speed 8
  • Enabled - Speed 9
  • Enabled - Speed 10
  • Enabled - Speed 11
  • Enabled - Speed 12
  • Enabled - Speed 13
  • Enabled - Speed 14
  • Enabled - Speed 15
  • Enabled - Speed 16
  • Enabled - Speed 17
  • Enabled - Speed 18
  • Enabled - Speed 19
  • Enabled - Speed 20

Also Launch

Application or command to run before launch. Application or command to run at launch asynchronously. GameEx won't wait for the process to exit.

Launch Before

Application or command to run before launch.

Launch After

Application or command to run after exit.

Help Text

If entered the text will show briefly as help when a game is launched.
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