Test7 Files

Test7 is a multi emulator frontend.
Instead of a list of game names, it displays a tiled view of thumbnails (one for each game).

It's based on the library "Slick" (http://slick.cokeandcode.com)
and use the Apache Batik SVG Toolkit (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/).

The font is in the AngelCode font file format (http://www.angelcode.com/products/bmfont/) :
Texture in 512x512x32 png file format and font descriptor in text file format.

The config file is in JSON format (http://www.json.org)

To start the front-end (requires Java version 6 at least):
	java -jar test7.jar

At launch, Test7 unzips the necessary natives libraries in the current directory.

If it doesn't exist, Test7 creates a template config file test7.json

The config files is divided in three parts:
- display
- emulators
- games

Summary of the display configuration:
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Required:
- screenWidth and screenHeight : sizes in pixels of the screen.
- fullscreen : true/false.
- nbColumns and nbRows : number of thumbnails displayed on a page.

Optionnal: (value by default)
- rotate (0): rotate the display. 
			-1 = -90°; 1 = +90°; 0 = no rotation.
- keyDelay (500ms): time in ms for key repetition.
- multiThread (true) : true/false; By default Test7 
			loads the thumbnails in a separate thread. So you 
			can start your navigation through the games while 
			the thumbnails are loaded. But it seems there's a 
			bug which sometimes freezes the application 
			(occures in fullscreen with 
			Vista).	
			
			
Emulators:
""""""""""
- id : reference used in the game part.
- command : command used to start the emulator (with options if needed). 
			Exemple: "c:/temp/znes/zsnesw.exe -m" to start the 
			ZNES emulator in command line mode.
- romsDirectory : directory containing the roms of this emulator.
- picturesDirectory : directory containing the pictures used to create 
			the thumbnails.

Games:
""""""
- file : name of the file. Exemple : "superGame.zip"
			The directory is the one associated with the 
			emulator (see above).
- name : displayed name of the game.
- picture (optional): By default Test7 uses the filename of the game with 
			one these suffixes : "bmp,jpg,jpeg,png,gif" to 
			construct the filename of the game.
			Exemple: "superGame.zip" becomes "superGame.png"
			This parameter permit to use a totally different 
			filename for the picture. The directory is the 
			one associated with the emulator (see above).
- emulatorOption (optional): add some options to the command line of the 
			emulator.
- emulatorId : Identifiant of the emulator used to launch this game.

Exemple of a configuration:
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""
{
 "screenWidth":1680,
 "screenHeight":1050,
 "fullScreen":true,
 "nbColumns":6,
 "nbRows":4,
 "emulators": [
	{"id":"znes", "command":"c:/temp/znes/zsnesw.exe -m", 
		"romsDirectory":"c:/temp/znes", 
		"picturesDirectory":"c:/temp/znes"
	},
		
	{"id":"mame", "command":"c:/temp/mame/mame.exe", 
		"romsDirectory":"c:/temp/mame/roms", 
		"picturesDirectory":"c:/temp/mame/snap"
	}
 ],
 "games": [
	{"name":"Super Ghost'n Trolls ", 
		"file":"Super Ghost'n Trolls (Europe).zip", 
		"emulatorId":"znes"
	},
		
	{"name":"Super Subway", 
		"file":"Super Subway (Europe) (En,Fr,De).zip", 
		"emulatorId":"znes"
	},
		
	{"name":"Year of Kung-Fu", 
		"file":"yearkf.zip", 
		"emulatorId":"mame"
	}
 ]
}

Usage:
""""""
Use arrow keys or joystick to move the cursor.
Use space or a joystick button to select a game. A full-size picture of the selected game is displayed. 
Confirm your choice with space or a button again or use arrow key or joystick to cancel.
Type 'Q' to quit Test7.