MAME game list
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@dankcushions just make them uneditable to anyone and that's all :) if anyone would like to make an update maybe there should be some comments option in next sheet or in additional column? Add a column so we could type what we would like to add there. Then you can just filter empty cells and do some reviews from time to time?
Can I somehow PM you? I tried to check if it's possible to make a list of possible options and block possibility to use some other data and it works on Google Sheets.
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@dankcushions you should be able to lock everything except the 4 columns that should be user editable by using protected cells
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@herb_fargus those are protected I think but there should be data validation put on RPi status cells that only text like "ok", "has issues", "doesn't work" is acceptable.
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@Melvin.FoX yes that makes sense for the data validation but anyways I'll defer to @dankcushions as the compatibility lists are in his domain.
Mame is just far too massive and fragmented to come up with any homogeneous solution, docs or compatibility list wise.
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unfortunately there's no such data validation in google sheets. if you unprotect a cell, a user can put whatever they want in it.
i don't really like the idea of locking everything but a user comments field because they will suffer the same fate, and even if they didn't, i don't want to be the gatekeeper to translating comments to 100,000s of game status in the various sheets :)
it has to stay as it is IMO. it mostly works.. i rely on other people bringing to my attention when lists go bad. i only regularly look at 2003 and fbalpha sheets.
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@dankcushions there is data validation. Give me your e-mail or something and I will send You a link. PM's doesn't exist here so I can't reach you.
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@Melvin.FoX i'm not posting my email address sorry.
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WINE's AppDB is open-source: https://appdb.winehq.org/
I imagine it would take something like that (plus server space and people to maintain it) in order to manage compatibility contributions across multiple MAME versions. Not trivial!
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@Melvin.FoX you can post a google doc as an example
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@Melvin.FoX said in MAME game list:
@herb_fargus https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8xhIlamiOiqRDRzdFZaZ0dUTWc/view?usp=sharing
i can't edit the drop down? even to choose an option?
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@dankcushions I tried it on my second google account and I could choose an option from dropdown but couldn't write anything. Can someone else take a shot and try it?
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@Melvin.FoX when I have access to my PC I will take a crack at it but couldn't do anything on my phone
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it's because we were given the wrong link. if you open it in sheets using this URL:
as you can see, i broke it :) you can't validate cells in this way, as i said.
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I can't access it but still I know that You can override it by just copy pasting text on the cell with data validation :/
Still just disabling any editing option will work fine. I don't trust any of those sheets but for me they are a list of compatible roms.
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