In order to use the Launcher
normally you need to learn how to navigate within it first. When you open the
launcher, after you add and assign
files in it, it should look like this:

- This is
the game entries list. Here, you can select the game you want to view
information about and/or to play.
As you see in this picture, there are marks in front of each entry:
: This game has file assigned,
this file is exist in the disk and can be played.
X
: The game has no file assigned or the file is not exist in disk. This
game cannot be played.
To play selected game, mouse double click on it or press ENTER.
To show info about selected game, mouse right click on it then choose Rom
Info.
To rate selected game, simply click on the stars on the Rating column.
Also you can reorder columns by dragging-dropping selected column from
position to other.
By clicking on column, you can sort entries A to Z or Z to A using the
column data. For example, click on the Size column to sort games by size
from smallest file size to largest file size, this is A to Z. Click
again to sort from largest file size to smallest file size, this
is the Z to A. Same for all other columns.
Note that the Rating column sort work as same as the Size column, the
rating value ranged 0-5, 0 means no rating and 5 is the largest value.
- This is
the left toolbar. Using this bar, you can filter game entries with
specific filters. Also there are few buttons for quick access the games.
Under the SHOW label, there are the filter buttons:
ALL:
this button will show all available game entries in the database. This is
just like asking the SQLite database to return all the entries in the
games table. This filter is used by default.
DATABESE:
shows the game entries that belong to NesCartDB. Note that these entries
are the ones generated from NesCartDB. If you haven't chosen to generate
these entries (see First
Time Launching The Launcher) then no entry will be shown using this
filter.
NOT DB:
shows the game entries that doesn't belong to NesCartDB.
FILES:
shows the game entries that have files assigned (can be played) including
the ones that belong to NesCartDB.
MISSING:
shows the game entries the has no file assigned or the file is missing
from the disk. In other word, show the games that cannot be played
including the game entries that belong to NesCartDB.
These buttons called the quick access buttons:
PLAY:
play selected game. Works only when one entry is selected.
INFO:
show info about selected game. See Show Rom
Info . Works only when one entry is selected.
DELETE:
delete selected entry/entries. Works when you select an entry or more.
- This
section called the Info Tabs section. The tabs are:
Game:
show general info about an entry. See Game Tab
Snapshots:
can be used to show game snapshots. See Snapshots
Tab
Covers:
can be used to show game covers. See Covers Tab
Info:
can be used to show game info. See Info Tab
Manuals:
can be used to show game manuals. See Manuals Tab
The Info Tabs get updated when you select ONE entry. More or less
entries selected will deactivate the tabs.
- The
toolbar section provide tools to create, update and/or search the
database. Also to change the Launcher settings generally.
NEW:
To create new database. When you click this button, the Launcher will show
you the Create Database window. See First Time Launching The
Launcher topic for more details.
ASSIGN/ADD:
these buttons can be used to add and/or assign files. See Adding And Assigning Files topic
for more details.
DETECT:
this button can be used to detect info files. See Detect Info Files topic for
more details.
DETECT TGDB: this button can be used to
detect and download info, snapshots and/or covers files from
TheGamesDB.net. See Detect and download from
TheGamesDB.net
topic for more
details.
FIND:
this button can be used to search the entries with advanced search
options. See Search The Database for
more details.
Search TextBox:
enter the game name here to search the entries quickly with simple search
mode then for few seconds. See Search
The Database for more details.
SETTINGS:
allows to change the Launcher settings quickly.
The settings are:
Auto minimize: If enabled, the Launcher
get minimized each time you start a game using the Launcher. To restore
the Launcher after it get minimized, you have to click on the Maximize
button on the small window on the left bottom corner of the screen or
press CTRL+T to shutdown the emulation.
Cycle images on game info: if enabled, the
image in the Game tab get cycled. See Game Tab
for more details.
Remember selection: Indicates if the
Launcher should remember last game entry selected on the next time you run
the Launcher.
Show Launcher on app start up: Indicates
if the Launcher should run on My Nes start.
NOTES
- Deleting
entries/entry will be applied directly in the database and can't be
undone.
- Sorting
entries and/or using filters will never affect the database itself
(the new order never get saved).
- Changing
column order, size and/or visibility will be saved in database immediately.
You should wait a few seconds after column action (reorder or
resize) to be saved in the database, otherwise errors and
mistakes may occur although it's built to avoid these kind of errors.
- The Info
Tabs are empty by defaults after you add and/or assign files. You need
to Detect Info Files to activate
them.
- Again,
these marks may appear in front of each entry:
: This game has file assigned,
this file is exist in the disk and can be played.
X
: The game has no file assigned or the file is not exist in disk. This
game cannot be played.
- If you
select more than one entry, then close the Launcher with Remember selection option
is enabled, the Launcher will only remember first entry selected.
- The Info
Tabs get updated when you select ONE entry. More or less entries
selected will deactivate the tabs.