Changelog History:

0.154
MESSUI - Fixed problem where Default Game Options would revert to original defaults.
MESSUI - Adjusted Sound options to match 0.154 baseline.
MESSUI - Added Video: Auto selection.
MESSUI - Fixed a number of bugs with certain video/display options being grayed out.
MESSUI - Due to a baseline bug, after modifying the Default Game Options, you should quit and restart MESSUI.
0.153
MESSUI - Reworked the audit report:
If the romset (zipfile) was missing, no error was being reported
Added better support for sets with the NONE_NEEDED audit attribute
Audit all systems - Total systems count was out by one
Audit all systems - NO_DUMP and BAD_DUMP roms have been removed, to improve readability
Enabled the Unavailable folder, as it provides the same info as the audit.
0.152
NEWUI - Fixed Help, About MESS, it will open the Mess Wiki site.
NEWUI - Fixed Help, About system, it will open the relevant page at the ProjectMESS site.
MESSUI - Reworked the help system, and a messui.chm is now supplied. Help text still needs updating.
MESSUI - Fixed spacing of history.dat
MESSUI - Sysinfo.dat is fully supported once again (was deprecated in 0.147u5).
0.151
MESSUI - Fixed HLSL option which was greyed out.
MESSUI - Removed Video: None selection
0.150
The Network compile option is turned on for all builds. This enables you to connect MESS to the Internet.
0.148u5
MESSUI - DirectX 8 is no longer available. The option has been removed from the menu.
0.147u5
Sysinfo.dat is now deprecated. History.dat is now the default system history file.
0.146u5
Updated to work with new tools version 4.6.3
The baseline has an inbuilt mouse pointer added, but this is not needed for newui. You can turn it on/off with the ui_mouse option in the game's ini file.
0.145u8
Updated for core ioport changes.
NEWUI - Fixed a bug where an invisible window would occur if an empty dialog existed.
0.145u7
MESSUI - Tests removed.
0.145u6
MESSUI - Fixed a bug related to snaps
MESSUI - As a test, added a few MAME games. These include Pacman and Neogeo.
MESSUI - Added counter (in bottom right corner) of programs for systems with software list.
0.145u5
Applied MESS updates
MESSUI - Added back the Samples folder to the Directories dropdown.
MESSUI - Pictures (snaps, titles, etc) per software title is now available.
MESSUI - Simplified background picture code. You will need to reselect your background after installation.
NEWUI - Reorganised code.
0.144u5
Fixed a reported problem with the Vertical Refresh selection. [Calamity (MAMEUIFX forum)]
Updated to work with core astring changes.
0.144u4
MESSUI - The File, Load Savestate... option is now only available if the system supports savestates.
MESSUI - The Background Images folder setting has been removed. It is now handled internally when you choose a background picture.
MESSUI - Fixed some duplicate Alt-keyboard shortcuts.
0.144u3
MESSUI - The creation of corrupt ini files has been tracked down and patched in the core. The same core problem is still responsible for the erratic operation of the Reset and Default buttons in a system's properties.
MESSUI - Fixed the filters, where Mechanical would turn into Consoles when the mouse was moved over it.
MESSUI - In the Directories dropdown, added the option to set the Folders directory.
0.144u2
MESSUI - The location of software is now inherited from the parent / compatible driver, but it can be overidden if needed.
0.144u1
NEWUI - Fixed speed controls.
NEWUI - Re-enabled the Joystick menu.
NEWUI - Fixed the Miscellaneous Inputs menu.
NEWUI - Fixed the display of Joystick keys instead of n/a.
NEWUI - Fixed the problem where key assignments could not be changed.
The author of HLSL has fixed the problem of crashing on exit.
MESSUI - The Play Time column has been removed.
MESSUI - The Reset Play Time item has been removed.
MESSUI - All Samples code has been removed.
0.144
MESSUI - Better support for sysinfo.dat and messinfo.dat - the dialog to load these files now has the correct filenames as default.
MESSUI - Removed Source Properties and Vector Properties options from game-context menu (when you right-click on a system name).
MESSUI - Removed Samples folder from Directories dropdown.
MESSUI - Removed HLSL tab. You can turn HLSL on from the Advanced tab.
MESSUI - Fixed the problem where you could not select software from the pick-list.
MESSUI - Fixed problem where the currently-loaded software wasn't highlighted in the pick-list.
MESSUI - Fixed problem where the name of the software in the Device View was corrupted.
MESSUI - Slight speedup of loading data into the software picker.
The following are not supported and have been removed or deprecated:
sourcefile.ini
horizont.ini
vertical.ini
vector.ini
parent.ini
grandparent.ini
HLSL options
Random Background
Samples
Broadcast
Mandatory cartslots