07217: firefox: Sound in attract mode affected by left alt key

ID	Category [?]	Severity [?]	Reproducibility	Date Submitted	Last Update
07217	Sound	Minor	Always	Feb 2, 2019, 05:17	Feb 5, 2019, 01:33

Tester	Balthier	View Status	Public	Platform	MAME (Official Binary)
Assigned To		Resolution	Bugs That Aren't Bugs	OS	Windows Vista/7/8 (64-bit)
Status [?]	Resolved			Driver	atari/firefox.cpp
Version	0.206	Fixed in Version		Build	64-bit
		Fixed in Git Commit		Github Pull Request #

Summary	07217: firefox: Sound in attract mode affected by left alt key
Description	Sound in attract mode turns back on for one cycle if the left alt key is pressed (also happens when alt+enter is pressed to change from fullscreen to window or vice-versa). I found this out by accident tracking another bug with this game.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional Information	Initially this report was about what I thought was an attract mode sound bug, but edited because it wasn't. If the alt key thing is some hidden function not documented then just close this.
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Affected Sets / Systems	firefox

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No.16097 Tafoid Administrator Feb 2, 2019, 11:17	Atari Games are typically silent on successive playthroughs of the attract mode if they make sound upon booting. Some examples of games only show attract sound every 3rd (Gauntlet). Indiana Jones (indytemp) plays demo audio on boot then at the sixth one, will start audio again for the cycle. Hitting CTRL during the cycle will "wake up" audio for the next cycle or, in the case of FireFox, allow it to basically trigger it so you can hear it the remainder of that cycle. Given the history, my money is on that button triggering of the audio is an programmed in, expected, and not a bug.
No.16105 Tafoid Administrator Feb 5, 2019, 01:33	I'm resolving this as a BTANB. If more proof comes in that this isn't an intended feature, someone can post it here.

No.16097

Tafoid

Administrator

Feb 2, 2019, 11:17

Atari Games are typically silent on successive playthroughs of the attract mode if they make sound upon booting. Some examples of games only show attract sound every 3rd (Gauntlet). Indiana Jones (indytemp) plays demo audio on boot then at the sixth one, will start audio again for the cycle. Hitting CTRL during the cycle will "wake up" audio for the next cycle or, in the case of FireFox, allow it to basically trigger it so you can hear it the remainder of that cycle.

Given the history, my money is on that button triggering of the audio is an programmed in, expected, and not a bug.

No.16105

Tafoid

Administrator

Feb 5, 2019, 01:33

I'm resolving this as a BTANB. If more proof comes in that this isn't an intended feature, someone can post it here.