Config file instructions

This section contains some general formatting guidelines.

• Understanding the #config_version setting
  • Updating your config files to the latest version
  • Which versions of MPF require which config_versions?
• Machine config files
• Mode config files
• Using dynamic runtime values in config files
  • Types of dynamic values
    • Current Player Variables
    • Player Variables of Specific Player
    • Game Variables
    • Machine Variables
    • Settings
    • Devices
    • Modes
  • Using if/else logic with dynamic values
• Gamma correction in MPF
  • Tuning your DMD gamma
• How to enter gain values in config files
  • Entering a simple numeric gain value
  • Entering a gain value in decibels
• How to enter time strings in config files
  • Entering a time duration in seconds
  • Entering a time duration in milliseconds
  • Entering a time duration in minutes, hours, or days
• Case insensitivity in config files
• Device Control Events
  • If you have just one event
  • If you have multiple events
  • If you want to configure “delays” before performing your action
  • Messing with priorities
• Overwriting config files
• Specifying Colors in Config Files
  • Specifying opacity / alpha
• Understanding tags
  • General Theory
  • Tags and Events
  • Power of Tags
    • Example 1 - Pop Bumpers
    • Example 2 - Playfield is active
  • Reserved Tags in MPF
• Understanding the debug: setting
• Config player “express” configs
• How to add lists to config files
  • Valid options for lists
  • Valid options for “lists of lists”
• How to create and understand YAML files
  • Indentation
  • Dashes
  • Colons
  • Quotes
• Text Templates
  • Common format strings
    • Alignment and Padding
    • Truncating long strings