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Community Theme Creator 3.2.2

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About This File

Manuals / How to

Refer to my YouTube channel or visit Faeran's Theme Creator Workshop videos to better understand the new features.

Dave Paterson - YouTube

Development Live Streams - YouTube

COMMUNITY Theme Creator - Patreon

Edited by y2guru
Compatibility


What's New in Version 1.0.6.1   See changelog

Released

3/14/20 (1.0.6.1)

  •  Fixed an application startup issue (goofers)

 

3/12/20 (1.0.6.0)

  • Added New Feature - Create your own Custom Images!
  • Changed Fallback Filename for Image and Animated gif to allow lookup using platform name
  • Fixed Platform Fan art was not displayed in the Creator as it was not looking at the launchbox\images folder (Rincewind)
  • Fixed Playmode and Genre Image UI Elements, 4th image was not showing (cenfundog)
  • Fixed Creator to show metadata images, videos etc.. when a game title includes "  (Faeran)

 

** UNBLOCK the ZIP file before you UNZIP **  (right click on the downloaded zip and selection properties, then click on unblock)

If you have a Theme or Themes you are currently working on, simply drag the content of the Theme Preferences folder from your current build into this new build.

You can also drag the settings.txt from your current build into the COMMUNITY Theme Creator for BigBox folder so you dont have to go through the setup

 

 

Transferring your existing work to the new version. Simply open both the new and old versions, open the old "My Theme Projects" folder and move the content to the new "My Theme Projects" folder

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Custom Images

I have included 1 Platform and 1 Game Custom Image template for you to experiment with.

The video below will go into the creation, rendering and how to use them with your theme in greater detail.

 

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WolfRamiO

   6 of 6 members found this review helpful 6 / 6 members

Hi there, thanks for your hard Work!

I get a lot of errors messages after complete the first screen:
 

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at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck)
   at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)
   at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
   at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
   at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Object[] args)
   at System.Xaml.Schema.SafeReflectionInvoker.CreateInstanceCritical(Type type, Object[] arguments)
   at System.Xaml.Schema.SafeReflectionInvoker.CreateInstance(Type type, Object[] arguments)
   at System.Xaml.Schema.XamlTypeInvoker.CreateInstance(Object[] arguments)
   at MS.Internal.Xaml.Runtime.ClrObjectRuntime.CreateInstanceWithCtor(XamlType xamlType, Object[] args)
   at MS.Internal.Xaml.Runtime.ClrObjectRuntime.CreateInstance(XamlType xamlType, Object[] args)
   at MS.Internal.Xaml.Runtime.PartialTrustTolerantRuntime.CreateInstance(XamlType xamlType, Object[] args)
   at System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriter.Logic_CreateAndAssignToParentStart(ObjectWriterContext ctx)
   at System.Xaml.XamlObjectWriter.WriteStartMember(XamlMember property)
   at System.Xaml.XamlWriter.WriteNode(XamlReader reader)
   at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.TransformNodes(XamlReader xamlReader, XamlObjectWriter xamlWriter, Boolean onlyLoadOneNode, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Boolean shouldPassLineNumberInfo, IXamlLineInfo xamlLineInfo, IXamlLineInfoConsumer xamlLineInfoConsumer, XamlContextStack`1 stack, IStyleConnector styleConnector)
   at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.Load(XamlReader xamlReader, IXamlObjectWriterFactory writerFactory, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlObjectWriterSettings settings, Uri baseUri)
   at System.Windows.Markup.WpfXamlLoader.LoadBaml(XamlReader xamlReader, Boolean skipJournaledProperties, Object rootObject, XamlAccessLevel accessLevel, Uri baseUri)
   at System.Windows.Markup.XamlReader.LoadBaml(Stream stream, ParserContext parserContext, Object parent, Boolean closeStream)
   at System.Windows.Application.LoadBamlStreamWithSyncInfo(Stream stream, ParserContext pc)
   at System.Windows.Application.LoadComponent(Uri resourceLocator, Boolean bSkipJournaledProperties)
   at System.Windows.Application.DoStartup()
   at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1_0(Object unused)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(Object state)
   at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.CallbackWrapper(Object obj)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(CulturePreservingExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
   at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)
   at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(Object ignore)
   at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(Window window)
   at System.Windows.Application.Run(Window window)
   at COMMUNITY_Theme_Creator_for_BigBox.Application.Main()
Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

OS: Windows 10 LTSC

Any help?

 

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Dan Patrick

   5 of 5 members found this review helpful 5 / 5 members

This program is one of the most important developments that LaunchBox has ever had. This one program sets LaunchBox (even further) apart than any other front end. The ability to create themes simply with a GUI is just amazing. y2guru has worked tirelessly on this project for at least 4 years. I have followed his youtube videos and it's clear that he's cared about the little things. With 2.5 (releasing very soon) the wheels are visible when creating a theme and this makes a giant difference in the ease of creation. This project is a one of kind labor of love.

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jhayes0027

   3 of 3 members found this review helpful 3 / 3 members

Ive had the week off of work and this has been a lot of fun for me during my time off. I haven't begun to understand everything in it but it makes creating a theme possible for someone like me who has no experience with coding.

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cemfundog

   2 of 2 members found this review helpful 2 / 2 members

This is such a great tool for this community. Thank you so much for making this. I am absolutely loving it. Once I got it figured out and working I was able to build an entire theme with in a few days. No way I could or would have without this tool. 

Please keep this going, I am looking forward to each update and the future of this project.

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neil9000

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Holy moly, get in here people with theme inspirations. :) 

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ItchyRobot

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

I finally got around to giving this a try. Wow!! What a wonderful piece of software. I am no coder, and I was able to stumble my way through it pretty well. I ended up starting with the Tilt theme as a base, and started tweaking it to my liking. After a day of messing around, I now have my own custom theme, that I (kind of) created. So cool. Thanks to the dev so much for creating this. I can now  make my own refinements of themes, instead of begging the original authors to do it for me. Win-Win for everyone 😃

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asmithau

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

New update is awesome Dave. Thanks so much for your work on this and the effort you have made to provide this to the community!

 

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BMovieBen

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

Fantastic!  Makes theming accessible for everyone!

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ALIE

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

Amazing Stuff

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thimolor

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

Best a designer can get!

Response from the author:

Thank you so much ?  

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MasterGuevara10

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

Thanks for the amazing work!!

Pd: now i can enjoy all my games with a proper and beauty banner (Y) 

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faeran

   9 of 10 members found this review helpful 9 / 10 members

Looking to create a theme for BigBox?

This is what you should be using, whether you know XAML or not.

This is just an amazing program.

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bundangdon

   7 of 8 members found this review helpful 7 / 8 members

Great stuff! As a beta tester for Community Theme Creator, I can honestly say it's a huge gift to the LaunchBox community and to the aspiring theme creators out there who don't want to mess around with programming code. It's fairly simple to use with a lot of useful features while creating themes that can be added to BigBox.

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Jason Carr

   5 of 6 members found this review helpful 5 / 6 members

Stellar! :)

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Rincewind

   4 of 5 members found this review helpful 4 / 5 members

Simply AMAZING

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IxMasterxI

  

Great app, just need to include a pasue, star, etc mode to edit that, this can be incredible if you add it!!! thnx

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BeemanDev

  

Note: If you get a load of errors after inputting your name and hitting next, as reported by WolfRamiO You need to run BigBox at least once, which if you have no games added will entail running LaumchBox to add at least one game, then running LaunchBox. Easy to get caught out if running against a clean/new install of LaunchBox.

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