Community Theme Creator 3.2.3

3 hours ago, y2guru said:

check again, i updated the post with 3.2.1

Yep, got it earlier today. Thanks a lot!

Hi there, I just downloaded version 3.2.1 and I found a bug while I built a new theme: associating a text the metadata attribute genre 2, 3, 4 the text disappears but is visible as a value (I attach screen)
This problem is not present in version 2.5.5
 

Thanks!

3 hours ago, Dedaloso said:

Hi there, I just downloaded version 3.2.1 and I found a bug while I built a new theme: associating a text the metadata attribute genre 2, 3, 4 the text disappears but is visible as a value (I attach screen)
This problem is not present in version 2.5.5
 

Thanks!

Thanks, i am looking into it.

On 9/22/2024 at 5:34 PM, Dedaloso said:

Hi there, I just downloaded version 3.2.1 and I found a bug while I built a new theme: associating a text the metadata attribute genre 2, 3, 4 the text disappears but is visible as a value (I attach screen)
This problem is not present in version 2.5.5
 

Thanks!

Fixed but i'm Testing, should have it out for this Saturday

30 minutes ago, y2guru said:

Fixed but i'm Testing, should have it out for this Saturday

Thanks! I'll continue to test it these days

On 9/22/2024 at 5:34 PM, Dedaloso said:

Hi there, I just downloaded version 3.2.1 and I found a bug while I built a new theme: associating a text the metadata attribute genre 2, 3, 4 the text disappears but is visible as a value (I attach screen)
This problem is not present in version 2.5.5
 

Thanks!

3.2.2 is available

Hey Dave:

Not sure if it's a couple bugs or something on my end. 

1. My platform wheel doesn't show the far right item when scrolling to the right, it's fine going left 

Looks fine in CTC (3.2.1 & 3.2.2) and when BB first launches

 

2. I have the platform wheel items showing a fanart image. The selected wheel item transitions into a video. This will not work for me in the platform wheel when videos are not in default location, even when on the same HDD. They will work if I move them into the default location

Both issues are Platform wheel related. All other views working as expected.

Edited September 26 by The Papaw

9 hours ago, The Papaw said:

Hey Dave:

Not sure if it's a couple bugs or something on my end. 

1. My platform wheel doesn't show the far right item when scrolling to the right, it's fine going left 

Looks fine in CTC (3.2.1 & 3.2.2) and when BB first launches

 

2. I have the platform wheel items showing a fanart image. The selected wheel item transitions into a video. This will not work for me in the platform wheel when videos are not in default location, even when on the same HDD. They will work if I move them into the default location

Both issues are Platform wheel related. All other views working as expected.

1.  set the wheel.visible items property to 9 (7 you can actually see, plus 1 on either side offscreen)

2. selected item videos work just fine in either platform or game wheel items, but you said they dont work for you when not defined to the default location? do they play if you change to the default theme in bigbox ?

 

10 hours ago, The Papaw said:

Hey Dave:

Not sure if it's a couple bugs or something on my end. 

1. My platform wheel doesn't show the far right item when scrolling to the right, it's fine going left 

Looks fine in CTC (3.2.1 & 3.2.2) and when BB first launches

 

2. I have the platform wheel items showing a fanart image. The selected wheel item transitions into a video. This will not work for me in the platform wheel when videos are not in default location, even when on the same HDD. They will work if I move them into the default location

Both issues are Platform wheel related. All other views working as expected.

following on Item 2.  go to the BigBox Media Overrides in File Explorer

 

Go into the "Videos" Folder

then platforms

readme.txt

Drop your custom videos into this folder

Both BigBox and CTC will see this when the Theme is opened

 

 

 

 

7 hours ago, y2guru said:

1.  set the wheel.visible items property to 9 (7 you can actually see, plus 1 on either side offscreen)

2. selected item videos work just fine in either platform or game wheel items, but you said they dont work for you when not defined to the default location? do they play if you change to the default theme in bigbox ?

 

That was it for this one. I wasn't aware I needed to add the extra 2 for either side. Thank you Sir

8 hours ago, y2guru said:

following on Item 2.  go to the BigBox Media Overrides in File Explorer

 

 

Both BigBox and CTC will see this when the Theme is opened

 

I think ya mis-understood me on this one. By default, LB uses ..\Launchbox\Videos\Platforms for the placement of your Platform videos (same with Playlist and Platform Categories). If you place your videos elsewhere, such as on a NAS or any different path even on the same HDD and in LB, point to a different location (see hightlighted line in SS)

 

That make better sense? . If I place videos in the default location, the CTC theme works correctly

Edited September 27 by The Papaw

1 minute ago, The Papaw said:

I think ya mis-understood me on this one. By default, LB uses ..\Launchbox\Videos\Platforms for the placement of your Platform videos (same with Playlist and Platform Categories). If you place your videos elsewhere, such as on a NAS or any different path even on the same HDD and in LB, point to a different location (see hightlighted line in SS)

 

That make better sense? 

ah ok, i'll have to replicate that using my mac as a NAS

1 hour ago, The Papaw said:

I think ya mis-understood me on this one. By default, LB uses ..\Launchbox\Videos\Platforms for the placement of your Platform videos (same with Playlist and Platform Categories). If you place your videos elsewhere, such as on a NAS or any different path even on the same HDD and in LB, point to a different location (see hightlighted line in SS)

 

That make better sense? . If I place videos in the default location, the CTC theme works correctly

I remember this issue now, this is due to a bindable value not being populated in PlatformViews specifically when used within the Wheel Item (Coverflow:FlowContext)

{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type coverFlow:FlowContext}}, Path=DataContext.BindableThemeVideoOrVideoPath}

BindableThemeVideoOrVideoPath would be empty in platform views but populated in Game Views, so i had to perform a workaround without peeking into the LB database to locate the filename as that would be expensive when loading up wheel items.

My suggestion is to take your platform specific videos and copy/paste them into the BigBox Media Overrides location and if this is ever fixed, i will remove my workaround.

Edited September 27 by y2guru

4 hours ago, y2guru said:

I remember this issue now, this is due to a bindable value not being populated in PlatformViews specifically when used within the Wheel Item (Coverflow:FlowContext)

{Binding RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type coverFlow:FlowContext}}, Path=DataContext.BindableThemeVideoOrVideoPath}

BindableThemeVideoOrVideoPath would be empty in platform views but populated in Game Views, so i had to perform a workaround without peeking into the LB database to locate the filename as that would be expensive when loading up wheel items.

My suggestion is to take your platform specific videos and copy/paste them into the BigBox Media Overrides location and if this is ever fixed, i will remove my workaround.

Wouldn't that make the theme itself humongous for uploading/downloading, as it would include all the videos in the override folders?? 

1 minute ago, The Papaw said:

Wouldn't that make the theme itself humongous for uploading/downloading, as it would include all the videos in the override folders?? 

Yeah it would but I cannot help that I’m afraid as a platform videopath binding is empty when used within the wheel

12 minutes ago, y2guru said:

Yeah it would but I cannot help that I’m afraid as a platform videopath binding is empty when used within the wheel

Ya know my friend, I remember dealing with before as well now that you mention it. Seems you modded a file for me (v3.1.5). Do you think I might use that file in 3.2.2? I don't remember which file it was though

1 minute ago, The Papaw said:

Ya know my friend, I remember dealing with before as well now that you mention it. Seems you modded a file for me (v3.1.5). Do you think I might use that file in 3.2.2? I don't remember which file it was though

have you tried creating shortcuts and placing them in the BigBox Media Override folder?

2 minutes ago, y2guru said:

have you tried creating shortcuts and placing them in the BigBox Media Override folder?

no sir, I can give it a whirl though

That didn't work, that's okay buddy. I'll either move them all back to default location on all the PCs or maybe scroll back and see if I can find how we overcame it last time. I've taken enough of your time on it. Thanks Dave

On 9/19/2024 at 5:14 AM, y2guru said:

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@y2guru I've just got it and it's really good, you've kept the core functionality similar so long time users still can use it. I'm just posting this because I have made my own custom version of the colorful theme, and I've noticed the platform wheel image transitions are out of sync now. I haven't touched the animation frames or anything from the original but on this version of the theme creator they are all out of time. I'll show you what i'm on about.

 

The glitches are only visible on the video recording. I was using lenovo screen recorder which seems to fuck up when recording bigbox. What I was focusing on was the animation misalignment. I suppose it's an easy fix I'm just wondering why it's different in this version of theme creator? This is after republishing my theme on the new version by the way. Thanks in advance.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Madhead said:

@y2guru I've just got it and it's really good, you've kept the core functionality similar so long time users still can use it. I'm just posting this because I have made my own custom version of the colorful theme, and I've noticed the platform wheel image transitions are out of sync now. I haven't touched the animation frames or anything from the original but on this version of the theme creator they are all out of time. I'll show you what i'm on about.

 

The glitches are only visible on the video recording. I was using lenovo screen recorder which seems to fuck up when recording bigbox. What I was focusing on was the animation misalignment. I suppose it's an easy fix I'm just wondering why it's different in this version of theme creator? This is after republishing my theme on the new version by the way. Thanks in advance.

 

 

Have you tried the theme in an earlier version of bigbox?

how does it play in CTC? 

Edited September 28 by y2guru

4 minutes ago, y2guru said:

Have you tried the theme in an earlier version of bigbox?

how does it play in CTC? 

I only have the latest version of bigbox so no. It's also out of sync in CTC as well, in fact the hardware image doesn't even move at all. Heres a video of it.

 

It doesn't do that in actual bigbox but it's the first anomoly i noticed with the new version thinking it was just a preview issue, which to be fair, it was. Although there is still an issue with the animation timing either way. The animations can be changed to sync up of course, but why it's different on the new CTC to the last one I don't know.

4 minutes ago, Madhead said:

I only have the latest version of bigbox so no. It's also out of sync in CTC as well, in fact the hardware image doesn't even move at all. Heres a video of it.

 

It doesn't do that in actual bigbox but it's the first anomoly i noticed with the new version thinking it was just a preview issue, which to be fair, it was. Although there is still an issue with the animation timing either way. The animations can be changed to sync up of course, but why it's different on the new CTC to the last one I don't know.

remember i dont have a point of reference like you do, so i dont know what/how the animations are supposed to look like.

What version of CTC do the animations look correct? and can you zip up that version of the Theme project and send to me directly so I can do a side-by-side comparison.

14 minutes ago, y2guru said:

remember i dont have a point of reference like you do, so i dont know what/how the animations are supposed to look like.

What version of CTC do the animations look correct? and can you zip up that version of the Theme project and send to me directly so I can do a side-by-side comparison.

I reckon it was CTC version 3.0 and 3.1 that I used where the animations looked right. The animations are the same in the default version of the colourful theme for the platform wheel. I left them untouched. I'll send you the custom theme I use but they have the colorful platform videos with them so the whole thing is about 1.6GB. I can send it over email if LB won't let me.

Colorful - Light.zip