Community Theme Creator 3.2.6

5 minutes ago, Dedaloso said:

I appreciate your help. I created a new theme with CTC 2.5.5, and this is what the readme.txt says.

COMMUNITY Theme Creator - Versione 2.5.5
Tema: TEST
Proporzioni: 4:3
Creato da: Dedaloso
BigBox Version: 13 o later

The error is still there.

I'm wondering: how can it talk about BB 13 or newer when CTC 2.5.5 is much older?

It should make themes for my LB 11.4, right?... I'm lost

You need launchbox 13 or later installed for the theme to work

15 minutes ago, y2guru said:

You need launchbox 13 or later installed for the theme to work

Okay, but I need my theme to work on LB 10.14 or 12.0 at the latest, since the PC running LB can't handle anything newer

3 minutes ago, Dedaloso said:

Okay, but I need my theme to work on LB 10.14 or 12.0 at the latest, since the PC running LB can't handle anything newer

Download a very old version of CTC, you will lose features obviously but that is my recommendation if you cannot upgrade launchbox 

1 hour ago, y2guru said:

Download a very old version of CTC, you will lose features obviously but that is my recommendation if you cannot upgrade launchbox 

Do you know where I can find it? I've searched everywhere, but there seems to be no archive available.

@y2guru Is there a link on Patreon somewhere to get support? I don't know anything about Patreon and can't find anything there. Or is there something somewhere else? Thx

9 hours ago, The Papaw said:

@y2guru Is there a link on Patreon somewhere to get support? I don't know anything about Patreon and can't find anything there. Or is there something somewhere else? Thx

https://www.patreon.com/c/communitythemecreator/membership

Early Access

@y2guru Shouldn't there be a "No Value" option in this (in game wheels)

58 minutes ago, The Papaw said:

@y2guru Shouldn't there be a "No Value" option in this (in game wheels)

Wheel item templates do not allow the use of convertors, so you are unable to use >, <, contains and *NoValue

@y2guru is this update still available for a 1 time purchase?

2 hours ago, bundangdon said:

@y2guru is this update still available for a 1 time purchase?

yes it is, free upgrade to those that purchased 3.2.x

5 hours ago, y2guru said:

yes it is, free upgrade to those that purchased 3.2.x

Okay, great. I found it now

@y2guru I ran into an issue with the 3.2.6 update. I thought I would pass it along for you to do with it as you wish.

I have been working on a theme in 3.2.5 with a huge amount of conditioning in it, One of which was with the wheel item templates using a condition to display one of two images for the games media (disc, cartridge, etc.). They would both be collapsed to begin with, the first would become visible if no fanart image was found. The second would become visible if a fanart image IS found. All works fine in v3.2.5. However it will only work in v3.2.6 if I reverse these conditions making both images visible and collapsing them with the conditions.

This works in v3.2.5 but doesn't in v3.2.6

It displays correct here in v3.2.6

but this is how it turns out in v3.2.6

If I change it to this:

it sorta works in v3.2.6 displaying both images

Edited December 27, 2024 by The Papaw

4 hours ago, The Papaw said:

@y2guru I ran into an issue with the 3.2.6 update. I thought I would pass it along for you to do with it as you wish.

I have been working on a theme in 3.2.5 with a huge amount of conditioning in it, One of which was with the wheel item templates using a condition to display one of two images for the games media (disc, cartridge, etc.). They would both be collapsed to begin with, the first would become visible if no fanart image was found. The second would become visible if a fanart image IS found. All works fine in v3.2.5. However it will only work in v3.2.6 if I reverse these conditions making both images visible and collapsing them with the conditions.

This works in v3.2.5 but doesn't in v3.2.6

It displays correct here in v3.2.6

but this is how it turns out in v3.2.6

If I change it to this:

it sorta works in v3.2.6 displaying both images

fixed in 3.2.7 - i'll upload the new build later today (have to test it)

9 minutes ago, y2guru said:

fixed in 3.2.7 - i'll upload the new build later today (have to test it)

Good deal, thank ya Sir

Can anyone give me a good explanation on how the "External Plugins" folder is used and how it works in CTC? Do I drop custom plugin.dll's in there and the new theme will include them when someone installs the theme? Any help would be appreciated

My Startup/Shutdown themes made in CTC 3.2.7 are not working in LB v13.18. Tried LB v13.17 as well. LB's Default one is working.

The Pause theme made in CTC is working okay, and all of them are working in BB, just not LB. Anyone else having this issue?

@y2guru any ideas?

Edited January 6 by The Papaw

29 minutes ago, The Papaw said:

My Startup/Shutdown themes made in CTC 3.2.7 are not working in LB v13.18. Tried LB v13.17 as well. LB's Default one is working.

The Pause theme made in CTC is working okay, and all of them are working in BB, just not LB. Anyone else having this issue?

They don't work in LB in 3.1.5 (which im using) but i thought they'd been fixed, has wheels showing text when there's no clear logo been fixed in the latest version?

12 hours ago, Rlad said:

has wheels showing text when there's no clear logo been fixed in the latest version?

There is no need for a fix really, all you need to do is add a text element for the game / platform name and then condition it to collapsed unless the clearlogo is not there. There are some examples in CTC theme project files.

12 hours ago, Rincewind said:

There is no need for a fix really, all you need to do is add a text element for the game / platform name and then condition it to collapsed unless the clearlogo is not there. There are some examples in CTC theme project files.

Edit: Fixed, i do'nt know how but i got it working after a bit of messing with the template.

 

 

 

Edited January 7 by Rlad

16 hours ago, The Papaw said:

My Startup/Shutdown themes made in CTC 3.2.7 are not working in LB v13.18. Tried LB v13.17 as well. LB's Default one is working.

The Pause theme made in CTC is working okay, and all of them are working in BB, just not LB. Anyone else having this issue?

@y2guru any ideas?

 

16 hours ago, Rlad said:

They don't work in LB in 3.1.5 (which im using) but i thought they'd been fixed, has wheels showing text when there's no clear logo been fixed in the latest version?

 

I'm in mostly the same boat. I too cannot use my custom Startup or Shutdown, as well as Pause Screen I created in CTC in LAUNCHBOX

However, these same exact Startup, Shutdown, and Pause screens work fine in Big Box.

It took me a min to figure out what was going on. When I would launch a game within LaunchBox and my custom Startup/Shutdown theme is being used, it sat there indefinitely like I didn't click anything. The game wouldn't launch, and the Startup Screen would never pop up. I made a separate LB install piecing it back up to end up discovering it was triggered by adding a CTC made Startup/Shutdown theme.

The Pause screen is an empty black screen when I try to use the CTC made Pause screen in LB.

So, I use the default theme in LB for Startup/Shutdown and Pause screens. But like your situation they all work in BB.

 

I would def appreciate it if the issue was addressed so they could work in LB too.

Is this the only software available to edit\make a theme for bigbox? 

6 minutes ago, jimmycoupe said:

Is this the only software available to edit\make a theme for bigbox? 

Software, yes. Editing, no. You can make a copy of the Default theme and use the included instructions (Documentation.pdf in the Themes folder) to edit manually.

On 1/21/2025 at 12:16 PM, The Papaw said:

Software, yes. Editing, no. You can make a copy of the Default theme and use the included instructions (Documentation.pdf in the Themes folder) to edit manually.

ok great I will get myself a licence, thanks for letting me know.

Hi, I just bought CTC 3.2.7 from Patreon (I bought the post) but I can not even try it... I fill my Author name, I browse for my LB directory and launch it... it's extremely low as soon as it starts and as I try to load the "_Theme Components" project and select a view to edit, the app stop responding and the only way out is force its termination... is there something I should know? Can be a problem a LB installation with a lot of games, a few platforms, platform categories and subcategories?

Thanks

Hey Guys, I have a question:

I was trying to make some changes in some Themes shared in the community trying to adjust or my CRT cab.

But I cant export these changes, even using this Tutorial: 
 

Should I beeing a Patreon to use this full Theme creator software?