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Lambda beta 1.1.2

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About This File

This theme attempt to be minimal and modern and maximise screen estate.

Note: this is a beta release and features may change in future releases.

Installation

  • Unzip into LaunchBox\LBThemes directory
  • In LaunchBox go to: Options -> Visuals -> Theme: Lambda beta

Windows 7/8 user: Microsoft's “Segoe MDL2 Assets” font ( SegMDL2.ttf ) is required for the buttons and icons to rendered properly. (If you have it it will work but it’s not included here because of licensing reasons.)

Settings guide

tl;dr:

  • You may have to tweak your Boxes aspect ratio and spacing. 
  • The top Details image is only visible when Fanart is available.
  • Button bar can't be hidden because of the licensing info.
  • Font and colour settings have no effect (font is based on system font).

Settings used in screenshots are:

Options -> Visuals -> Boxes -> Spacing:

Aspect Ratio: 0.6 * 
Horizontal Spacing: 2
Vertical Spacing: 2
Horizontal Padding: 8
Vertical Padding: 2
Text Spacing: 4
Text Lines to Show: 2

*) For horizontal box art you may need to use a higher value.

Options -> Visuals -> Boxes:

Align Text Vertically : enabled
Align Text Horizontally : enabled
Show Subline : enabled (for platform info)

Other recommended settings:

Options -> Legacy -> General -> Game Details:

Show Fanart: enabled
other options at your own preference

Options -> Legacy -> Images -> Background Priorities :

Fanart : enabled
other options disabled

Options -> Visuals -> Backgrounds:

Background Blur Amount : 100
Background Fade Amount : 0

(Imo. the theme looks best when blurred background Fanart and Details Fanart are the same image.)

Settings that don't have any effect:

  • Button bar can't be hidden because the license has to stay visible.
  • Colours are hard coded.
  • Font (including size and scaling) is based on your Windows system settings.

 

Thanks to Grila for allowing me to use his LBPlex theme code, Retro808, neil9000, C-Beats and Jason Carr for testing and everyone who supported this release on the forum.

Lambda beta theme CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Shadowfire 2020


What's New in Version 1.1   See changelog

Released

Most notable changes:

Details panel:

  • 1849390936_Lambdabeta1.1Detailspanel.thumb.png.6c3f0a184e4061247aa2e4fcbe7e8987.pngChanged video box aspect ratio to 16:9 (no more VLC black bars letterboxing workaround). Can be changed back to 4:3 by replacing video_aspect_placeholder.png in Lambda beta 1.1/Images directory.
  • Added FanArt video underlay for arcade-like bezel effect. 
  • Rearranged text fields in bottom row to be more layout efficient. Should be more suitable for narrower and wider Details panel.
  • Moved custom fields in bottom row to separate column.
  • changed Launchbox logo aligment to chaotic neutral.

Other:

  • Moved hacker tweaks to more obvious named Settings.xaml 
  • Like 22
  • Thanks 4
  • Game On 1
  • Unusual Gem 3

User Feedback

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Phox

· Edited by Phox

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

Simple, modern and compact. This is the kind of LaunchBox theme I'm looking for!

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sanichi

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

Great custom theme with incredible potential.

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Bullfrog

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

Clean, elegant and pleasant to look interface!

Highly recommend you to check this out. Even being in beta, this is already my choice as LB Theme!

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tycho

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

I'm a big fan on minimalism in general, and this theme really makes my brain happy. The integration of fanart backgrounds, video snaps, and overall design choices are 100% my jam, and I don't see using any other theme for my LB builds. Would that I could give this six stars.

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Dougolas

  

The arrangement of information in the right pane is perfect. I don't have to scroll to get an overview of the game details or to see images. The theme is streamlined in the best way.

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Trevo525

  

There hasn't been an update in almost a year but this is a very beautiful theme. I hope it isn't stuck in BETA but I don't have any problems with it!

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