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The Papaw-Startup Theme (4K Tested) 2.0.0

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This is a redux of the awesome "Just Simple Startup Theme". A Big thanks to BlazingRyuu for his contribution and allowing me to share a modded version of it. It was designed for 4K, but seems to work fine on 1080 as well.

Features:
The backgrounds are from the game itself and pulled from the Fanart Backgrounds folder
Animated loading bar (it loops for slower systems)
Nice small 3D Box in the upper left corner (will default back to 2D Box if no 3D is available)
Nice small clearlogo in upper right corner
Play count on bottom right corner

There are now 3 versions of the "Default.xaml file. Small, Medium and Large. They change the size of the Boxart in the upper left hand corner. Rename the one you wish to use to "Default.xaml". 

The screenshots show the small cornered artwork. I added a couple more screenshots at the end that show the medium and large box arts.

Install:
Unzip and drop the "The Papaw-Startup Theme" folder into your ..\Launchbox\StartupThemes\ folder. (Folder name has to remain The Papaw-Startup Theme)
Choose the Box art size you wish to use by picking the correct Default.xaml file aand making sure it is named to Default.xaml (will default to Medium)
The Roboto-Light font is included in the font folder if you wish it to match the screenshots. To install it on your PC (just click on it and follow the Windows prompts)

Choose it in the BigBox Options. That's pretty much it.

If you have a platform that doesn't work, make a copy of the "Default.xaml" and rename it to the problem platform and give that a try.

I also did a remake of the of the "Big Fade" Pause theme to go along with this startup theme, the only changes made too it was I changed the font to match this and it now pulls the Fanart Backgrounds artwork instead of screenshot artwork.
Pause theme I modded to match this: The Papaw-Pause Theme

Don't forget to rate and leave comments and questions!

Enjoy!!

What's New in Version 2.0.0   See changelog

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Added multiple "Default.xaml" files so you can change Box art size.

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bundangdon

Just tried this one out and there seems to be some weird issues. I've tried several startup themes with little to no issues, but when I use this one, the emulator doesn't start and my mouse-cursor disappears. The only way I can get the cursor to return and get the system back to normal is by logging out or rebooting. 

Update: Never mind! Please disregard that last message. I realized that the folder name couldn't be changed, and that fixed the problem :) However, you may want to repack this file in a folder of the same name, to avoid any possible (future) issues. Also, is there any way I could change the code to make the box (sizes) bigger? On my large monitor, they're so tiny that I can barely see them

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2 hours ago, bundangdon said:

Just tried this one out and there seems to be some weird issues. I've tried several startup themes with little to no issues, but when I use this one, the emulator doesn't start and my mouse-cursor disappears. The only way I can get the cursor to return and get the system back to normal is by logging out or rebooting. 

Update: Never mind! Please disregard that last message. I realized that the folder name couldn't be changed, and that fixed the problem :) However, you may want to repack this file in a folder of the same name, to avoid any possible (future) issues. Also, is there any way I could change the code to make the box (sizes) bigger? On my large monitor, they're so tiny that I can barely see them

Can you PM me a screenshot and what screen resolution and the image dimension of the box art in the screenshot you are using so I can see what you see? This is my first attempt doing a startup theme

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bundangdon
5 minutes ago, Wanderer189 said:

Can you PM me a screenshot and what screen resolution you are using so I can see what you see?

Yep, here you go. I'm running my screen at 3840x2160

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What would be great, also, is if you could use a screenshot of the game instead of the fanart. I say that because I don't use fanart all that much, hence the image of the Sega Genesis, shown here :)

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8 hours ago, bundangdon said:

Yep, here you go. I'm running my screen at 3840x2160

What would be great, also, is if you could use a screenshot of the game instead of the fanart. I say that because I don't use fanart all that much, hence the image of the Sega Genesis, shown here :)

I uploaded a new version that will allow you to choose 3 different sizes of the Boxart. It pulls the backgrounds from the game, depending on how you have LB setup. Let me know if you have any other issues. Thanks for the feedback.:D

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4 hours ago, Wanderer189 said:

I uploaded a new version that will allow you to choose 3 different sizes of the Boxart. It pulls the backgrounds from the game, depending on how you have LB setup. Let me know if you have any other issues. Thanks for the feedback.:D

Sounds great. Thanks a lot for the update!

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kmoney

Just Simple has always been one of my favorite startup themes. I am really enjoying your redux of it!

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