BMovieBen

Hey @Banditt and @NOMAD0P I've just published a new version of WoodPanels. Changes: Added MS-DOS platform device art and platform view by popular demand. (Generic 1 worked the best) Added game 3D box art to all platform views by popular demand; will fallback to 2D box art if unavailable. Adjusted SegaCD image so the console sits on top of the TV. Made some tweaks to how the Sega Game Gear looks; matches the lighting better now. FIXED: BigBox options no longer has the Atari font. As for the Arcade graphic, I actually really like what I put in there now. I tried to do a cabinet first but it just didn't look right. I may try it again later, thank you for the art sample. Also I added a patch in the earlier post if you want to try out the N64 cart art.

@Banditt So as it turns out...getting the per-game cart image to load is pretty easy, and it looks pretty good! OK some games don't have the best images, but what can you do. Put the box art in there as well. Downside to all of this is if you don't have a cart image...you can't fallback to a 'generic' cart image. It will fallback to some alternate art depending on the individual's settings in LaunchBox. In my case, it's falling back to box art, which..looks...no bueno: You can even see my intended fallback image peeking out behind the box. I don't think this is something I can override/overcome unless there's an option for theme creators I'm unaware of. EDIT: If you want to play around with it, I've attached the files I used for N64. Just extract to /Themes in the Launchbox folder and say yes to overriding existing files. WoodPanels (n64 cart art patch).zip

Thank you! Just using that would be the easiest for me to use. Here's what I found on the internet in high enough quality at a good enough angle. Which one do you all like the best (including the above IBM monitor) to use for the MS-DOS platform? @NOMAD0P @Banditt IBM Aptiva Gateway 2000 (I would just take the monitor portion of the image) Gateway 2000 (I would just take the bottom pc part of the image) Generic 1 Generic 2 IBM 300GL (note: this one would be a huge pain to edit due to the dramatic lighting in the photo. I'd have to re-build most of it to eliminate the shadows.)

Thank you! It is possible...I worry that the cartridge won't line up though. I can give it a shot though, will put it on my to do list.

I would be happy to do that. What game(s) do you recommend for the platform? And can you supply a sample image of an age-appropriate PC I can use as a reference?

Update: It's been approved and is now available to download and install directly within BigBox!

WoodPanels Startup Video (Nescade) View File For information about the BigBox theme "WoodPanels" please go here. This is a startup video I created for my theme. It features a logo for "Nescade" which is what I call my multi-emulator PC, as it sits inside of an old Nintendo's shell. I commissioned Rushjet1 a while back to compose an original piece of 8-bit music specifically for this video. Hope you all enjoy it! Instructions for use: Place video file in the LaunchBox folder under /Videos/Startup/ Submitter BMovieBen Submitted 04/08/2020 Category Big Box Startup Videos

Hi everyone, I just submitted this theme for inclusion in BigBox. Since I initially posted the first version, I've added a ton of images of consoles, handhelds, and computers, as well as the requisite filters list view to be eligible for inclusion in BigBox proper. Please let me know what you think. If there's a specific platform out there you would like to see added, let me know!

Right but if you're say in the Filters view, and you selected "Regions", where is the Binding for ImageView actually looking for images in terms of the folder structure? i.e. "North America"?

Hello again master themers. I am trying to build out the requisite TextFiltersView.xml and I have some questions I am hoping you can answer. What's the difference between TopBoxesView: (nothing shows for me) <transitions:TransitionPresenter TransitionSelector="{Binding TopBoxesTransitionSelector}" Content="{Binding TopBoxesView}" /> And BottomBoxesView: (shows recent games for me) <transitions:TransitionPresenter TransitionSelector="{Binding BottomBoxesTransitionSelector}" Content="{Binding BottomBoxesView}" /> ? And finally, what images or videos are supposed to show for this on TextFiltersView? I must not have the correct media downloaded because nothing is playing/showing: <transitions:TransitionPresenter Grid.Column="1" TransitionSelector="{Binding ImageTransitionSelector}" Content="{Binding ImageView}" />

Sorry I meant the font and styling on the games list on the left specifically. Or is it supposed to look like that?

I feel like I'm missing something there - when I load up the theme it looks completely different. Is there another step I need to take to make it look right?

WoodPanels View File WoodPanels has the old school retro feel of playing games on an old TV in a room with bad, green carpeting, but golden wooden paneled walls. The video game console or platform appears above or beside the television to match that look and feel. It is paired with a set of 8-bit fonts to complete the experience. Designed for 16:9 screens on a 1080p monitor. Unique views for 45 platforms with game videos, game 3D/2D box art, and game cart images. Consoles are paired with one of five different TVs from the same decade they were released. "Wall View" for looking at game boxes on shelves is accompanied by the platform logo and image of the original console packaging. Trailer: Installation and Setup Instructions: Startup Video: Theme was created using the COMMUNITY Theme Creator by @y2guru Submitter BMovieBen Submitted 02/07/2020 Category Custom Themes

OK I'm back. I tried to get fancy with the list view (of course!), and I have come across two issues I could use help with. The first is, I can't seem to change the font size of the Game Title on the sub-screen when you select a game from the list view, nor do I see where I can change it from all uppercase to normal case. The second issue is the funkyness that happens with games that have long titles when you scroll quickly through the games list, either normally or by using the index. I don't know if the listbox is just sensitive and not to be messed with (which I definitely am doing), or if it's some kind of bug. Attached is my latest TextListView.xaml file and below is the video capture in case that helps. TextListView.xaml

Awesome! It works perfectly now. Thank you @faeran. My work can continue now.

I tried again - not getting an exception anymore...just the funkiness (see video for example) Attached is my full TextListView.xaml TextListView.xaml

Thank you both for the helpful and prompt responses! For #1, I'll do as you both suggested and omit image entirely (leaving the background black) and let the user choose the transition for the video, assuming it will fall back to images if no videos are found. For #2, That solution seems to cause other issues...either BigBox fires an exception saying "ItemTemplate" cannot be used more than once, or once you select a game, the game title shows at the top but all the text in the list below (play now, rate the game, etc.) is missing. OK what's the more robust option to resize the font in a listbox with a plugin then?

Hi all - I'm working on porting a Maximus Arcade theme of mine I created years ago. I was able to answer most of my own questions by watching all of Jason's videos and reading through all 37 (!) pages of this thread, as well as the documentation. I have two outstanding questions at the moment. How do I eliminate the transition delay entirely from game videos? I have the below set so if a video doesn't exist, an image will be used instead. When switching between games, there's a delay in the video loading and the user sees the image underneath for a second or so. Please let me know if there's a way to do this (someone mentioned that TransitionPresenter came with a delay naturally but didn't suggest an alternative...) <transitions:TransitionPresenter Grid.Row="1" Transition="{transitions:FadeTransition}" Content="{Binding ImageView}" /> <transitions:TransitionPresenter Grid.Row="1" Content="{Binding ImageVideoView}" StretchVideo="true" IsContentVideo="true" /> How do I change the font size for ListBox in the games view? I've tried adding the following under ListBoxStyle in TextListView.xaml, but it has no effect. I've seen some extremely complex and elaborate ways around this using plugins and such, but I'm hoping there's an easy way to just make the font smaller for lists due to the font I'm using... <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="2" /> Thank you in advance. Here's a screenshot of my WIP theme "Wood Panels". (Also, @viking, what's a guy gotta do to get his hands on the source images for the TVs you used in your platform videos?)