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1 hour ago, zeoboromir said:
I have a problem, I have launchbox 13.21, when I click on “Tools”, then “thirdscreen settings” nothing appears, from bigbox I have deactivated the second screen, and from there when I want to enter the Thirdscreen menu I get an error.
@zeoboromir You'll get that error if you are missing ThirdScreenSupportLib.dll. Please make sure you have all of the files exactly as they are laid out in the zip file.
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Version 6.0.1 is now available. It adds updating of marquees when launching/exiting games from BigBox's new platform hybrid view.
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Hybrid view isn't working correctly for me. If I exit out of game view into platform hybrid view, whatever game I had selected is now the only one that launches when I select any of the recently played games. See attached video where I had Omega Race selected, backed out to hybrid view, and then Omega Race gets launched for every recently played game I try to launch.
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4 hours ago, essence said:
Most will exit with ESC with most of the rest with ALT-F4
Right, there is no guaranteed single way to exit. Even with escape, depending on your mame version/settings you probably have to send it as direct input if you are trying to exit programmatically.
Importantly there is no method to exit a game in the plugin library the same way there is for launching a game. If anyone wants the feature you should request it from the launchbox devs and they can figure out the best way to handle it. Then I'd be happy to expose it through this CLI plugin.
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6 minutes ago, essence said:
Love the Plugin - it's great! Quick question - is there a way to exit the running game from the command line? If not, is it possible to implement?
@essence No, you can't exit a game through the command line. The reason is that there isn't a generic way to exit a game (it's always game specific how you exit).
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@miremare in ThirdScreen settings click the gear icon and select Disable Display Validation. Then it should work fine (even though it's detecting the display numbers differently).
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39 minutes ago, CBERAN1 said:
I primarily use the plugin for the video marquee function on a second screen. I do not use a third screen. After further exploration and testing, I have found that the plugin interface opens up and works as it did in the previous version of Launchbox/BigBox but the settings have no effect on the function of the marquee. I tried clear logo "stretch" and it has no effect but when I use BigBox to make changes to the marquee, it works as intended. The program also used to allow the marquee to work in Launchbox but now it does not. Thank You.
Make sure the marquee is disabled in bigbox settings: Options->General->Marquee Screen->None
Some people have reported it having been re-enabled after updating LaunchBox.
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6 hours ago, andrebirn said:
I am using "Launchbox 13.20" and "ThirdScreeN 6.0.0".
I click on the plugin from the tools menu and then after a few moments the "Launchbox is not responding" Box appears with select "close program" or "wait for it to respond" options.
thanks for your help and sorry for not replying right away
Unfortunately I'm not able to reproduce this, and as far as I know you are the only one reporting it. Maybe try enabling debug logging in both LaunchBox and ThirdScreen settings and then send me both log files after hanging.
Also, if you need to you can manually manage platform video marquees just by placing or removing the files in the following folders:
LanchBox/Videos/Platforms/Marquee/<platform name>.<extension>
LanchBox/Videos/Playlists/Marquee/<playlist name>.<extension>
LanchBox/Videos/Platform Categories/Marquee/<platform category name>.<extension>
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3 hours ago, marcosgaming said:
Hi, Superrob3000,
I'm trying your plugin and I create for example a shortcut for contra of mame from menu in Launchbox.
Now if i move this on con of stream deck and I push the button doesn't launch game. But if i launch a file directly from desktop the game starts. How to do? I follow all instructions. Please help me. Thanks.
@marcosgaming Please see my FAQ on the download page about using shortcuts with the elgato app.
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1 hour ago, andrebirn said:
Hi Third Screen Plugin works great but the "Manage Platform/Playlist Marquee Video" Plugin crashes Launchbox.
@andrebirn What versions of LaunchBox and the plugin are you using? Can you describe what happens and is there any error message?
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On 3/24/2025 at 5:42 PM, midd said:
I'm pretty sure the latest version of the plug in only works with 13.19 or higher. Try an older version
@Leos Lounge This is correct. You'll either need to uprage LaunchBox to 13.19+ or downgrade ThirdScreen to 5.0.13. It shouldn't matter that the drive is external.
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19 hours ago, Miremare2025 said:
Hello
i have 2nd marquee screen on my system .
I like the features of both launchbox and big box , but when third screen is installed , you can only have marquee support on on or the other .
i currently have 2 launchbox installation ( 1 for lb and 1 for bb).
is there a way to be able to use the marquee 2nd screen support for lb and bb from one installation.
im running 13.20 lb and 6.0 third screen
@Miremare2025 there is no such limitation that it has to be "one or the other". If it's not working for you from both BigBox and Launchbox then please post the details (preferably in the ThirdScreen plugin thread). Also include your Logs/ThirdScreenLog.txt file. You'll have to enable debug logging in your ThirdScreen settings if you haven't already.
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32 minutes ago, Boomerps2 said:
That was it. You think updating switched that marquee screen setting? I wasnt in those settings at all. Very strange.
Yeah that's strange. Not sure how that setting would get changed. Glad it's working now though.
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It's working fine for me. Can you verify that you still have your marquee disabled in BigBox settings (Options->General->Marquee Screen: None)?
If that's not the issue then please enable debug logging in ThirdScreen settings if you haven't already and send me the log file (LaunchBox/Logs/ThirdScreenLog.txt).
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10 minutes ago, cooldadnick said:
Thanks again for creating this. I got my nfc card reader and it worked right away. Is there any way to have it so when the nfc card is removed from the reader, then the game exits? Zaparoo has something similar where you can choose if you want the card to just tap and run or hold and run. Completely understand if that would be too much work. Thanks again!
Good idea. I'll consider adding it as an option.
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1 minute ago, Boomerps2 said:
Also strange is 13.19 has broken all the Extreme Home Arcade builds and they all have to revert back to 13.18 and turn updates off
They have a fix that will be released soon.
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Here were the event viewer entries if it helps:
Faulting application name: LaunchBox.exe, version: 13.19.0.0, time stamp: 0x67580000
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.1503, time stamp: 0xb2acaea9
Exception code: 0xc0000602
Fault offset: 0x000000000010b382
Faulting process id: 0x604
Faulting application start time: 0x01db83d9c5d7042c
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Administrator\LaunchBox\Core\LaunchBox.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 13915c48-25e5-4e3b-8a5c-2d7f4942e957
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:Faulting application name: BigBox.exe, version: 13.19.0.0, time stamp: 0x67580000
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.1503, time stamp: 0xb2acaea9
Exception code: 0xc0000602
Fault offset: 0x000000000010b382
Faulting process id: 0x2bd8
Faulting application start time: 0x01db83d97bbc825c
Faulting application path: C:\Users\Administrator\LaunchBox\Core\BigBox.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: ec7d79d7-ae97-49a5-a0c3-b558461f0f69
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID: -
5 hours ago, C-Beats said:
I went ahead and decompiled the library attached. It looks like they are using that DLL to render your marquee. They are basically creating a WinForm window that is displayed in your marquee. The library allows you to change the settings for it. You could potentially look into the Third Screen Plugin found on the forums or just use Big Box's marquee view for marquee functionality.
I wrote it. It automates some stuff for that drive like enabling/disabling scanlines in various emulators, backing up favorites, hiding/unhiding the mature platform, etc.. (nothing that can't also be done manually). On older versions of the drive it also handles marquees because it was back before BigBox had video marquee support.
P.S. I don't work for that company and I no longer even use that drive which is why I don't want to update the plugin (I wouldn't be able to test it out).
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6 minutes ago, quicksavebarcade said:
Where can I download the previous version?
On the download page, scroll down and select "see change log". Select 5.0.13 and then there should be a download file option.
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6 minutes ago, quicksavebarcade said:
No longer working for me. Updated to 6.0 before updating LB to 13.9. 13.9 didn't work on my system so I reverted to 13.8. ThirdScreen no longer shows up on dropdown. Removed all other plugins, reinstalled, and still nothing,
@quicksavebarcade if you have reverted to LaunchBox 13.18 then you'll also have to revert to the previous version of ThirdScreen.
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30 minutes ago, Boomerps2 said:
I'm getting the same error. I don't have a AddToGamesDb folder.
Grab the latest version of ThirdScreen. If you are still seeing the error after that then it is caused by a different plugin and you should post about it in the General Troubleshooting section of the forums.
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1 minute ago, elijah_urbanek said:
(Inner Exception)
BinaryFormatter serialization and deserialization have been removed. See https://aka.ms/binaryformatter for more information.
App: LaunchBox
Version: 13.19
Theme: Beats
Type: System.PlatformNotSupportedException
Site: System.Object Deserialize(System.IO.Stream)
Source: System.Runtime.Serialization.Formattersat System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader.<>c__DisplayClass7_0`1.<CreateUntypedDelegate>b__0(Object obj, Stream stream)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader.DeserializeObject(Int32 typeIndex)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader._LoadObjectV2(Int32 pos, ResourceTypeCode& typeCode)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader.LoadObjectV2(Int32 pos, ResourceTypeCode& typeCode)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader.LoadObject(Int32 pos, ResourceTypeCode& typeCode)
at System.Resources.RuntimeResourceSet.ReadValue(ResourceReader reader, Int32 dataPos, Boolean isString, ResourceLocator& locator)
at System.Resources.RuntimeResourceSet.GetObject(String key, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean isString)
at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject(String name, CultureInfo culture, Boolean wrapUnmanagedMemStream)
at AddToGamesDB.Properties.Resources.get_AddToDatabaseIcon()
at AddToGamesDB.AddToGamesDbPlugin..ctor()
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean wrapExceptions)
(Outer Exception)Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
App: LaunchBox
Version: 13.19
Theme: Beats
Type: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException
Site: System.Object CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean, Boolean)
Source: System.Private.CoreLibat System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean wrapExceptions)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Root.<>c__81`1.ForgotInvalidPage(Type type)
at System.Linq.Enumerable.ListSelectIterator`2.MoveNext()
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Root.InitInvalidDispatcher[T](IEnumerable`1 spec, ConcurrentDictionary`2& visitor)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Root.LoadPlugins(String folderPath)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.App.SetInterruptibleInfo(Object)
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.App..ctor()
at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Windows.Desktop.Program.Main(String[] args)Recent Log:
11:08:19 PM Exception
@elijah_urbanek This error is not related to ThirdScreen, but to fix it you just have to delete the LaunchBox/Plugins/AddToGamesDb folder.
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2 hours ago, elijah_urbanek said:
I am having this issue as well, where and how did you resolve it. I checked the downloads here and don't see anything recent.
Thank you
Can you post the error message you are getting?
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1 minute ago, Cnells2000 said:
ok i added the new plugin but im still getting this error..... this is what my folders look like now what would i do with the gamesdb plugin? iv'e never messed with that b4
The error is for a different plugin (AddToGamesDb). You have to delete that one or check for an update.
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ThirdScreen Plugin for Platform Video Marquees, 3+ Screen Support, and more
in Third-Party Applications and Plugins (Released)
Posted
Thanks for letting me know. @SpaceParanoid, @zeoboromir if you re-download 6.0.1 it will now have all the files.