Jason Carr

Something like this is definitely coming eventually, yup. Dedicated buttons are always better though; I had my cab set up like that for a while and it was really annoying because it happened accidentally all the time. But yes, definitely planned.

Yes, it basically just uses identical names with differing region or version information. Shouldn't require any manual work. It's not perfect, but should get you pretty close.

Alright guys! The first 7.11 beta is here. New stuff so far is focused on custom themes and is fairly minor: - Improvement: Custom themes in Big Box now support custom images and videos for platform categories - Improvement: A new MaxVerticalImageResolutionOverride property has been added to the Big Box CoverFlow control to allow for larger image sizes - Improvement: Added a new TotalGameCount property on platforms for binding in Big Box custom themes - Improvement: Added a new BannerImagePath property on games for binding in Big Box custom themes We focused primarily on adding stuff for @nosh's amazing new theme in the live stream this morning.

You'll want to use non-merged ROMs. That way they'll all be found on import.

Yeah, it certainly seems like there's some kind of weird driver or hardware issue going on here, especially since I can't replicate any issues with changing aspect ratios or resolutions. Sorry we can't help you out more @ekdikeo.

No problem guys! So sorry I had to rush this one out. I'm gone to Colorado starting this weekend so I really had to get it out just in case there was an emergency bug.

Thank you all. I have everything updated and I'm just about ready to put out the official release.

Thanks guys. This has honestly been a minor issue for quite a while. So I think I'm gonna just proceed with the release for now and we'll come back to this. The issue is that sometimes images are in use and so they can't be deleted from the cache.

Hi @budbudderk, does it show the Big Box logo splash screen on startup?

@Tj19 Would you be willing to zip up and PM me your LaunchBox\Data folder? We're looking to release 7.10 tomorrow so if this is a real issue I really need to get it fixed as soon as possible.

Very nice @avaris; great ideas. I do really like that stuff. Maybe we can get something like this added to the next poll. It basically works similarly to the filters but with a different, somewhat simpler interface. Also, now I do kinda want to nest the views...

You can manually tweak them by modifying the Additional Applications on the game after the fact, but yes, agreed, it would be nice to be able to modify the disc numbers. We should add a ticket for that.

@Wattoo I finally got the translators added to the About menu! It's that time again guys; I'm hoping to put out the official release on Friday. Very sorry for the short notice here; the translation updates should be very minor for this go around (the About form needs a new translation and probably a few things in Strings, but I'm guessing that's it). Also, here are the release notes for translating: Plugins are now supported for LaunchBox and Big Box! CRC checks are now used to eliminate duplicate images Application updates now download automatically in the background Thank you all very, very much. @CliveBarker @AFaustini @Wattoo @Opak @dukeemu @cyanjiang @Bardock @MajKSA

Beta 10 is out now guys. It's mainly only minor additions and fixes, though I did add the translators to the About menu. Also new is a PluginHelper.StateManager.GetAllSelectedGames which will return all selected games at any time whether you're in LaunchBox or Big Box. I'm hoping this will be a good release candidate, though I'm not sure what's going on with @cammelspit above.

Are you still getting crashes @cammelspit? Can you explain where and when? Is it on startup?

Yes, that is by design.

Thanks guys. @Nielk1 I've used that in the past and that will ensure that versions match up and that versioning isn't an issue, but it still won't fix the problem of a broken interface. In fact, in order to avoid having to do all that I don't change the version numbers on the plugin DLL when I put out a new version. The issue is though, you'll get a crash if you try and load up a new version of an interface with added members when a plugin was compiled against an older version.

Oh no! Did you have them all uploaded to the FTP already @viking? Is it just the thread that got deleted?

Alright, beta 9 is out now guys. @Nielk1 this should fix that logic so that media and metadata is only downloaded from the existing connected games database ID instead of searching again. I've also added a couple new methods to IGame to get all images on a game (for @UnderwoodNC's games database submission plugin) as well as a new Unbroken.LaunchBox.Plugins.Data.ImageTypes class which has constants for all possible image types.

@ekdikeo I just did a bunch of testing to try and replicate this, but I can't seem to find any issues with it, even if I change resolutions and stuff. I'm guessing maybe it could be a driver issue or something? Sorry I can't be more help here.

It's usually safe to do that, yes; though it is definitely recommended to take a backup of your entire installation. Betas are betas, and they do break from time to time.

Yeah, I think that was by design to pick up a new game if the existing one no longer existed, but I can see how that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I'll see if I can get that logic switched up. Also, yeah, I really probably need another namespace since it's not all Data, but yes, I should keep the root namespace clean with the plugin options. I'll see what I can do.

@flores9 It's actually a specific list, so there's unfortunately no way to automatically filter them like that. But you could just create the automatic playlists, and then select them all and change the platform for them maybe.

Nothing wrong with words, my friend. Hope you're having another peak day today.

I have the same curse, brother (bipolar mother and bipolar blood). But it's also a blessing at times, as we can cope and know how to deal with all kinds of different people.