Jason Carr

Wow, nice cab @SBSneetch. @DOS76 mentioned changing the primary screen, and that might actually work well; it's worth a shot. You can do that in display settings.

Also, iirc, someone had done something like this already with one of the themes available, but I can't recall what theme it was.

@slobberybeast What do you mean by a digital marquee? Is it just a normal screen or is it a digital dot-matrix type screen? That indeed should be possible with the custom themes, assuming it's a normal monitor that is recognized already.

FYI guys, this is tentatively planned for the next official release. We'll be adding a Sort Title field to Platforms, much like games.

Is the game a zip archive by chance? I just added some extra information in for the next beta that should at least help us better identify the issue. It's pretty odd that it's somehow different between LaunchBox and Big Box, because the code is the same for that process. Let me know what happens after testing with 7.8-beta-3 (should be out later today).

That is a known issue unfortunately, @SBSneetch. We use VLC to play the video on startup and haven't yet found a way to specify which monitor to use. It is on my list though.

@smpetty What error are you getting exactly? I'm not aware of any issues with network drives in Big Box, but I don't regularly test for it either. I can look into it, but I need as many details as possible.

Absolutely @angelobodetti! It's just a matter of typing a new platform category into field when editing a playlist.

Hey all, beta 2 is up and it should fix the error that people are seeing in Big Box when entering playlists; let me know if not, of course. For the other issues in this thread, I'll get back to them on Monday at the latest (if I don't get more time to tackle them this weekend).

Hey all, I'm hoping to add an option for this before the next official release, something similar to the Sort Title field on games.

Looks like a nice interface, @damageinc86. I can see that working better for nested filters, though, or even platform categories. The current plans for playlists is to allow folks to include them in with the platforms lists; this is actually already available in the latest beta. But an interface like this definitely makes sense for when we tackle the next thing, which will be nested filters.

Thank you @eatkinola; I'm sorry I haven't been more active in this thread lately guys. I will admit I've been a bit absorbed in implementing the new features that were requested in the poll. It is true that those 4 items are probably inaccessible outside of the platform details, so I'll need to add individual properties for them. They are also potentially a cause for performance issues because the entire game set has to be parsed in order to get the information, but it doesn't seem to be a major performance issue for the platform details at this point at least. Anyways, typically Bitbucket is the best place to request new features, but I like to give theme requests a bit higher priority than other stuff for obvious reasons, so it does feel like we need a new system for theme requests. I've added these fields to my short list though so hopefully I can get back to it soon.

Would help if I got the version number right, *and* if the forums would let me rename a topic. Sigh.

Alright guys, the first 7.8 beta is here, and playlists have been added. They're far from complete, but still very useful. You can right-click on games in LaunchBox and add them to new or existing playlists, arrange by playlists in the sidebar, include certain playlists with your platforms, and view them the same ways in Big Box. Here are some high-level things that are still on the to-do list: - Auto playlists (sort of like custom filters are currently, will replace those) - Adding games to playlists from within Big Box - A new tab in the playlist add/edit window to display the games in a grid (maybe, needed?) - Custom ordering for playlist items (needed?), currently uses the same ordering as everything else - Auto-populating of certain playlists on imports (such as Capcom Classics, Namco Classics, etc. for the Arcade platform) - Download platform videos support for playlists You'll notice that playlists support most of the same things that platforms do, because that's basically what they are under the hood. They support the same images and videos as platforms do, and thus they work great in Big Box with all the pretties. In your Data folder, there will be a new Playlists subfolder, much like Platforms. These playlist XML files are meant to be easily shared between collections and users. Sharing them won't add any new games to your collection, but it will add any matching games that you do have to that playlist in LaunchBox. Let me know how it goes, guys.

Alright guys, it's here: Happy playlisting. Closing this thread.

Wow, good job everyone on the sleuthing here. I love the fact that you guys are so good at figuring stuff like this out; it really is a lifesaver. I'll be back to this soon to at least have that box checked by default for Demul and I'll take a look at the LB issue.

@RemagOrter Sorry if I came off a bit strong there; I know how text can be so easily misinterpreted without context. Your help is indeed appreciated identifying issues; I just want to make sure that we are as considerate as possible in reporting them. @Wattoo Listing the translators in the About menu is absolutely a great idea. I will add that in soon.

Lol. By goodies I mean playlists features.

I'll need information on the ROM files @bundangdon in order to figure out what is causing it not to display version information. What were the ROM file names for those ROMs? @cZ8tL and @bundangdon, are you guys both on the official 7.7 release? Did you perform the import and or consolidations with the release version or a previous beta version?

@rootshell That is a good idea. Can you put in a request for it using Issues/Requests in the header?

Whoops. Sorry for that, guys. Yes, I'll get that updated for the next beta. That said, yes, we really need to be civil here; the translators are donating their time and are doing a wonderful job. They are so much appreciated and I will not tolerate further negativity of any kind against their work.

@neil9000 Most likely that's caused by some kind of file in use conflict either by LaunchBox or by an external application. Considering how many files were in use, I'm guessing it's an external app though. It's really hard to pinpoint that one, unfortunately. Also, FYI, I cringe whenever I hear about people running LaunchBox as an administrator. That should never be required unless you install LaunchBox into the wrong folder (like Program Files). It's also not at all recommended because it can break some features like drag and drop, and it's also likely a security issue. Development has gone very well today on the new playlist features. Anyone interested in what is planned can go watch the latest live stream on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jasondavidcarr/videos/all I'm hoping to have a new beta out for you guys with some extra special goodies by end of day tomorrow.

Thanks so much everybody, this is really great to hear. We're working on playlists in the live stream right now and I'm excited about what's next.

@Pacman56, wow, okay; I'll revisit and see what's going on there. @Patham That is really great to hear. I do have to say that I've been watching the bug reports very closely since the release, and this was probably the smoothest release we've had in a very long time. So I think the changes we made with the error reporting, as well as the decision not to rush out releases have really helped. That makes me happy; nothing stresses me out more than a buggy release. @Zombeaver That makes perfect sense; thanks for nailing that down. I will get that fixed for a beta release here soon, but thankfully I think that's obscure enough that it can wait another few weeks for the next official release.

Hmm, some good discoveries here. I'll be back to this soon guys; sorry I missed it for the 7.7 release. It would be helpful to continue the discussion to see why it's working for @Maddoc1007 and what the difference might be.