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  1. Jason Carr
    Oh, also, enabling voice recognition can result in much higher startup times as well, so check to make sure that is off.
  2. Jason Carr
    30-second startup time for Big Box isn't unheard of, but I was under the impression that those delays were due to large collections. A 5-second startup time should be more typical, though that is on a fast, modern system with around 10,000 games. All I can figure at this point is that there is some kind of odd compatibility issue that would be causing the delays. It's a shot in the dark, but any chance any of the default files are getting deleted from the LaunchBox folder? LaunchBox does have to restore those files on startup if they get deleted, which can cause delays. However, it shouldn't have to unless they're deleted manually. If both you guys are seeing high startup times and you're both running PCI-E drives, maybe that could actually be the issue?
  3. Jason Carr
    Very cool @pytsharp! Looking really great. Unfortunately it's probably an issue right now to display the video in both places; I don't think the code will support it. That's something that I hadn't thought about until you brought it up here. There's also no way to rotate the wheel elements yet either, though that is also a good idea to add. You should be able to remove all video fading if your adjust the correct transition settings. Let me know if that's not working and I can troubleshoot. There are two video transitions: one for platforms and one for games. I will add rotating the wheel elements and dual videos to my list.
  4. Jason Carr
    Planned for eventually, but not there yet @StuDentBR.
  5. Jason Carr
    Hi @Freestate, what error are you receiving when sending the email? Just need to make sure there's nothing wrong with our email system. I did send a test email to kirsten@unbrokensoftware.com and she received it just fine. I will go ahead and send you the code though.
  6. Jason Carr
    Hmm. I would try reinstalling the latest .NET framework to see if that helps, but if you're on Windows 10 that might be hard to do because it comes preinstalled. Other than that I'm really kind of stuck. It'd be good to get it figured out though; does it happen on a completely fresh install? Even if you change no options at all?
  7. Jason Carr
    Hey guys, the list view in LaunchBox is still a bit early in that you can't hide columns or save column positions, which I expect was part of Xzf's decision. It also doesn't support inline editing; it may in the future, but it isn't currently a high priority. I imagine if you wanted it primarily for Excel-type functionality, you would be disappointed currently.
  8. Jason Carr
    Hi Xzf, yes, the view's functionality is still a bit early. If that's the only feature you were interested in, I'm happy to refund you if you'd like. Just email me at jason@unbrokensoftware.com.
  9. Jason Carr
    Oh, it's possible that this was fixed with the latest beta. Are you running 6.12 or the latest beta?
  10. Jason Carr
    Hi @Merbow; I just tested Big Box with your data folder and it starts up lightning fast on my machine, so it must be something odd between LaunchBox/Big Box and your computer's configuration I guess. It's going to be rather hard to pinpoint I think, unfortunately. Are you experiencing slow performance while running LaunchBox or Big Box or is it just Big Box startup and loading up options in LaunchBox?
  11. Jason Carr
    @heelsinc Big Box doesn't change the resolution or the video mode at all; it just uses your current video settings. So I'm rather confused by how overscan would even be possible. Maybe the window was just somehow out of place? Are you able to consistently replicate it, even after a reboot?
  12. Jason Carr
    Thanks all, new beta is out. It's basically just a bugfix release to attempt to fix the various bugs with the background music and other related things. This should hopefully fix the background music image bug reported by @imdavid555 above. Hoping this also fixes the stability issues when using the "prioritize music over video audio" setting. @paulmichel21 Can you start a new thread for the AHK stuff? Also, we're not done with optimizations for the beta downloads, but please do let me know how they fair for you with this beta. Thanks.
  13. Jason Carr
    Hi @Merbow, that is odd. If possible, can you zip up and email me your LaunchBox\Data folder? I can take a look and see if I can replicate the issue. Email it to jason@unbrokensoftware.com. Also, if you can link this thread in the email, then I can follow it through. Thanks!
  14. Jason Carr
    Great to hear. Sorry for the trouble there.
  15. Jason Carr
    Thank you Earl; in the process of moving some stuff around for the new server I didn't realize I had missed that piece. Thanks for pointing it out. It should be fixed now.
  16. Jason Carr
    Ah, I see, thanks @drtechnolust. More likely it's the games themselves that are delaying the startup process (that's at least how it should work). Or are you just changing the platforms file only and leaving your collection empty with no games?
  17. Jason Carr
    Wow @Maddoc1007, very cool! What technique are you using to do that?
  18. Jason Carr
    Hi @drtechnolust, what do you mean by "editing the Platforms.xml file"? What changes did you make?
  19. Jason Carr
    Hi guys, as was clearly stated above, we are working on improving the download performance for the betas and the official app downloads. We're in the process of trying some things to improve the performance. Please bear with us in the mean time. Most people are still seeing quick downloads but we are aware that they are slow for some people. No need to argue back and forth about whether there's a problem, and also no need to be all up in arms about it; we are taking care of it.
  20. Jason Carr
    Hi @skainlurmis, it is indeed possible to skew images and video but might not be easy. You can work with images on a 3D plane which basically allows you to do most anything. There are probably options to transform them as well, though I'm less familiar with that.
  21. Jason Carr
    Makes sense. In theory with XAML's data binding you can plug in properties on a custom control using all the same data bindings that are defined in the documentation PDF for the custom themes. So I think it should be workable as-is, sans for a lack of documentation. Of course this would only let you read the data, not change it, but that's probably the main goal. Let me know what you're trying to build @spektor56 and I can provide anything specific that you need.
  22. Jason Carr
    Sadly this is nonsensical to me as well...I know Nestopia's sound works fine on all the systems I've tested so all I can figure is it would be some sort of weird driver bug with your sound card. Sorry I don't have better news.
  23. Jason Carr
    Hi @CTRL-ALT-DEFEAT, I have seen this happen and I know it is related to that setting; however it is difficult to replicate so it's proving difficult to fix. I'm working on it though. Hopefully you can test more easily than me if I put out another beta since it's happening regularly for you.
  24. Jason Carr
    Very cool @spektor56. I had plans to create documentation and code samples for how to do all that but haven't gotten around to it yet. DLL locations might be kind of difficult unfortunately due to how .NET works. The Metadata folder should work as well for the DLLs, but not the themes folders. The .config files in the root define which folders are parsed, iirc. Unfortunately the way Big Box is built, the built-in controls could not be separated into a separate project and be usable without some major refactoring. I use Caliburn Micro for data binding and such. That said, I expect to get around those types of issues eventually with documentation and examples.
  25. Jason Carr
    The videos are downloading from a completely separate server now, so in theory, they should be pretty lightning fast. Now that I see more of what's going on with the application downloads, I have some work to do to optimize those. However, let me know if anyone is seeing any download performance issues with the videos.
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