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    COLORFUL bigbox theme

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted · Edited by shadowblind

    On the platform view, what if the logos were kept, and the darkened hardware images removed...but the square backgrounds colors behind them were kept as well without the darkening? That way, the design would remain unified around the square color boxes. Which might make the various logo designs still feel unified as well. But without the added clutter of the hardware behind the logos. Maybe with a touch more padding on the right/left margins so the clear logos have a little room to breathe. Just throwing out ideas!

    That game details pages look fantastic! With the one you mentioned not liking, for me the only issue is the background image cluttering up the left side of the screen. is it possible to change the blurred background image into a solid color instead, like the other details page has? Maybe have a soft white outline around the screenshots if there's too much blending between the color and the screens. Really digging that layout!

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    COLORFUL bigbox theme

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    On 4/9/2021 at 11:55 AM, thimolor said:

    I like this: PlatformWheel4FiltersView. It has nice contrast and those platform images are really nice. I'm not sure about the small platform images in the wheel. They might get too small to identify the different systems from each other. Use logos, simpler custom banners or text instead?

     

    Seconding this. Love the look, the concept, and the layout, but unless the platform images are immediately distinguishable from one another on a large screen, I'd choose a different route. That said, everything else looks great! Really digging the game views. Simple, uncluttered. 

    I often have (had, pre-pandemic haha) a lot of folks over for gaming that aren't used to tech interfaces or using controllers to navigate them. So layouts where navigation to the next/previous game/platform is simple and clear from a glance are things I'll always root for. Which both Colorful and dirtyOld IMO do best out of all themes.

    COLORFUL bigbox theme

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted · Edited by shadowblind

    Oh my. This is fantastic. First new theme in a long time that I've REALLY just loved. It's different, well-designed, and looks great in 4k, give-or-take some text upscaling (but that seems to be a mostly windows issues). Incredible work, viking.

    Any chance for Consoles, Handhelds, Computers videos in the same vein as the specific consoles? That's the only thing holding me back from using it as my primary.

    CoverBox

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted · Edited by shadowblind

    Excellent theme. Never got around to it before due to small text sizes on 4k, but after changing them in the xml, the theme is utterly fantastic. Brilliant idea, too.

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    Modernist

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    I actually really enjoy the gamepad view. Because I often have different groups of folks playing games, knowing the controls is important before a game boots. Thanks for the great work on this.

    Aeon Nox

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    Getting a fatal error that crashes launchbox :( 

      

    (Inner Exception)

Length cannot be less than zero.
Parameter name: length

App:     Big Box
Version: 7.16
Type:    System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
Site:    System.String Substring(Int32, Int32)
Source:  mscorlib

   at System.String.Substring(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length)
   at HelperControl.GetTotalGamesConverter.Convert(Object value, Type targetType, Object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
   at System.Windows.Data.BindingExpression.TransferValue(Object newValue, Boolean isASubPropertyChange)
   at MS.Internal.Data.ClrBindingWorker.NewValueAvailable(Boolean dependencySourcesChanged, Boolean initialValue, Boolean isASubPropertyChange)
   at MS.Internal.Data.PropertyPathWorker.UpdateSourceValueState(Int32 k, ICollectionView collectionView, Object newValue, Boolean isASubPropertyChange)
   at MS.Internal.Data.ClrBindingWorker.OnSourcePropertyChanged(Object o, String propName)
   at System.Windows.WeakEventManager.ListenerList`1.DeliverEvent(Object sender, EventArgs e, Type managerType)
   at System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventManager.OnPropertyChanged(Object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs args)
   at Caliburn.Micro.PropertyChangedBase.OnPropertyChanged(PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
   at Caliburn.Micro.XamlPlatformProvider.<>c__DisplayClass8_1.<OnUIThread>b__0()


(Outer Exception)

An error occurred while dispatching a call to the UI Thread

App:     Big Box
Version: 7.16
Type:    System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException
Site:    Void OnUIThread(System.Action)
Source:  Caliburn.Micro.Platform

   at Caliburn.Micro.XamlPlatformProvider.OnUIThread(Action action)
   at Caliburn.Micro.PropertyChangedBase.NotifyOfPropertyChange(String propertyName)
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf.BigBox.ViewModels.FiltersViewModelBase.set_DetailsViewModel(FilterDetailsViewModel value)
   at (PlatformFiltersViewModelBase , Object )
   at Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf.BigBox.ViewModels.PlatformFiltersViewModelBase.<SelectionChangedTimerElapsed>b__11_0(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.QueueUserWorkItemCallback.System.Threading.IThreadPoolWorkItem.ExecuteWorkItem()
   at System.Threading.ThreadPoolWorkQueue.Dispatch()

Recent Log:

   12:34:03 PM Music.Resume Start
   12:34:05 PM Music.Pause Start
   12:34:05 PM Music.Resume Start
   12:34:06 PM Exception

     

    Aeon Nox Redux

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    58 minutes ago, NJDave71 said:

    '

    Are you still encountering issues across all views?  which views work best for you?

    Not at all, just on the view that places the video top-center. I'm currently using the background-video view which is my favorite. That view works fine.

    Aeon Nox Redux

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    8 hours ago, latin625 said:

    Shadow...  Can you share the configuration you used to setup it in Bigbox?  THANKS!!!!!!

    Sure! I'm running on a 4k display, btw, so results may vary. I'm just gonna say what I changed for this theme, lemme know if you need more info.

    First off I used these clear logos for the theme: 

     

    I also enabled all the plugins in the plugins folder by Right Click > Properties > At the bottom I allowed it to run.

    Settings:

    Background Fade: 60%

    Images: all boxes checked except 5 and 6.

    Videos: All boxes checked except Use Platform background Videos

    That's it, really. Didn't change much. The most likely issue for it looking wonky is probably the plugins not running :) 

    8 hours ago, neil9000 said:

    That may be a video engine issue, have you tried the opposite of what you are currently using?

     

    Yeah, tried both. The videos are still squished :( 

    Aeon Nox Redux

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    Wonderful theme. On 4k, though, the view where videos are displayed top-center makes them 4:3, I believe, instead of a widescreen resolution. Minor quibble since I use the background video view, but just thought I'd point it out :) 

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    Sega Naomi (Demul) in LaunchBox

    in Emulation

    Posted

    So I've figured a few more things out. Any game listed in the DEmul compatibility file runs well if it's the MAME version. Any .dat version, however, needs to be manually loaded through the "Load Decrypted" button. Now I'm hoping to find a way that we can load .dat files into Launchbox without having to go through the games menu and Load button in Demul. There are a lot of good games that have .dat versions.

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    Sega Naomi (Demul) in LaunchBox

    in Emulation

    Posted · Edited by shadowblind

    Yep, mine looks the exact same, down to the T :(

    I just tried a different ROM, Chaos Field, and it worked where Azumanga Bubble and Ikaruga didn't while launching from Launchbox. Both ROMS work when booted from Demul directly, however. I did this test with Chaos Field because when I tried to launch Azumanga, a list pops up in Demul with a number of games. Azumanga wasn't one of them, while Chaos Field was. I believe(?) that may have something to do with it . . .

    So a new question, how do I add new games to DEMUL's Naomi games list?  Like, how do I add Azumanga for example, so I don't have to load it through the Decrypted button?

    Thanks again for the help so far, neil!

    		   

    Sega Naomi (Demul) in LaunchBox

    in Emulation

    Posted · Edited by shadowblind

    5 minutes ago, neil9000 said:

    Change the "N" in Naomi to a lower case "n".

    Sorry, that was actually a typo in the post on my part, haha. It is lowercase in the emulator.

    Just wondering, but I'm using this emulator with the .bat files . . . is that the problem? Should I use the mame version instead?

     

    EDIT: Here's the direct copy-paste: 

    Sega Naomi -run=naomi -rom= True

    Sega Naomi (Demul) in LaunchBox

    in Emulation

    Posted

    Sorry for the bump, but I can't figure out where I'm going wrong here trying to run Naomi on demul. I have "No space before Rom" checked, "Use File name only" checked, with this command line on the Associated Platform's list for Sega Naomi:

    -run=Naomi -rom=

     

    But when i try to launch a game, it brings up the game list instead. I followed this entire thread and the video tutorial twice. At the end of my rope trying to figure it out. Any help is appreciated :(

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