shro2016

It was my first attempt at compiling my own converter though it is just a copy and paste of the converter you provided earlier in this post. It may well be that I have done something wrong when compiling the DLL.

Thanks for looking at this @Grila , this is the error I receive when the view is loaded in BigBoxI believe I have defined the resource in the view's usercontrol.resource section but here is the complete code for the XAML view. Hopefully you will spot something glaringly obvious that I have done wrong: <UserControl xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:transitions="clr-namespace:Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf.Transitions;assembly=Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf" xmlns:coverFlow="clr-namespace:Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf.Controls.CoverFlow;assembly=Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf" xmlns:cal="http://www.caliburnproject.org" xmlns:i="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/2010/interactivity" xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf.Controls;assembly=Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf" xmlns:g="clr-namespace:GrilaBBWeather;assembly=GrilaBBWeather" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" xmlns:TextTransformUppercase="clr-namespace:TextTransformUppercase;assembly=TextTransformUppercase" mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignHeight="2160" d:DesignWidth="3840" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Style="{DynamicResource UserControlStyle}"> <UserControl.Resources> <TextTransformUppercase:TextTransformUppercase x:Key="TextTransformUppercase"/> </UserControl.Resources> <Canvas Name="Canvas"> <Grid Height="{Binding ElementName=Canvas, Path=ActualHeight}" Width="{Binding ElementName=Canvas, Path=ActualWidth}"> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <ColumnDefinition Width="3.125*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="13.42*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="2.4*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="54.55*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="0*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="0*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="0*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="0*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="23*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="3.4375*"/> </Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <Grid Grid.ColumnSpan="10" Grid.Column="0"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="56.83*"/> <RowDefinition Height="43.17*"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <Image Source="{Binding Path=SelectedGame.BackgroundImagePath}" Stretch="UniformToFill" Grid.RowSpan="2" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"/> <Image Source="{Binding Path=SelectedGame.BackgroundImagePath}" Stretch="UniformToFill" Grid.Row="1" VerticalAlignment="Bottom"> <Image.Effect> <BlurEffect Radius="80"/> </Image.Effect> </Image> <Rectangle Fill="#324049" Opacity="0.8" Grid.Row="1"/> </Grid> <Grid Grid.Column="1"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="3.88*"/> <RowDefinition Height="4.62*"/> <RowDefinition Height="5.55*"/> <RowDefinition Height="41.48*"/> <RowDefinition Height="39.26*"/> <RowDefinition Height="4.44*"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <Image Source="{Binding Path=SelectedGame.FrontImagePath}" Grid.Row="4" VerticalAlignment="Top"/> </Grid> <Grid Grid.Column="8"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="78.7*"/> <RowDefinition Height="11.85*"/> <RowDefinition Height="9.45*"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <!-- Start of ESRB Rating --> <Grid Grid.Row="1"> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <ColumnDefinition Width="45*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="16.5*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="38.5*"/> </Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <TextBlock x:Name="ESRB" Visibility="Collapsed"> <TextBlock.Text> <MultiBinding StringFormat="{}pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Modernist/Images/ESRB/{0}.png"> <Binding Path="ActiveGame.Rating" /> </MultiBinding> </TextBlock.Text> </TextBlock> <Image Source="{}pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Modernist/Images/ESRB/NR.png" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="1"/> <Image Source="{Binding Text, ElementName=ESRB}" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" Grid.Column="1"/> <Grid Grid.Column="2"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="55*"/> <RowDefinition Height="20*"/> <RowDefinition Height="25*"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <Grid Grid.Row="1"> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <ColumnDefinition Width="10*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="90*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="0*"/> </Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <Viewbox Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left"> <TextBlock x:Name="GameESRB" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Segoe UI"> <TextBlock.Style> <Style TargetType="TextBlock"> <Setter Property="Text" Value="{Binding ActiveGame.Rating}" /> <Style.Triggers> <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ActiveGame.Rating}" Value="" > <Setter Property="Text" Value="NR - Not Yet Rated" /> </DataTrigger> <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding ActiveGame.Rating}" Value="{x:Null}" > <Setter Property="Text" Value="NR - Not Yet Rated" /> </DataTrigger> </Style.Triggers> </Style> </TextBlock.Style> </TextBlock> </Viewbox> </Grid> </Grid> </Grid> </Grid> <!-- End of ESRB Rating --> <Grid Grid.Column="3"> <Grid.RowDefinitions> <RowDefinition Height="62.22*"/> <RowDefinition Height="2.77*"/> <RowDefinition Height="2.59*"/> <RowDefinition Height="4.63*"/> <RowDefinition Height="2*"/> <RowDefinition Height="2*"/> <RowDefinition Height="2.59*"/> <RowDefinition Height="11.66*"/> <RowDefinition Height="10.19*"/> </Grid.RowDefinitions> <Viewbox Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left"> <TextBlock x:Name="GamePlatform" Text="{Binding Path=ActiveGame.Platform}" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Segoe UI" /> </Viewbox> <Viewbox Grid.Row="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left"> <TextBlock x:Name="GameName" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Segoe UI"> <TextBlock.Text> <MultiBinding StringFormat="{}{0}"> <Binding Path="ActiveGame.Title" Converter="{StaticResource TextTransformUppercase}"/> </MultiBinding> </TextBlock.Text> </TextBlock> </Viewbox> <Grid Grid.Row="5"> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <ColumnDefinition Width="13*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="6.27*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="2.76*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="77.97*"/> </Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <!-- Dynamic Star Ratings --> <TextBlock x:Name="Stars" Visibility="Collapsed" HorizontalAlignment="Center"> <TextBlock.Text> <MultiBinding StringFormat="{}pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/BigBoxOne/Images/Theme/{0:F0}S.png"> <Binding Path="ActiveGame.CommunityStarRating" /> </MultiBinding> </TextBlock.Text> </TextBlock> <Image Source="{}pack://siteoforigin:,,,/themes/BigBoxOne/images/theme/No Stars.png" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="0" Opacity="0.3"/> <Image Source="{Binding Text, ElementName=Stars}" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="0" /> <!-- End of Dynamic Star Rating--> <Viewbox Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Center"> <TextBlock x:Name="StarValue" Text="{Binding Path=ActiveGame.ReleaseDate, StringFormat=yyyy}" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Uni Sans CAPS"/> </Viewbox> <Image x:Name="Divide" Source="{}pack://siteoforigin:,,,/themes/BigBoxOne/images/theme/Divide.png" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" VerticalAlignment="Center" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/> <Viewbox Grid.Column="3" HorizontalAlignment="Left"> <TextBlock x:Name="Publisher" Text="{Binding Path=ActiveGame.Publisher}" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Uni Sans CAPS"/> </Viewbox> </Grid> <coverFlow:FlowControl x:Name="FlowControl" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Row="7" ImageType="Boxes" CurveAmount="0" CameraZPosition="8.4" VisibleCount="20" PageSize="8" ItemZPosition="1.0" SelectedItemZPosition="1.0" Spacing="1.6"> <coverFlow:FlowControl.CoverFactory> <coverFlow:HorizontalWheelCoverFactory /> </coverFlow:FlowControl.CoverFactory> </coverFlow:FlowControl> <Grid Grid.Row="7"> <Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <ColumnDefinition Width="45.5*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="9*"/> <ColumnDefinition Width="45.5*"/> </Grid.ColumnDefinitions> <Rectangle Fill="#324049" Opacity="0.4" Grid.Column="0"/> <Rectangle Fill="#324049" Opacity="0.4" Grid.Column="2"/> </Grid> </Grid> </Grid> </Canvas> </UserControl>

@Grila - I am trying to use the TextTransformUppercase as you were discussing with @wallmachine and whilst I think I have now got everything in the right place, with no errors in Visual Studio, when I run BigBox it errors on the <usercontrol.resource> section with regards to an unknown type. Any idea what I am missing? I am just trying to convert the binding ActiveGame.Title at this stage.

Thanks @Jason Carr - for the view in question it is the gamedetailsview - is it possible to use a cover flow style wheel for the text options ie play game, flip box etc. ? I’m assuming not as not seen it done before but just wanted to check before I change the design to accommodate a vertical list instead

@ALIENot from the user side but can be done within the theme. The delay is to mirror the style from Netflix where fan art is shown for a period of time before the video is displayed. @Styphelus yes there is blank space. My other themes are quite heavy on maximising information on screen and not having empty space. For this theme I wanted to keep to just the essential information and keep it as clean as possible. With regards game details this is obviously optional and the intention for this theme would be to disable it completely in the options so that games launch directly but have the game details screen mapped to a button so that this brings up the control scheme when required.

Name: New Theme - Modernist v1.0 Category: Development Date Added: 2018-05-01 Submitter: shro2016 Video of the new theme Modernist for BigBox New Theme - Modernist v1.0

Modernist View File This is my latest theme and has taken many weeks of work to get to this stage. A big thank you to @eatkinola for his assistance with getting the video plugin working. The theme is loosely based on the Netflix interface and is designed to be a clean dark theme with an emphasis on fanart and videos. The plugin is included within the theme for the videos to work correctly. As with Netflix the theme is designed to show the fanart for approx. 4 seconds before then fading in the video. As the videos do not use the inbuilt Launchbox control and instead use the plugin I have found the experience smoother with the video option set to Windows Media Player rather than VLC and have not experienced any issues in doing this though your mileage may vary so if one doesn't work/stutters try the other. There is one platform view in this theme and 7 Game views. The Game views are clear logos vertical, screenshots vertical 4:3 format, screenshots vertical 16:9 format, horizontal clear logos, horizontal screenshots 4:3, horizontal screenshots 16:9 and a two row Wall View. The game details screen includes full controller layout for the various platforms (all major ones covered) and there is a template file included for Gimp GNU in the theme/images/controls folder should you wish to change the control images / styles. As always comments and suggestions welcome. Enjoy! Submitter shro2016 Submitted 05/02/2018 Category Big Box Custom Themes

Done some work this weekend on it, keeping with your original designs as much as possible. Here are some screenshots to show progress so far. The platform select screen. For some reason cannot get Grilas BBControl Plugin to work so at the moment displaying the time is not possible and the date is only updated on first load, hopefully will get the plugin sorted soon. Weather does work and allows you to set location via the included plugin config file, thanks @Grila for the plugin. The Game Select screen. Stars will be changed as just placeholder images at the minute and not really in keeping with colour / style of the rest of the theme. Also some work to do on the genre banner but working correctly in most cases The Game Details screen. Video is bordered by a redrawn laser outline (based on your original design). Clear Logo is displayed beneath and background image is displayed to the right but faded to black to left of video to keep the view as clean as possible. Not sure if it is possible to have the text lists horizontal rather than vertical as not seen this in any other theme but would be a great addition for the theme. @Jason Carr - is a horizontal list box for the menu items possible currently?

Thanks @qu1r0s and glad you like the other themes. Will post updates on here as the theme progresses

@qu1r0s do you want the same style i.e. fonts and colours as shown in the designs? If so can you let me know what fonts you have used please?

I am going to start some work on this over the weekend all being well now that my two theme updates are released. Will let you know how I get on.

Name: Theme Update - Griddle v2.0 Category: Development Date Added: 2018-04-14 Submitter: shro2016 Video showing new theme release of Griddle v2.0 which is now available in the downloads section. Changes in this version include: Fixed issue with music notification popup Added search index when browsing for games (A-Z and Search bar) Now added information showing number of games available and completed for all platforms and filters (big thanks to @eatkinola for the plugin for this!) Improved controller images/layouts Removed all animated gif elements and all animation now done via code Improved performance of theme Slight changes to layout including removal of Max Players wheel which has been replaced with Publisher Logos and added shadowing and other effects Theme Update - Griddle v2.0

That’s great thanks @eatkinola I will download the theme this evening and build into my themes. thansk again

Name: Major Theme Overhaul - NESiCAxLive Category: News and Entertainment Date Added: 2018-04-09 Submitter: shro2016 Video showing new theme release of NESiCAxLive v2.0 which is now available in the downloads section. Now fully responsive design with all animation and effects applied via code at runtime. Major Theme Overhaul - NESiCAxLive

Working on it currently

Thanks @eatkinola I think this will be a big help to a lot of people making themes as this covers the main areas that are not currently accessible via the API

Thanks @eatkinola would you mind providing me the custom control to do this and some instruction on using it please?

In the themes it is possible to return the total games count via activeplatform.totalgamecount - is there a command that can be used to return the same result for the active playlist?