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  1. eatkinola
    Glad you like the theme. Thanks for reporting the error. It looks due to a problem reading one of the images for the view. Does it always happen on the same view? With the same platform or game? I should be able to catch this exception in case of a 'bad' image. Perhaps you could pm me the images that might be causing the problem?
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    I can see how that would take loads of time; it did come together very nicely. If you ever decide to get back to it, I do have a plugin that would vary the position of a video depending on the system background. I implemented that for the Nostalgia theme. Anyways, I should probably take a break from this theming stuff soon. All work no play ... one day I'll actually start using my collection of games.
  3. eatkinola
    I'm pretty sure it's not available in the download section and the project has been abandoned or put on hold. It's a really cool concept, so hopefully @vice350z will have time to work on it again down the road.
  4. eatkinola
    @Klopjero: Here's a blank background @Omen had sent me, in case @dragon57 does not already have it.
  5. eatkinola
    @Dane This may not be what you want, but I did make a theme called Nostalgia around viking's videos. I turned his videos into backgrounds and play videos inside the TV, arcade, handheld, etc. Just thought I'd mention it.
  6. eatkinola
    Look in ThumbnailListView.xaml -- example from Minimal-AO: <UserControl xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" xmlns:i="clr-namespace:System.Windows.Interactivity;assembly=System.Windows.Interactivity" xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" xmlns:cal="http://www.caliburnproject.org" mc:Ignorable="d" d:DesignHeight="300" d:DesignWidth="300" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"> <DockPanel HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"> <!-- NOTE: Collapsed/hid the Title (Recent/Favorites) so I could create my own title... --> <TextBlock Name="Title" DockPanel.Dock="Top" Foreground="White" FontFamily="Calibri" Visibility="Collapsed"/> <ListBox Name="Items" Style="{DynamicResource ThumbnailListBoxStyle}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedItem}"> <i:Interaction.Triggers> <i:EventTrigger EventName="MouseDoubleClick"> <cal:ActionMessage MethodName="OnEnter" /> </i:EventTrigger> </i:Interaction.Triggers> </ListBox> </DockPanel> </UserControl>
  7. eatkinola
    Hey @Jason Carr: Any chance you might add this property notification in the future? On a related note, a binding for SelectedCategory would also be helpful.
  8. eatkinola
    Beta-10 fixed the LB/BB startup crashes for me, Jason. Thanks!
  9. eatkinola
    I have the same problem with latest beta 8b9, get this error when trying to open either LB or BB:
  10. eatkinola
    Sure, look for the Ao.Bigbox.Dropins.dll.txt file in the same directory as the plugin. Edit the FavoriteCount, RandomCount, etc. This feature (to change the counts) was broken in the current version of the plugin, so please use the version attached to this post. I modified to plugin so playlists are also generated when LB starts, so it'll work for both LB and BB now. Ao.Bigbox.Dropins.dll
  11. eatkinola
    You mean when using TextGamesView to view a list of games, then selecting a game? No, I've not been able to find a routed event to latch onto. This same issue exists for TextFiltersView when diving down from categories to a list of platforms for that category.
  12. eatkinola
    What version of LB are you running? The plugin that generates playlists is different from the one included with Nostalgia. The plugin is called AO Bigbox Customs and should be placed in the LaunchBox Plugins directory. The version of AO Bigbox Customs posted on the forum is a bit out of date, and I wonder if it's incompatible with Nostalgia -- I'll have to post a new version of the plugin. In the meantime, you can try this version recently compiled which works on my system with Nostalgia: Ao.Bigbox.Dropins.dll If you use this new version, be sure to remove the old version from the LaunchBox Plugins directory.
  13. eatkinola
    Thanks @neil9000 and @Retro808. Are there steps you can take to provoke this error? If so, it'll make it easier for me to test a fix. Since the exception does not cause a crash, I can probably just catch it so it doesn't pop up on the screen.
  14. eatkinola
    Agreed. Good call Cid! Glad y'all figured it out. Plugin versioning as described above should hopefully avoid this from recurring.
  15. eatkinola
    Here's an example of the CRT curvature:
  16. eatkinola
    Released version 1.1-beta1. The primary addition is simulated CRT curvature for those old TV and computer screens. To do this, it projects the video (or screenshot) onto part of a sphere using a 3D viewport. This feature is only activated when BB is configured to use the WMP video engine (restart BB after making this selection). VLC used with the CRT curvature control causes freezes, so the theme simply disables CRT curvature when BB is configured to use VLC. I'm hopeful @Jason Carr can help me figure out the issues with VLC freezes. VLC otherwise works fine in Nostalgia; just not when mixed with the CRT curvature control. Please note the @INDEX files within the theme's AVLF directory are updated to define the appropriate curvature for each platform background. ALSO NOTE: As with Nostalgia v1, LaunchBox 8+ (currently in beta) is also required for Nostalgia v1.1-beta1.
  17. eatkinola
    Hey @Omen. Looks good so far -- replacing Viewbox with Grid should fix the problem. A Viewbox automatically scales its contents so everything is visible and takes up as much space as possible. In this case, it's making the horizontal list of boxes tiny so it displays the entire list at once.
  18. eatkinola
    Hmm, I don't have any solid ideas at this time. I only ever show the version number on the sysmenu page. Is the version number stashed in one of the LB XML config files. If so, you could write some code behind to grab it.
  19. eatkinola
    Did you look in the system menu page of the default theme? That's where I found it. At work so cannot lookup the binding, but it should be there.
  20. eatkinola
    Yes, Nostalgia 1.0 requires LB 8+ as it uses some new plugin features. 1.0-beta7 will work with 7.16.
  21. eatkinola
    Updated to version 1.0, the first "official" release. I added a few features, e.g., display of community ratings.
  22. eatkinola
    Well I feel silly now. Updating the metadata via LB (Tools -> Download metadata and media ... Yes but do not replace any existing metadata) fixed this problem.
  23. eatkinola
    Has anyone else noted a problem with community star ratings sometimes being super high, as in the following example: I mean it's a good game and all, but 2994 out of 5?
  24. eatkinola
    That's a PDF viewer plugin I released last year. Check the Plugins folder of launchbox and the themes. Also look in the metadata folder of launchbox. Look for Ao.Bigbox.
  25. eatkinola
    @Omen: Yes, you can copy that code into the platform wheel view. You will have to position it using a grid element. Let me know if you need any help.
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