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    MinimalX

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Vitamina1984 said:

    HI! EATKINOLA you the is best for me because is fantastic edit this theme! 

    But I have a question.. I possible insert a text action in the menu games 

    Esemple: delete save game.. or in the system arcade for ic card delete ic card?

    I now this function is app in the menu but I want I have a simple text action erase a file (save or card or other file)

    Is possible for create a plugin or insert this text/function?

    Thanks for your work!? ?

    Glad you like the theme. I'm actually working on a pause menu plugin that would allow you to save and load game files in a standard way. Hopefully I'll release it in a week or two and you can see if it does what you want.

    MinimalX

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted · Edited by eatkinola
    feeling optimistic

    5 minutes ago, andyco47 said:

    there are no log files in my log folder but here is the screenshot of error.

    Thanks. What version of Windows do you run?

    Pretty sure I can make a workaround for this error.

    MinimalX

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, andyco47 said:

    still getting the error from last version so still cant use this theme.

    Can you post a screenshot of the error? Also, please upload your LB log file from LaunchBox\Logs; just the log file for the failed run. The log file might have some clues. That's a lot of info so feel free to send it via private message.

    Nostalgia

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, yelever said:

    I was thinking of something like this but as I said I wouldn't know where to start.

    You might want to checkout the Unified series of themes; they have a look similar to that picture you posted. There are multiple versions of the Unified theme in the downloads section.

    WootLauncher: Bezel Overlay & Pause Menu

    in Third-Party Applications and Plugins (Development and Beta Testing)

    Posted

    Wanted to take a minute to thank those who've been testing and providing some great feedback. They've spotted issues I never noticed and helped me address a lot of bugs. It's also nice to get feedback on Windows 8 and 10 since I'm stubbornly sticking with 7. Thanks @ALIE, @androtaz08, @bundangdon, @Klopjero, @Kondorito, @Lordmonkus, @MadK9, @misterlamide, @neil9000, @Nicodemus, @Porl Hendy, @Retro808, @Zombeaver. Okay time to fix more broken shit.

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    WootLauncher: Bezel Overlay & Pause Menu

    in Third-Party Applications and Plugins (Development and Beta Testing)

    Posted

    Updated for the testers. If all goes well with testing, I might release this for general use next week.

    * fixed very bad memory leak related to PDF viewer
    * fixed exceptions on BB close, due to input aggregator not being disposed
    * fixed taskbar show/hide (+added fix for BB bug when hide setting enabled)
    * fixed confusion when another game launched while WL in use (now ignoring it)
    * fixed RetroArch@MAME configuration file; was not resuming play after pause
    * added auto game and/or platform images for load screen, pause, and exit
    * added logging files to help with debugging future error reports
    * added legend/control overlay for PDF viewer (w/autofade)
    * added delayed loading of manual PDF until viewer shown

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    Nostalgia

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted · Edited by eatkinola
    more information

    6 hours ago, yelever said:

    Also I'm having a little trouble getting wheel art and box art showing when browsing different systems.  Does the artwork have to be in a certain place?

    The artwork does not need to be in a special place. You might be using the Text Details with Details view, which does not show box art or clear logos. Other views in this theme do show these images, e.g., the clear logo wheel view will fade to these images once you've made a platform or game selection. Bigbox themes can contain multiple platform and game views. To change the view, go to Bigbox settings: Sysmenu -> Options -> Views --> change value for Games List View and Platforms list view. Alternately, you can map a keyboard key to the "Switch View" function: 

    Sysmenu -> Options -> Keyboard Mappings -> Switch View (choose key for mapping)

    I've mapped the spacebar to this function, so pressing the spacebar will cycle through platform and game views.

    P.s. Please note some views are not working with the current version of LaunchBox; I'm working on a fix for those and will hopefully post in a week or two.

    P.p.s. If you're still having trouble with the theme, posting an image of what you're seeing might allow me to provide more help.

    Nostalgia

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    7 hours ago, yelever said:

    Just started using Big Box and this theme and love it.  Was using Attract Mode for a long time but switched over.  Was wondering if any of the Microsoft MSX computers will be added in the future?

    Yes, I can add backgrounds. Like this (from viking's platform video)?

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    Get Currently Running Game?

    in Third-Party Applications and Plugins (Development and Beta Testing)

    Posted

    On 11/5/2018 at 9:10 PM, eatkinola said:

    PluginHelper.StateManager.GetAllSelectedGames()[0], and while it works fine when the plugin is used in BigBox

    Thanks for adding that to your list, @Jason Carr. Just noted for BB I also run into a problem with the GetAllSelectedGames() kluge when the game details screen is skipped. So a way to get the currently running IGame would help with both LB and BB plugin development.

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    WootLauncher: Bezel Overlay & Pause Menu

    in Third-Party Applications and Plugins (Development and Beta Testing)

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    1 minute ago, Kondorito said:

    @eatkinola a question: how are you handling the fade times? Are you setting a timer configurable for each platform, or are you being able to resolve when the emulator gains focus? Super curious on the dev. 

    It's a little bit of both. Some emulators like dolphin and demul have a jarring startup, so I want to cover the screen for a minimum amount of time. I can tell when the emulator window has been captured, and the fadein can thus end around that time. I might also make a minimum overall time configurable, so one could set the load screen to last, for example, 5 or 10 seconds.

    WootLauncher: Bezel Overlay & Pause Menu

    in Third-Party Applications and Plugins (Development and Beta Testing)

    Posted

    3 hours ago, DerSchlachter said:

    P.S.: i think images are enough, Videos for Loaing screens are to much, in my oppinion

     

    2 hours ago, Kondorito said:

    Will the fades have the option to display the loading game title, year, developer, or any other type of info?

    I might either use a png that has the same bg as the platform theme (i.e. Unified) so the entire game selection flows is seamless until it starts emulating, with some info (name, year, developer, genre), a LOADING small text, and maybe the platform logo in one of the corners or centered in screen, or use just a generic image per platform, but minimalist as well.

    Those are good thoughts. I'll probably allow users to select different ways to display the loading screen, even keeping videos as an option. Displaying metadata is a great idea; I will try to keep it relatively simple.

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