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If I'm reading this right (and sorry if I'm not), this is actually already an option. During the import, you have the option to Copy/Move files into the Games folder, or use the files in their current location. You'd want to choose the option to use the files in their current location.

This is actually a LaunchBox setting and not a theme specific one. You have complete control of what the box models look like, and the theme just displays them. However, the upside down logo, the default rotation should be fixed in the next beta release of LaunchBox, as I do believe it's facing the wrong way by default. As far as the wheel movement, yes, this was by choice, it takes the same amount of time for Big Box to tell that you have switched to the next platform, but the animation just sort of glides to the finish. So, while it doesn't take 4 seconds for the platform info to appear (that's only about 0.8 seconds no matter the speed of the wheel), or for you to be able to enter into the platform, the full animation takes 4 seconds, but majority of the animation completes in about 0.8 seconds and the rest of it is a gentle glide. You are right that the more rapidly you press the button the quicker the animation gets, and that's just the way Big Box has always been.

This was a recent change to that theme. You could simply download an older version and use that if you wish.

Make sure you don't have any additional apps trying to open, or any other apps that could be trying to pull focus. You could try and use Windows Focus Logger to see if it provides you with any insight on any programs that could be pulling focus away: https://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Window-Focus-Logger.shtml

Not sure how much help these are, but good luck with your theme.

You will need to point a game to an m3u file, and the m3u file would contain the multiple tracks. The m3u file itself would contain just a basic list of all the tracks, one line per track. As far as normalization, you'll need to use a music program to do that to the tracks themselves.

Can you run Tools > Download > Force Update Games Database Metadata... Then try again.

You would need to adjust the animation time within the xaml code itself. Depending on the view you want to adjust, you would open up that xaml file, find the relevant animation storyboards and adjust times.

For people that might be interested: Lambda uses a slightly modified version of the old box grid from the old default theme where it sets a set height for everything, and you are beholden to that size. Default Plus is simply just Default with some minor changes, so it works just like current Default which dynamically reduces white space on a per-row basis. Beats uses a hybrid that takes on the dynamic reduction of white space, but vertically centers the images, and aligns the rest of the elements (like text) evenly on a per-row basis. All of this is theme specific and requires changes to the code.

Hmm, this still points to some kind of data file issue. What it could be, I'm not entirely sure. If you want, PM me your data files and when I get some time, I can look into it for you.

3-DIMENSIONS View File A showcase of the new 3-D Box Models in Big Box. This theme contains 8 game views, each with its own unique 3-D box model wheel layout. This theme can be utilized by theme developers as a way to learn how the new FlowModel works within and without a FlowControl. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask within the comments section of this file. Submitter faeran Submitted 11/16/2022 Category Custom Themes  

Beta 4 is now out with the following changes: Improvement: Added the following new bindings to the Big Box FlowControl - MinimumAnimationSpeed, DelaySelectedItemAnimation, EasingFunction, SelectedItemEasingFunction (for theme devs) Fixed: Potential error in Big Box attract mode caused by badgers (er, badges) Fixed: Potential missing videos when scraping EmuMovies for the Arcade platform Fixed: The premium message in Add/Edit Platform 3D Model tab was always displayed Fixed: Add/Edit Platform Folder tab didn't list the new image types At this point, we are gearing up towards an official release, so thanks to all for helping test this version. There were a lot of great ideas discussed by you guys and internally on our team for the new 3D Box Models. We will be looking to continue to expand on the 3D Box Model feature in future versions, so submitting bitbucket tickets and voting for the ones you want to see most is much appreciated.

This could be because of some weirdness going on with your ListCache.xml file. Close out LaunchBox (wait for it to remove from your processes), go into LaunchBox\Data and delete your ListCache.xml file. Reopen LaunchBox and run your Arcade media download again and see if it's any different.

For the default theme, this is an option that you turn on, either from the text button in the button's bar, or under View > Show / Hide > Text on All Games While the default theme will most likely remain this way, it's extremely customizable through theming, and a number of themes do this differently.

Right click the arcade platform in the side menu. You'll find it there.

Can you switch to a different theme and tell us if you are still seeing that.

The MAME High Scores feature is based on your LaunchBox Games Database account. Your friend would have to create an account and be signed into your LaunchBox in order to submit the high score. Alternatively, you could sign yourself out while others are playing, so that no high score is logged.