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Yup, @C-Beats is also correct. Using the built-in security of Big Box would allow you to lock out the add to playlist option, and so much more. It's basically our version of a parental control/kiosk mode.

This is not currently possible in the way you are saying, just because of the fundamental way Big Box views work. However, you could potentially fake it and make 1 view look like 2 different views. There's limitations to this, so it all depends on what exactly you want the 2 views to look like.

Hi @HisokaRyodan. This is definitely possible, and like you are finding out, there's a lot of ways you can accomplish this. If I were doing this, I'd probably create a category inside of Sony PlayStation, and then a playlist inside of there. So the structure would be something like: Sony PlayStation (platform) Japan (Category) RPGs (Playlist) Things to note: You can have a Unique Name, a Nested Name, and a Sort Title. For my RPGs playlist, I'd probably do something like, Unique Name: PS1 - Japan - RPGs, Nested Name: RPGs, Sort Title: RPGs. The Unique Name can't match any other playlist, The Nested Name is what gets displayed in LaunchBox, and the Sort Title is used to sort the list the way you want. I would set up the playlist to auto-populate. It would use the following variables: Platform - Is Equal To - Sony PlayStation Region - Contains - Japan Genre - Contains - Role-Playing You can add custom playlist/category images (and a video) within the Edit Playlist/Category window (in LaunchBox, right click your playlist or category and choose Edit). These will be used in Big Box.

Hi @keithhov. Are you using the default theme or another theme?

Hi @drewjbx, This is actually possible using auto-populate playlist. You just need to create a new playlist, click on the Auto-Populate tab, and add: Favorite - Is True If you do it this way, any game that you flag/unflag as a favorite will get added/removed to this playlist automatically. Couple extra things to note in the Edit Playlist window: Using the Parents tab, allows you to put that playlist anywhere in your platform category hiearchy Using the Sort Title field in the Details tab allows you to position the playlist in your list without needing to add an underscore, like I see you did. There's no current way to hide a playlist the way you are wanting. Feel free to make a request in the Request a Feature link in the Help & Support menu above. However, any auto-populate playlists won't show up in the menu in your screenshot, so that would definitely help you out.

Hi @floodie. Looks like in this thread some people were having good luck adding an AHK script to their emulator's Exit AutoHotkey Script section. You can always give it a try.

Hi @d8thstar. LaunchBox does have a loading bar for games needing to extract from an archive. This is built into the Startup screen. You can see here a video demonstration using the default startup theme. https://streamable.com/hql83f

Hi @wemr97dl. Another option is to create your own Laser Disc category, and then add each Laser Disc platform into it.

That's cool. Would be interested to know how you like them over a period of time.

Hi @Soulchip. While I never used a Logitech G25 wheel before, your first step in troubleshooting should be to go into your Windows Controller properties and test that all buttons of your wheel are being registered by Windows. Here's some general steps on how to test your controller that I found on microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-troubleshoot-game-controllers-in-microsoft-games-ee731224-b2d7-f25e-3c2a-338b27dbe1f5 Here's a short video of someone testing out their controller on Win 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRh8M5M03Ao Once you confirm that your button presses are getting registered in Windows, we can then narrow down the cause of why Big Box is not registering them.

The new way of adding colors is by editing the COLORFUL_Styles.xaml file within: LaunchBox\Themes\Colorful - Light\Views\Styles Should be as straight forward as adding a new SolidColorBrush line and editing the key to match (or partially match) your platform/playlist name and adding your color.

Welcome to the LaunchBox 2021 Community Poll! This the poll items was gathered from the community from multiple sources such as BitBucket and here on the community forums. This poll will help us shape the direction of our development over the course of the next while, by helping us prioritize the things you want to see most. The Poll is Now Closed. Thank you everyone for participating in the poll. Below are the results. POLL RESULTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RetroArch Integration - Easy Import Wizard with RetroArch Core Manager - (The ability to install RetroArch and download/update/manage your cores from within LaunchBox itself, stopping the need from having to install and manage cores separately. If this is successful, this would then add the foundation for future RetroArch integrations.) Clean Up Media Per Platform - (The ability to clean up media on a per-platform basis, instead of only on your entire collection.) Suggested/Recommended Games - (New sections in game details that would suggest other games for you based on game similarities, LaunchBox community ratings, etc.) MAME Full Set Importer Controller Filters - New options to filter out games based on their control types - (Be able to filter out racing games that require a wheel, games that require too many buttons, etc.) Media Download Improvements - Add a limit to how many images LaunchBox will download per image type - (Gain the ability to set a number that would limit the amount of images you would download, per image type.) Allow adding games/apps to the Big Box platform category and/or platform screen - (Gain the ability to add games or applications (such as Kodi) to your main screen in Big Box.) Previous/Next buttons within the LaunchBox Edit Window - (See a previous and next button within a Game's edit window.) Game Time Tracking - (LaunchBox and Big Box would be able to track the time you have a certain game open. This will not track how long you've been actually playing a particular game, but only track the amount of time you have the emulator or game open after launching it.) Pin-Locked Games Based On the Ratings Field - (Gain the ability to hide or lock out games based on their content ratings, eg. ESRB) Itch.IO Integration - (A new import wizard option to import your Itch.IO games that are within your Itch.IO library. Please note: Not all purchases on itch.IO automatically make it to your itch.IO library.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you again everyone for your participation, it really means a lot that you took the time to fill out the poll. Look out over the coming months as we work to implement the top items on the poll.

Hi @tomcat78, Sounds like an odd issue there. You can try and remove your Big Box settings temporarily, just to see if it helps. While LaunchBox and Big Box are closed, remove the BigBoxSettings.xml and the InputBindings.xml files from your LaunchBox\Data folder and save them in a safe place. Then boot up Big Box and see if you are still encountering the same issue.

Hi @Unrealcpu, If I'm reading correctly, you are using LaunchBox as more of a way for you to catalog the games you have all zipped up and stored within their own folders? Your not using LaunchBox to launch the games. If this is true, you may want to consider creating txt files based on the names of your game folders and then importing those txt files into LaunchBox. I can help you with this if you need.

11.14 is now live with the following fixes: Fixed: Potential errors on Windows 7 with the new system tray icon features (introduced in 11.13) Fixed: The platform category view in Big Box wasn't transitioning as smoothly between platform categories, platforms, and playlists (introduced in 11.13) Fixed: Random game videos were playing for playlists in Big Box even when the option to play random game videos for missing platform/playlist videos was disabled (introduced in 11.13) Fixed: The new option to hold the back button in Big Box wasn't working properly with the All Games view (introduced in 11.13) Fixed: Jumping between View Platform Categories, View Platforms, and View Playlists in Big Box would sometimes cause wheel images not to be cached, leaving them blank @Deam @Clarg - Can you let us know if the issues you were seeing are now fixed? @Suhrvivor - Holding back when All games is your default view should be fixed. @RULLUR - some potential fixes to your wheel caching issue went in, are you able to confirm if there's any difference with this build?

If you have a monitor that has freesync or gsync, turning that feature off could also smooth out the experience within Big Box.

Hi @Anonymous MOS, Unfortunately, there's no actual way for an admin to change your username on the gamesdb. I'm afraid you may be stuck with your username over there.

Hi @AmigaTronik. Thanks for the report. If you haven't done so already, can you write a ticket up on our bitbucket, including your system info. Use the Report a Bug link above, under Help & Support.

Thanks for the report, we are looking into this. After setting up your options, are you able to close LaunchBox, clear your cached LaunchBox files in: LaunchBox\Images\Cache-LB Then report back if you are still having the issue.

Hi @vgbox. It will if you choose the option during the wizard "Yes, download and replace all existing metadata and media". You can also delete a platform's media by right clicking a platform and choose delete, and option will appear asking you if you would like to delete the platform's associated media.

I think the good news is that I'm fairly certain Big Box already runs in a borderless window.