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BannerBox 2.0 has been released with the following changes: Feature: All game views can now utilize your regular BoxArt and Clear Logo images. Custom Banners (Banner Packs) are no longer required! Note: This feature only works in LaunchBox 11.10 or higher. Note: You now need to load 4 images per game, as opposed to 1. Please keep this in mind. Feature: Game Custom Banners still work in the theme, but this is considered legacy. It is known that custom images appear more blurry than they did before. Note: No custom banners are included with this version, however they still work if placed in the same spot as before. Feature: The theme now utilizes parenting functionality, removing some user sources and reducing the amount of animations needed to pull off the same effects. Fix: Freezing caused by User Defined Videos have now been solved. Fix: Controller and Default Media file names have been adjusted. Additions: More platform banners have been included with the theme.
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Retro Faeran's Theme Stream - Big Box Theme Creation
faeran replied to faeran's topic in Custom Theme Tutorials
Been a while but finally had a few hours to post a video talking a bit about the Big Box changes that came with LaunchBox version 11.10 through the lens of a Big Box theme developer. Hope this may inspire someone to get into Big Box theme development and create something great. -
You may also want to test out the Retrotastic version on the forums and see if that improves your situation. It's currently not the same as the version you download from within Big Box. Retrotastic [Theme Stream] - Big Box Custom Themes - LaunchBox Community Forums (launchbox-app.com)
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This is true. I asked the theme and it didn't really seem to want to work with other languages. However, after some considerable talking to, I think it has now agreed to work with other languages. You'll just need to download the new version. Try it out, let me know if it is indeed cooperating.
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You would definitely have to make a special version to better utilize that screen size. I don't actually have a screen that size to use, but you could definitely make better use of the space.
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yeah, I'm leaning towards an issue with the theme and Windows 7. I think you need NET Core installed. Maybe we can take this into PMs and do some troubleshooting. Shouldn't be too hard. Set the width/height to your banners, and adjust the spacing until it works for you. Here's the piece of the code, I've highlighted the parts you should play around with. -
I'm leaning towards that you may need to unblock the plugin DLLs. You can actually right click the theme zip file, go into the properties and click on the unblock button: Then extract the zip's contents into the theme folder. Let me know if that makes any difference.
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That's ok. Which view were you trying to access when you got that message? Was it just the platform view, or were you trying to enter one of the game views?
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Hi @Tityo78. you able to take a screenshot of your screen when you see the error?
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Awesome @Dan Patrick. I would really love to do more of those theme streams, once I get some time. And I can't wait to see your themes so we can play around with them. Also, are you going to post your clear logo pack?
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Can the default theme be edited to make a slight change?
faeran replied to Bedwyr's topic in Big Box Custom Themes
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Yup, that's correct. In TextFiltersView.xaml, you'll need to look for the following and adjust the Y axis:
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Can the default theme be edited to make a slight change?
faeran replied to Bedwyr's topic in Big Box Custom Themes
Don't forget that you have the ability to use multiple different themes in the set up at the same time. Use a platform view from one theme, and a games view from another. -
You would have to go into the code and find the part relating to the video and give it a good hard press with the delete button. This can be found in the TextGamesView.xaml file. Delete all of this: This was only intended to be a proof of concept to show off the new wall view wheel features that came with the 11.10 update.
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Yup @neil9000, you got it. It will be a good journey we can all go on exploring all the new tools we just received and how we can all use them to build some cool themes. Yup, there's always lots of pieces going on with themes. Different sections of the code related to other sections of the code. Lots of interdependencies. But, it's worth the journey if you can keep at it. If you have any specific questions about the code, you can always PM me.
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That is something I didn't add to this theme. It's something that can be added for anyone willing to take a stab at it. The code is freely available.
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For SNES, it uses the platform specific view files, which you can find in Themes\The POC\Views\WallGamesView. This just means that in order to recognize it, you must be using the standard LaunchBox naming convention for the system (Super Nintendo Entertainment System). If you have a different name for a system, you can simply change the names of the files that are in there. But do know that this view hard codes the height and width of the boxes to provide uniformity. It's supposed to be cycling through different background fanart for the system you have selected. You are correct in a lot of this. You are also right that this is just a demonstration of the new features and not an actual full fledge theme.
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Something you can try is to right click the zip file, go into properties and check off "Unblock", before extracting its contents.
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You'll have to give time to y2guru to get all the new stuff added to the Theme Creator. At the moment, it's only possible through coding XAML.
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Is that possible? Yes. Here's a couple versions you can use to overwrite the default: Video: TextFiltersView.xaml Platform Background Image: TextFiltersView.xaml I didn't have time to test them, so you would have to tell me if any issues crop up.
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It hasn't. Maybe you can provide more information about your crashes.
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From the looks of it, you could get away with creating a similar looking view, but there would be some differences based on the toolset that we currently have and how Big Box functions in general. It is definitely more possible than it ever was before the new wall view changes.
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I'm thinking of creating a video that would showcase how the new code works in this update. It's actually a lot more than just wall view changes.
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Looks like you are using a theme in the screenshot that probably utilizes Videos in the background. You'll want to download those videos in LaunchBox via: Tools > Download Platform/Playlist Videos
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You're right @neil9000. We'll need to give some time for the new features to get integrated into the Theme Creator. Until then, you can dig into the code and take a look.
