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53 minutes ago, Maelstrom said:
You could also argue that this is a basic feature that should work correctly before moving on to something else.
My response was not about arguing what is what. I was simply providing some insight many users are not aware of. Since some like to assume how things should be. Hopefully since the dev himself responded you can have even more insight.
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43 minutes ago, Maelstrom said:
I'm surprised this still hasn't been fixed.
Why would the search function go look in the description or any other field of a game instead of just the title? That should be the default, since you can use the filters to look for a specific publisher or anything else.
I'm not. There really has not been a big push about this. Additionally, up until last year there was only 1 dev working on LaunchBox. As it stands now there are only 2. This item did not make the last poll and currently the 2 are working on implementing the items that did make the cut. So things have to be prioritized even more so when there is not a big team.
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Each theme can be coding unqiquely for how the data gets displayed on screen so some of it does have to do with how the creator coded the theme. There are some basic settings in BB though that you can do to limit transitions of media elements. In BigBox settings look for the "Transitions" options.
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20 minutes ago, BZZ said:
No plugins whatsoever. Only Launchbox with bios and emulator files added.
Thanks and it was only those 2 platforms that had the duplicates right? Was LB originally on the C drive you reformatted or on one of the others?
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16 minutes ago, BZZ said:
The launchbox was installed and that is it. Emulators were added and path to games. Before formatting the system drive there were no duplicates. The appeared right after format.
Still curious as to what is creating that file. We have never seen LB create those files. LB does have the coding to create a backup but all it does is just backup the folder in zipped format in the correct folder. It is not even coded to create a file named "Insert Platform Name Here_backup.xml". For the users that have had them it was due to skraper or from a downloaded build. This is not a comment to argue against what you are saying you have done, just pushing the discussion to see if we can see what else might be happening. You fixed what is going on now which is good. So hopefully those backups do not occur again.
What plugins are in your plugin folder?
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Is that a build you did from scratch or one of the build from like Colpipes? I have seen those have the backup files in it as the buikder used skraper. Nothing LB does will duplicate a xaml file in a spot it knows it does not like it. All it will do is back the file up with the exact name in the /Backups folder.
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Just now, BZZ said:
Well yes... I did not create the files though, so launchbox must have. Or I've done it in involuntary manner by clicking something in launchbox.
LB only creates backups in the \Backups folder. Something else you are using is creating that file. Any chance you are using Skraper to scrape games for media?
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4 hours ago, BZZ said:
Well I solved my own problem immediately after posting. Sorry, but might help someone.
Go to (...)\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms and remove the XML files that say 'backup'. For some reason Launchbox was loading both the original file and the backup.
LB is looking for an xml file with your platform name in it. If you create any extra files and place them in that folder and the file has the platform's name it LB will try to load it as well. There should only ever be one file with your platform name in it in that folder.
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In the left window pane of LB where the platform names are the drop down box above the platform names there is an option for "Games Missing Media". Select that then you can select the media types.
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BB has an attract mode setting that will basically spin the wheel and land on something at random. It moves in and out of the various platforms so it will land on a gameplay video or a platform video.
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27 minutes ago, NagakiriHidechi said:
Is it possible to have a different "Arrange By" setting for different platforms? Also, it is possible to remove/create categories on the drop down menu (for example, I'm never gonna use the MAME High Scores options...
Currently not possible.
27 minutes ago, NagakiriHidechi said:...but it'd be cool to have a separate drop down menu where I could store all of my rom hack platforms, instead of on the main oage)?.
Also not currently possible.
27 minutes ago, NagakiriHidechi said:Finally, is it possible to add catagories to the playlists menu (I'd like to group things, and the platform categories menu has enough clutter on it as is)? Thanks.
Not sure what you mean here as there is not a Playlist menu only the playlists you make. If you created a Playlist category and organized all your playlists in there it is possible to create sub categories. Example you have Playlist as a Main Category than Shooter Playlists as a sub-category and in there move all your shooter playlists you have created. I believe this is what you mean.
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Recommend in the AHK not using Process, Close. It is a hard close and in some emulators can interfere with saving.
Below is a cleaner way to exit emulators.
$Esc:: { WinClose, ahk_exe {{{StartupEXE}}} }-
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That just looks like the default theme with the game selection screen view switched to game box cover flow.
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53 minutes ago, mtib said:
Hi guys, I am trying to change the font from the WhellGamesView. I supposed the font would be on this path, right?
<FontFamily x:Key="Friz">/CoinOP;Component/Fonts/#Friz Quadrata TT</FontFamily>
But there is no such folder. Where exactly is the font Friz installed? Thanks.
Are you editing the right theme file? That file is referencing the CoinOp theme and if you edit the WheelGamesView.xaml for CoinOps that line is in there. If you open it for CriticalZone it is not.
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If it works directly in RA and not LB sounds like you do have something in LB incorrect or missing. Can you edit your Retroarch emulator in LB and share a couple pics. (Tools>Manage Emulators and edit RA).
1: Pic of the Details tab
2: Pic of Associated Platforms Tab
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Name the image exactly as your playlist is. Then place it in the corresponding playlist's Banner folder.
Example Playlist: Castlevania Collection.
File name: Castlevania Collection.jpg
File location: LaunchBox\Images\Playlists\Castlevania Collection\Banner\
In BigBox if the image does not show. Go to settings and Images then refresh the cache.
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@udantaroy Forum rules prevent users from posting links to sites hosting roms or providing links to roms. I have removed the link from your post.
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2 hours ago, udantaroy said:
Steam is the most popular digital distribution platform for PC games with millions of active users. Unfortunately, some of these users have reported that games are not launching on Windows 10, so is there anything that you can do to fix this problem?
You know this thread is about Mame and not Steam? The reason the user in this post could not launch games is he either never downloaded the actual rom files or did not set his rom path file inside of Mame. Not sure what Steam has to do with it.
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1 minute ago, QuadBOyinbo said:
Damn.. Hope this will be a thing in the future. It would make managing hacked/homebrew/unlicensed stuff a lot easier.
I am sure it will be something added. Plenty of users are looking for it. Since the dev team is only 2 there has to be some triaging of what they work on.
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32 minutes ago, QuadBOyinbo said:
Found this thread via Google. Any news about this being implemented at one point? @Jason Carr
Currently not implemented and it did not make it on the list of poll items for the current list of things the dynamic duo are working on.
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Email will be the best way. I will send a note on our moderator discord and see if we can get you a response.
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10 hours ago, hyunchris said:
hey so i downloaded and installed 3 different themes, Colorful, city hunter 2, and Unified Refried (and the Queso add on)....but I think I am doing something wrong. i do not see any pictures of the consoles or videos, etc...was I supposed to download those separately or something?
For platform media you can download videos from either directly in the LB UI >Tools>Download Platform/Playlist Theme videos. YOu can also get them from our downloads section.
The downloads section will also have console images you can download.
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Check your pc to see if you have Nahimic Services running in task manager. That has been known to cause graphics glitches with LB/BB.
This thread on page 3 touches on it.
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Using a controller like that is not the most efficient thing with LB. LB is more the pc front end needing a keyboard and mouse to move within all its layers. You can move around a bit but jumping in and out of platforms and games with a controller is best inside BigBox.