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    11.7 Beta Testing

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    1 minute ago, bbweiners said:

    Wrong again. The wheel spacing doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

    Basically, it's just not cacheing game images properly that are used by the wheel. Sometimes all the game images for a platform/collection will appear, other times non appear, and once in a while some appear. The only way to get them to load if they're not appearing is to scroll through the wheel until all the images are populated. 

    Has anything changed recently with the way images are cached?

    I feel a bit stupid. I just realized that multiple people in this thread are saying the same thing I am. Sorry. I guess I'll just say I'm having the same wheel image issues they are.

    11.7 Beta Testing

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    3 hours ago, bbweiners said:

    Alright, so it doesn't have to do with "Custom Wheel Images." The issue is if there isn't enough space between images that the wheel is using, the images will disappear some of the time and not load again until you start scrolling through the wheel.

    Wrong again. The wheel spacing doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

    Basically, it's just not cacheing game images properly that are used by the wheel. Sometimes all the game images for a platform/collection will appear, other times non appear, and once in a while some appear. The only way to get them to load if they're not appearing is to scroll through the wheel until all the images are populated. 

    Has anything changed recently with the way images are cached?

    11.7 Beta Testing

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    16 hours ago, bbweiners said:

    Hi,

    Not sure when this started, but it may be the latest beta. When you use, "Custom Wheel Images" in a theme, it doesn't look like Bigbox is cacheing those images properly. So if you open the games view, it won't cache any images unless you start scrolling through your games. Also, once the images are cached, if you exit the games view and go back in, sometimes the images are all, or mostly gone.

    Thanks

    Alright, so it doesn't have to do with "Custom Wheel Images." The issue is if there isn't enough space between images that the wheel is using, the images will disappear some of the time and not load again until you start scrolling through the wheel.

    11.7 Beta Testing

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    Hi,

    Not sure when this started, but it may be the latest beta. When you use, "Custom Wheel Images" in a theme, it doesn't look like Bigbox is cacheing those images properly. So if you open the games view, it won't cache any images unless you start scrolling through your games. Also, once the images are cached, if you exit the games view and go back in, sometimes the images are all, or mostly gone.

    Thanks

    11.5 Beta Testing

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    Hi @Jason Carr,

    I'm not sure if this is something that has been brought to your attention already, or if it happened with this beta, but the Boxes view no longer shows game boxes.

    You can test this using Grilla's switch theme. It will load everything except the boxes (box front artwork). You just see a thin gray rectangle where the boxes should be shown.

    Thanks.

    11.3-beta-1 Released

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    I noticed that I'm getting this error if I switch to the theme Colorful from any other theme that I'm using. This started happening when I started using 11.3.

    It does load the theme and go away once you select ok.

    Windows does not appear to be blocking anything since the plugin is loaded and works. I also disabled Windows Defender, which is my only antivirus.

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    10.15-beta-1 Released

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Jason Carr said:

    The first 10.16 beta will most likely be out this week. It's just that we've been working on some big features that take more development time than usual.

    Oh yeah? What did you say those features were again? ;)

    Pause Menu Screen Transitions

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted · Edited by bbweiners

    Hi,

    Does anyone know why when using the pause menu with some emulators, when you exit the game you'll see the game for about 0.25 seconds or less before the exit screen comes up. Or, if you're not using an exit screen, the game will still show for about 0.25 seconds or less before it closes.

    It's odd because when I remote into my system with the issue, using Parsec or Google Remote Desktop, I don't see the game when exiting. It just has a nice transition where it fades from the pause menu to the exit menu. The computer that I'm remoting from is the same resolution as the computer with the issue. 

    All drivers are up to date.

    Any ideas?

    New Wheel Custom Image Feature Question

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    Hi,

    Is there a way to use a default image with the new, wheel - custom image type? I know you can do this when using one of the standard wheel image types.

    Example -- If your wheel image type is, "Clear Logo" and you don't have a clear logo for a specific game, you can put a default image that will be used for every game that doesn't have one on a per platform basis. It would be located at Lauchbox/Images/Platforms/Platform Name/Default Clear Logo.

    Thanks.

    Alyssa - A Modern Theme (WIP)

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, JohnnyJedi said:

    nice one, just dl it and installed it,, btw, me new here with all this stuff, so just learning,, is there a way to adjust the brightness without having to do so in my monitor, it looks dark when I applied it on BB.. tnx.. 

     

    Thanks!

    Unfortunately, no. That's not an option in BigBox.

    Hiding Bible passages in Launchbox

    in Features

    Posted

    1 hour ago, eatkinola said:

    The About page is about the program and developer. It's totally appropriate for Jason to have that content there. Ok I really didn't want to comment on this issue, but people just need to be more accepting of one another, and we all have the ability and personal obligation to filter out from the world what is important to us.

    I think your response is about perfect.

    9.11-beta-1 Released

    in Beta Testing

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, Jason Carr said:

    You're reading my mind. This is part of the current plans for the export process, though it's not currently color-coded.

    I will let everyone in this thread know when a beta version of the app is available on the Play store. :)

    Music Box Alpha's progress is not nonexistent. In the last year, we've added metadata editing (a big job), CD ripping (a big job), three different music playback engines (a big job), Fanart.tv support (a big job), and a whole bunch of other, smaller things. You're barking up a nonexistent tree with useless negativity.

    It's not a matter of being rude, or how "nicely" you complain. You're complaining about things that are beyond your understanding, and just spreading toxic negativity here. Nothing you've said is helpful, and again I would ask that you stop. I could explain to you many things in more detail, but I have a feeling it would just fall on deaf ears.

    The first version will be more like LaunchBox than Big Box, but we'll definitely be adding Big Box-like views and features soon after. On Android it will all be contained in one app.

    Early on, it will be available for $5. All licenses will be forever-updates licenses on Android, no subscription model. Later on, once it's more fully-featured, we may up the price to $10.

    That seems like a really smart price point.

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    LaunchBox 2019 New Feature Poll

    in Features

    Posted

    29 minutes ago, Jason Carr said:

    The poll is closed! The results are below. I posted them on the first page of this topic as well.

     

    #   Item User Votes Percentage of Users Who Voted
    1   Xbox Controller and PS4 Controller Home Button Support 1,062 62.54%
    2   Icons for Types of Controls (Keyboard/Mouse, PS4/Xbox Controller, Wiimote, Nunchuk, etc.) 746 43.93%
    3   Backup and Restore Options for Data and Settings 687 40.46%
    4   Video Clip Grabber for Missing Videos 608 35.81%
    5   Indicator/Icon for Games with Multiple Versions Available 594 34.98%
    6   Filter to Games with Missing Media 590 34.75%
    7   Retro Achievements Gamer Score, Profile, and Leaderboards 567 33.39%
    8   Add Alternate Names, Game Type, Max Players, Wikipedia Link, and Video Link fields from the LaunchBox Games Database to LaunchBox 544 32.04%
    9   New Paid Android Version (Select Games on the Desktop, Export to Android) 539 31.74%
    10   Visual icon/indicator for Broken Games 535 31.51%
    11   Media Cleanup Overhaul - Review/Change Items, Move to Folder or Delete 525 30.92%
    12   Option to Manually Check for Updates 524 30.86%
    13   Integrate MAME High Scores and Show Community Scores 499 29.39%
    14   Bulk Edit Platform and Move Media to Proper Folders 497 29.27%
    15   Big Box Theme-Specific Settings (Save and Restore Settings for Each Theme) 474 27.92%
    16   Automatic Multi-Disc Playlist Creation for Retroarch 470 27.68%
    17   Integrated Retroarch Netplay Lobby Browser 458 26.97%
    18   Big Box Wall View Overhaul 451 26.56%
    19   Option to Force Update Games Database Metadata 446 26.27%
    20   Auditing Overhaul - Add Missing Fields and Allow Full-Library Audits 434 25.56%
    21   Add Sort By Options to Big Box (another item in the alphanumeric list) 433 25.50%
    22   Marquee Video Support, Customization Options for Placement and Image Types 422 24.85%
    23   Steam Achievements in Details like Retro Achievements 422 24.85%
    24   New Document Fields for Hintbooks, Cheats, and Maps 417 24.56%
    25   Game Screenshot Grabber 410 24.15%
    26   Proper Support for MAME Software Lists 392 23.09%
    27   API importer for GOG 387 22.79%
    28   Previous and Next Buttons in LaunchBox Edit Window 365 21.50%
    29   Platform-specific Zoom and Aspect Ratios for LaunchBox 332 19.55%
    30   Per-Game AutoHotkey Script Support 329 19.38%
    31   Display Platform/Playlist/Category Information in the LaunchBox Game Details Sidebar when No Game is Selected 327 19.26%
    32   Amiga WHD Name Conversion (Like MAME) 325 19.14%
    33   Bulk Edit Additional Apps 294 17.31%
    34   Allow Launch With for Additional Apps/Versions 282 16.61%
    35   Big Box Parental Restrictions (Use Pin Code to Hide Games with Certain Ratings) 251 14.78%
    36   Proper Support for Year-Only Release Dates 250 14.72%
    37   Option to Name Media via ROM File Name instead of Game Title (where possible, won't work for non-ROM-based platforms) 235 13.84%
    38   Disable Certain Controllers (such as Flight Sticks), Multiple Controllers with Different Bindings 222 13.07%
    39   Option to Reverse Sort Order in LaunchBox 217 12.78%
    40   Parsec Integration 173 10.19%

     

    So what does this mean in regards to the features that you plan to implement?

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