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3 hours ago, Jass_167 said:

sorry, it's not a theme, it's a game details view. so basically, what I'm trying to do is edit my game details list to move items over and a image. I have pictures here for better understanding.

 

 

Well it is a theme as the GameDetailsView is typically theme specific. So knowing what exact theme you are using is helpful. Another reason to know is if it is a theme made with the Community Theme Creator you may be able to easily edit it (if the creator released the CTC files) in the Theme Creator. Otherwise it would be a manual edit. Off-hand I do not know what theme that is by the images. 

What items are you trying to move and exactly where to? Also what image type are you trying to add and where in the canvas. 

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So I have a theme im creating in CTC but the gamesdetailview came from the default of “Colorful”. So I highlighted in one image where it is located now. Which is the top right. In the next image it is placed under the text scroll. For the image type it would be a png image. The image would be placed under the text scroll next to the badges.

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  • 2 weeks later...

 CTC 2.5 allows you to place the recent games filter list in your theme, but it's only for size and placement purposes.  

 From lots of testing, it looks like the file 'ThumbnailListView.xaml' controls the appearance.  The one that gets put in my theme by CTC 2.5 has issues with the bottom of the boxes being cropped.  When I replace it with the 'ThumbnailListView.xaml' from default theme, I don't have that cropping issue any more.  Also, the filter list title now shows where before it did not.

 So one thing solved - more or less.

 How do I change the navigation direction to the list?  Right now it's DOWN, but the recent games filter list is above my wheel.  So I want navigation to be UP, not DOWN.

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Rob

 

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hi all, did my first test-theme for my 3:4 vertical (tate-mode) machine that should only run shmups in Tate mode.Everything works fine but i face an issue with the selection for different versions in it. I create the theme 90° rotatet, but the popup for  the "additional application/version" popup is still in normal-rotated (yoko) mode. Couldnt find in the CTC. Anyone know how change the look and placement of the "Additional-App/Version" popup?

 

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Is is possable to add colour conditions to selected game in the wheel in the text games view?   I want it match the colour conditions i have set for all the text on other platforms.  I've tried in CTC 2.5 but it always uses the default colour thats set so i didnt know if it had to be set up directly in the Style source xaml?

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3 hours ago, PaulyC said:

Is is possable to add colour conditions to selected game in the wheel in the text games view?   I want it match the colour conditions i have set for all the text on other platforms.  I've tried in CTC 2.5 but it always uses the default colour thats set so i didnt know if it had to be set up directly in the Style source xaml?

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i broke this with 2.5, i sent you a test build

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 I added a random game display to my theme, but of course it's just static and doesn't do anything.  I wish Big Box had a random game listbox like it does for recent and favorite games.  Then whenever a platform or playlist is chosen, a random game can be shown and chosen if desired.  I know there's been a lot of previous discussion about a random game picker, but I guess it never gained much traction for BigBox to implement?  

 Unless anyone has some thoughts to share?  

Rob

 

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