BarTop Theme (WIP)

[Parcade]

Moreover there's not so many vertical games so if you make one it should be only for that games : less work to do

[viking]

Work in progress : new image set.   More polish, some modification and new home made games icons set.

# PLATFORM VIEW 01 :

To finish, I wait the left item align option + transparency. Variant will probably be like my EmulationStation theme. With/without scanline/banner.

# GAMES VIEW 01 :

Simple list mode. Cover angle and drop shadow are coded. No image changes need. I cant change the text size. Ideas ?

# GAMES VIEW 02 :

ClearLogo wheel. I'm still not happy with this view. The silver ring is fixed in the background. Not very elegant.

# GAMES VIEW 03 :

Horizontal cover flow. To finish, I wait the item down align + transparency code option.

# GAMES VIEW 04 :

More classic coverflow view. Here with reflect @ 10%.

# GAMES VIEW 05 :

Simple box view. Nothinf fancy here.

 

=)

Edited September 29, 2016 by viking
"Broken" ^^

[Evil_Orko]

looking nice!   it is spelled 'Broken' though!

[viking]

Damn ^^

[martinconroy]

10 minutes ago, viking said:

Damn ^^

Just use images rather than text, then it's international

[alexis524]

man viking,

you're a xaml coding, Big-Box theme-making beast. You're killing this layout and love your work. Keep it up and will be installing this very soon. Thanks for your hard work.

Edited September 28, 2016 by alexis524

[viking]

@martinconroy : done ! =)

@alexis524 : Wow! Too much !! I'm a noob in xaml. I installed Visual Studio for the first time there are only 20 days! Everyone can do what I did ^^ (but thx ) I'm a CGI guy. Not a coder.

[viking]

Everything is almost done. I now await @Jason Carr return and the next developer session focus on BigBox theme. All that remains is some minor adjustment to finalize. I cant upload an unfinished theme, so be patient!

C&C are welcome !!! 

Well, daily progress :

# GAMES VIEW 01 :

I cant change the text list size or effect, like drop shadows. Any ideas ?

# GAMES VIEW 02 :

OK, Exit ClearLogo and welcome Boxes. Add a little drop shadows on top ClearLogo. Waiting left align and transparency code option here as well. 

# GAMES VIEW 03 :

Horizontal cover flow and ClearLogo drop shadow. To finish, I wait the item down align + transparency code option. 

# GAMES VIEW 04 :

More classic coverflow view. Here with reflect @ 10%. And ClearLogo drop shadow.

# GAMES VIEW 05 :

Simple box view. Nothinf fancy here. Drop shadows and minor adjustment.

[viking]

Everything is almost done. I now await @Jason Carr return and the next developer session focus on BigBox theme. All that remains is some minor adjustment to finalize. I cant upload an unfinished theme, so be patient!

C&C are welcome !!! 

Well, daily progress :

# GAMES VIEW 01 :

I cant change the text list size or effect, like drop shadows. Any ideas ?

# GAMES VIEW 02 :

OK, Exit ClearLogo and welcome Boxes. Add a little drop shadows on top ClearLogo. Waiting left align and transparency code option here as well. 

# GAMES VIEW 03 :

Horizontal cover flow and ClearLogo drop shadow. To finish, I wait the item down align + transparency code option. 

# GAMES VIEW 04 :

More classic coverflow view. Here with reflect @ 10%. And ClearLogo drop shadow.

# GAMES VIEW 05 :

Simple box view. Nothinf fancy here. Drop shadows and minor adjustment.

 

 

EDIT :

Little update today.

Add a drop shadow on banner image. (hardeware here)

Custom title logo on option pages.Another very tiny solid shadows on text list. I like it ^^See you next week ! =)

[martinconroy]

Looks great - well done!

 

[Beylie]

Really looking good! 

[viking]

Thx !

After my platform Clear Logo set, I share my collection of Hardware banner. To fit with the current theme. I hope you enjoy ! =)

[viking]

OK. Waiting the next @Jason Carr developer session focused on BigBox theme, I think about incorporating custom video platform.

If I already my idea on design, I still have problem with code. I asked for help in this topic, so thank you for helping me ! If I make videos in 4:3 for my bartop, lots of people will not be able to use them. As if I did 16:9 it will be standard.

Here is a preview of what I have in mind.  What do you think ?

[DOS76]

They look amazing like all the work you do here @viking

[Parcade]

it's really amazing. very good work !!!

[Aurel]

Looks fantastic!

[Freestate]

Really amazing, i'm stoned with the logos, the banners, the videos, and now a theme. Holy shit!

[viking]

@viking Refresh me on specifically what you need.

@Jason Carr : Thanks for asking !   So :

• The ability to choose the wheel item alignment  (Left / Center / Right) In the example below, it will be left aligned.
• Will be working with any type of media. In this example, I replaced the ClearLogo by Covers.
• The same, but in horizontal version. (Down / Center / Up) In the example below, I want to align down.
• Still in the wheel, the ability to choose the opacity of the selected item and others separately.
• And the ability to use "Platform" pages code line into "Games" pages. It will be nice, for exemple, to call the platform logo in game pages.

I know I'm asking a lot.  Thank you anyway for your great work here Jason !!!

 

[Jason Carr]

Gotcha. I *think* everything should be covered already sans for the alignment issue, @viking. Loving that theme, by the way.

You should be able to switch the image type by changing the ImageType field on the FlowControl. The horizontal version should also already be possible with something like this:

<coverFlow:FlowControl x:Name="FlowControl" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="3" ImageType="ClearLogo" CurveAmount="0" CameraZPosition="9" VisibleCount="14" PageSize="6" ItemZPosition="1.0" SelectedItemZPosition="3.0" Spacing="3.8" Panel.ZIndex="1" >

	<coverFlow:FlowControl.CoverFactory>

		<coverFlow:HorizontalWheelCoverFactory />

		</coverFlow:FlowControl.CoverFactory>

</coverFlow:FlowControl>

 

[viking]

@Jason Carr Yes ! All these images are live shots from my BigBox !! Already done  What I miss are precisely all aligned and opacity thing