theme StationEmulation Theme

[viking]

StationEmulation Theme

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#01. Description:

A  tribute to famous EmulationStation, master on Raspberry Pi system. 

#02. Features:

• new - FanArt blurring effect is buildin. No need to manually blur the images. (Only on Platform View without scanline)
• Hardware image = Banner Image folder (.png)
• Date = information taken into platform details setting.
• Vignetting effect is buildin. No image/video manipulation needed.

 

#03. Showcase:

Platform View variant :

Games View :

 

#04. Request :

• Require LaunchBox and BigBox v7.0 (and supperior)

 

#05. How To Install :

• Download the latest version of the theme.
• Unzipped the "StationEmulation" folder into your :   .../LaunchBox / Themes.
• Dont rename the "StationEmulation" folder.
• Open BigBox, go to [Option> View] and select [StationEmulation] as theme.
• Go back into main interface
• Done !

 

#06. How to Setup :

IMAGES TRANSITION

• = setup  "Main image filter"  on  "Horizontal Slide".

HOW TO - CHANGING THE VIEW STYLE (platform & games pages)

• In BigBox Option > Keyboard Mapper > Change View = assign a key.
• Go back to main view and press this key.

ADJUSTMENT

• Please, look at the pictures above.

 

#07. Option & change :

Thx to @Nyny77 :
 On the platform view, to replace the DATE by the NUMBER OF GAMES :

• Find the good platform view file  (like "PlatformWheel1FiltersView.xaml")
• In file, find these line :

  <!--"DATE" IN SMALL LINE-->
              <Viewbox StretchDirection="DownOnly" Stretch="Uniform" Grid.Row="2">
              <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=SelectedPlatform.ReleaseDate, StringFormat=yyyy}" Foreground="#393a3b" FontFamily="Segoe UI Semilight" FontSize="40" TextAlignment="Center" Opacity="0.9"/>
              </Viewbox>

• Delete these lines and replace them with these :

  <!-- PLATFORM TOTAL GAMES -->
              <TextBlock Grid.Row="2"  Text="GAMES AVAILABLE: " Foreground="#393a3b" FontFamily="Segoe UI Semilight" FontSize="40" TextAlignment="Left" Margin="750,0,0,0"/>
              <TextBlock Grid.Row="2"  Text="{Binding Path=SelectedPlatform.TotalGameCount}" Foreground="#393a3b" FontFamily="Segoe UI Semilight" FontSize="40" TextAlignment="Left" Margin="1100,0,0,0"/>

   

 

#08. Specially designed custom media :
In addition, I shared a whole series of media specially designed for this theme. Of course, you can use any media your want.
I invite you to download them and follow the installation instructions on each of the pages listed below:

 

#09. Changelog :

v.1.3.0

• add - Buildin blur effect on fanart. Only on PlatformView without scanline effet.
• add - Search bar by letter. Only on GamesView. (Problems remain on the TextList and BoxView views. Sorry)

v.1.2.0

• add - 5 platform page variant + 5 games pages variant.

v.1.1.0

• add - 4 platform page variant + game list page.

v.1.0.1

• fix - minor bug

v.1.0.0

• Initial BETA release.

 

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• Submitter
  viking
• Submitted
  09/14/2016
• Category
  Big Box Custom Themes

 

[viking]

Same as actual platform style ? Or original EmulationStation game detail page ?

Like this :

[ALIE]

Oh My now i can have EmulationStation In Launchbox Amazing Thank You!!.

also since you asked yes i am very interested in seeing more  

Edited September 14, 2016 by ALIE

[viking]

Glad to see that people interested ! 

Yep, I can do several variation. Like:

• Platform : with or without hardware picture. With or without Scanline effect on background.
• Game : Original style or platform style.
• ...etc

Question: Can I rename .XAML theme file ? or it may crash?  (PlatformWheelImageDetailsThumbsFiltersView, ...)

[ALIE]

I have a little issue with the text getting cropped 

[viking]

Hum. Strange. Maybe the margin. What is your screen resolution ? For now, I only test on a 1920x1024px. EDIT : 1920x1080px.

Edited September 14, 2016 by viking

[ALIE]

3 minutes ago, viking said:

Hum. Strange. Maybe the margin. What is your screen resolution ? For now, I only test on a 1920x1024px.

 

TV is 4k but pc is set to 1080p. 

[viking]

I'm not a code killer... more a big noob. Sorry =/

I would have to find a way to not fix the typo size by pixel, but in % of the row.

[Eirulan]

In XAML * is used for percentage.

So if you have something like <RowDefinition Height="10*" /> it means it uses 10% of the total grid.

Does this help? I haven't looked into these special XAMLs myself but I do code in WPF.

[viking]

Yes exactly. This is what I use for the height of the ROW.

But how to make the text size fluid, depending to the height of the ROW ?? 

[Eirulan]

Just now, viking said:

 

But how to make the text size fluid, depending to the height of the ROW ?? 

That's not supported directly afaik.

Your best best is to wrap your textbloxk inside a viewbox element.

Something like:

<Viewbox StretchDirection="DownOnly" Stretch="Uniform">

    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Title}" HorizontalAlignment="Center"/>

</Viewbox>

[viking]

Thx ! I try that way asap =)

EDIT :

OK. I try this :

<Viewbox StretchDirection="DownOnly" Stretch="Uniform" Grid.Row="2">

            <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=SelectedPlatform.ReleaseDate, StringFormat=yyyy}" Foreground="#505050" FontFamily="Segoe UI" FontSize="40" TextAlignment="Center" Opacity="0.9"/>

</Viewbox>

If I do not specify the text size, it is very small. From my side, the display is always good in 1080p. So, impossible to check if it works. I upload a maj for test. (V1.01)

Edited September 14, 2016 by viking

[ALIE]

yep  (V1.01) fixed the text for me.

[shadowblind]

Count me among the interested. I moved from EmulationStation to Launchbox, but I have a nostalgia spot for its GUI. Thanks for this.

 

The day I can simply change themes in BigBox without editing any code will be wondrous one. 

[alexis524]

7 hours ago, ALIE said:

Oh My now i can have EmulationStation In Launchbox Amazing Thank You!!.

also since you asked yes i am very interested in seeing more  

I second! Very interested in seeing your theme mature. Any chance to blur the background similar to ES?

[ALIE]

i blurred  "is that even a word?" this image.

looks really nice for super Nintendo. i figured you might wanted to collect some and include them in a later built. anyway if you or someone isinterested. also if anyone has some good one for other consoles  

[MatticusFinch1820]

THIS IS AWESOME!!! ES was my first front end, man....what a nightmare to set up. But I did like the UI. Great work!! 

[viking]

Thx all !

For blured background, I dont know. I dont think I can code a blur effect for fanart. I think it will need to create a blurry fanart set. For 16:9 and 4:3. ...

 

Edited September 15, 2016 by viking

[alexis524]

@viking, i grabbed the ES simple themes. Here's the blurred SNES background if it would help?

[viking]

@alexis524 Yep, that's it. =)

OK, first test on GameView. Not upload yet, but here is a screenshot to show you where I go.

I have several problems:

• I do not know how to leave the platform logo of the list. And put it on the top left.
• I do not have the stars in the "RATING". Still the good code from "documentation.pdf"
• The name of platform. I cant have a fixed text height with right alignment and automatic return to line. (for long name like SNES)
• Where change color / font to the game list?
• How force TextBlock to show text in CAPITAL ?

Otherwise it forward (slowly)