Static marquee for platform view?

[meltman]

Hello - I'm wanting to make a static marquee image while navigating platforms, but once selecting a platform have the game dynamic marquees take over.

I tried modifying the platformmarqueeview.xaml to statically define the image I want but it seems to ignore the configuration.

Any ideas to get this set up as a static marquee image?

[meltman]

<UserControl xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             d:DesignHeight="562"
             d:DesignWidth="1000"
             HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"
             VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
             FocusVisualStyle="{x:Null}"
             BorderThickness="0"
             Margin="0"
             Padding="0"
             Background="#000">
	<Grid Height="530" VerticalAlignment="Top" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
        <Image Source="pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Marquee/Images/Marquee.png" Stretch="Uniform" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

This is what I was going for - statically assigning the image for the PlatformMarqueeView.xaml.

I dont seem to get what I'm looking for with this code. Maybe this isn't the right spot. I will post in the XAML tips and tricks thread. 

[Retro808]

What theme are you trying to edit? If it is the default theme you cannot edit it. 

[meltman]

I duplicated the default theme and am editing  the copy named "MARQUEE". The changes stick, like the file isn't reverting. It just doesn't display what I tell it to. I still get the selected platform poster up in the Marquee space. 

[Retro808]

Change you source to read:

Source="{}pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Marquee/Images/Marquee.png"

[meltman]

Hmm. Didn't seem to change my result.

If I add the image source line twice though, I get the normal banner, with my marquee over the top of it.

<Image Source="pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Marquee/Images/Marquee.png" Stretch="Uniform" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />

<Image Source="pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Marquee/Images/Marquee.png" Stretch="Uniform" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />

 

I can work with this - is there a way to disable the transition of the marquee? As I scroll through platforms the image briefly dims due to soft transition.

[Retro808]

27 minutes ago, meltman said:

Hmm. Didn't seem to change my result.

If I add the image source line twice though, I get the normal banner, with my marquee over the top of it.

<Image Source="pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Marquee/Images/Marquee.png" Stretch="Uniform" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />

<Image Source="pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Themes/Marquee/Images/Marquee.png" Stretch="Uniform" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />

 

I can work with this - is there a way to disable the transition of the marquee? As I scroll through platforms the image briefly dims due to soft transition.

Not sure on the transition. The code change should work though. I tested modifying the Unified Redux theme and it works fine. Here it is just displaying a wallpaper I just place and named Marquee.png

Pay no mind to the second line of code it is just an affect to fill the screen if needed.

 

[meltman]

Hmm - who might know about disabling the transition effect for the marquee?

It's 90% where I want it, just wish to disable the little 'pulse' you get when moving from one platform to another.

 

[Retro808]

40 minutes ago, meltman said:

Hmm - who might know about disabling the transition effect for the marquee?

It's 90% where I want it, just wish to disable the little 'pulse' you get when moving from one platform to another.

 

I am not at home to check, but maybe there is a transition setting in BigBox. There is an option in the settings for Transitions. Check there. 

[meltman]

I've fiddled with all the options with no luck. The background transition one seems to do what I want, but only on the primary display. The marquee seems to have it's own, non adjustable transition from what I can tell. 

Any other ideas? Otherwise I'll log a feature request for it. 

Kind of surprised I'm the first with a dynamic marquee on a custom cabinet that wants my artwork to show at the platform view as a static image.