theme COLORFUL bigbox theme

[Kefka2b]

2 hours ago, SiriusVI said:

It's kind of a shame. COLORFUL is probably the cleanest and most consistent Theme out there. However, there are so many color mismatches that in its current state it's unusable for me. It also doesn't seem that fixing this this is a priority.

Yeah I think this is where LB BB is lagging behind, a few themes that are officially maintained and updated, especially themes that elevate the user experience like the Colorful theme, also considering that BigBox is the main paid feature.

Edited February 13 by Kefka2b

[viking]

The problem with the colors seems to come from the interpretation of the video player used. From what I've understood, it depends on the computer's graphics hardware, driver settings, etc. The best I can do (and have done) is to adjust the tints on the basis of my setup. 
But that's not enough.
We're working with Faeran on v3 of the theme, which is a total overhaul in the same DNA.
This particular problem will be overcome by no longer superimposing any flat color with the video. Some color differences will certainly persist. But since these areas are no longer in contact, they shouldn't hurt the eye. 

[zetec-s-joe]

5 hours ago, viking said:

The problem with the colors seems to come from the interpretation of the video player used. From what I've understood, it depends on the computer's graphics hardware, driver settings, etc. The best I can do (and have done) is to adjust the tints on the basis of my setup. 
But that's not enough.
We're working with Faeran on v3 of the theme, which is a total overhaul in the same DNA.
This particular problem will be overcome by no longer superimposing any flat color with the video. Some color differences will certainly persist. But since these areas are no longer in contact, they shouldn't hurt the eye. 

V3 😮

[ydxa]

Is it possible to have the Left and Right DPad on controllers switch between platforms in the game titles section?

Currently they bring up the alphabetic search bar, which I would love to disable since I do not use it.

It would be a more seamless way to navigate overall. So as usual up/down on the DPad to scroll on game titles, and then left/right to go to the prev or next on platform's list of game titles directly.

I was not able to find a solution in InputBindings.xml unfortunately.

Edited March 8 by ydxa

[Cavey]

I've been using this theme for many years now and I absolutely love it, but as time has passed and I have added more and more systems with a 16:9 aspect ratio an issue has revealed itself. The theme will show the video at it's full height and simply chop off both sides. Is there anyone out there that could give me some idea how I might go about editing the WheelGamesView.xaml to show the entire video within the boundaries of the video window instead?

[supermandrew]

On 2/11/2025 at 3:47 PM, Lito769 said:

sounds awesome, let us know how far you get with that.

Done!  Well, at least for the consoles I use...  I've uploaded what I've got here for anyone interested, but be warned that this isn't totally comprehensive and is certainly missing many consoles.  The ones working and included are:

• N64
• NES
• Gameboy Advance
• Gameboy Color
• Gamecube
• Switch
• Wii U
• Dreamcast
• Sega Saturn
• Playstation
• Playstation 2
• PSP
• SNES
• Windows

I may add more as I come across them and if there's a high demand for it.

There are two new views: Wheel3GamesView and Wheel4GamesView.  They're exactly the same except Wheel4GamesView also displays the game's cart/disc (except for Switch/Windows).

Here's the download link if anyone wants it: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/file/5347-colorful-edited-game-view/

And here are some screenshots:

 

Edited April 2 by supermandrew
Restored link with fixed theme