Platform marquee not showing

[SpuRge]

 I have a second lcd screen for my marquee and it has worked perfect untill one of the latest updates.

The platform images are not showing.

When I enter a platform the games are showing perfectly.

Can someone help me?

[Retro808]

Have you tested other themes to make sure it is not a theme issue?

How do you have the the two monitors set to display in your Windows settings? Stacked on top of each other or side-by-side? Marquee monitor on the right should fix it. 

[SpuRge]

I have them stacked on top of each other,

when I enter a platform the game marquees are displayed like it should,

I know platforrms search their marquees in the banner folder and the images are there with the correct names.

I don't understand why this doesn't work anymore.

[SpuRge]

I found that the problem is my PlatformMarqueeView.xaml

I use the same setup in my GameMarqueeView.xaml as in my PlatformMarqueeView.xaml

For the games it works. Don't know why not for platforms.

 

here is my setup :

 

<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"
             xmlns:transitions="clr-namespace:Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf.Transitions;assembly=Unbroken.LaunchBox.Wpf"
             xmlns:i="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/2010/interactivity"
             xmlns:cal="http://www.caliburnproject.org"
             mc:Ignorable="d"
             d:DesignHeight="562" d:DesignWidth="1000" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch" Style="{DynamicResource UserControlStyle}">
<!-- GRID DEFINITIONS -->
            
            
    <Grid Height="1080" Width="1920">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>                       
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
            <ColumnDefinition Width="0.5*" />
            
    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
            <RowDefinition Height="*" />
            <RowDefinition Height="0.5*" />
            
            
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
               
               
        <!-- GAME MARQUEE -->
               
               
        <Image Source="{Binding Path=SelectedGame.MarqueeImagePath}" Stretch="fill" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />
            <TextBlock x:Name="GameMarquee" Visibility="Visible">
                <TextBlock.Text>
                    <MultiBinding StringFormat="{}pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Arcade - Marquee/_Default.png">
                    <Binding Path="SelectedGame.Platform"/>
                    </MultiBinding>
                </TextBlock.Text>
            </TextBlock>
        <Image x:Name="MainMarquee" Grid.RowSpan="2" Grid.Row="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="5" Grid.Column="0" Source="{Binding Text, ElementName=GameMarquee, FallbackValue='pack://siteoforigin:,,,/Arcade - Marquee/_Default.png'}" Opacity="100" Stretch="fill" Panel.ZIndex="1" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

[Retro808]

So, if I understand you correctly the code you posted above is that in both your PlatformMarqueeView.xml and you GameMarqueeView.xml, correct?

If correct, then yeah that is your issue. The platform level this code will not work as it is looking for a "SelectedGame" and on the platform level a game is not selected. A game can only be selected once you go into the platform and see the game list.

[SpuRge]

yes I use this code for both.

It has always worked that way. I don't undersand why it doesn't work anymore.

[faeran]

@Retro808 is correct. At some point the image binding must have changed, as the SelectedGame.MarqueeImagePath binding has never worked on a platform view before.

By default, it should be: SelectedPlatform.BannerImagePath

But really, you can punch in any platform specific image binding there, and it will show, as long as you have an image for it.

[SpuRge]

Strange, must have changed it with the last update.

Anway, I have it fixed now, thank you for pushing me in the right direction.

Cheers 😉

[Darkseid001]

I posted about this week's ago your xml file path has been changed  just point it back all is good

[Stew Pidaso]

On 12/2/2021 at 3:25 AM, Darkseid001 said:

I posted about this week's ago your xml file path has been changed  just point it back all is good

@Darkseid001 I’m having this issue. Where is the xml file located in windows 10?

[Stew Pidaso]

@Darkseid001 I found the files, but path seems ok in both my marquee view and game view. Banners aren’t showing up for platforms and Marquees aren’t showing for games either. 

[Darkseid001]

          go into the theme folder look at the xml file for the platform marquee the file path should point to banner images compare it to default and copy it and paste it to critical zone or whateve theme you use and save    

[Stew Pidaso]

@Darkseid001 path looks ok in both my marquee and game view:

 

***************** marquee view ***************

<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 VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
        <Image Source="{Binding Path=SelectedPlatform.BannerImagePath}" Stretch="Uniform" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

 

 

**************** game view ******************

<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 VerticalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
        <Image Source="{Binding Path=SelectedGame.MarqueeImagePath}" Stretch="Uniform" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" RenderOptions.BitmapScalingMode="HighQuality" />
    </Grid>
</UserControl>

[Darkseid001]

           Try default theme see if it works if it does compare it to that make sure it's exactly the same    

Edited February 17, 2022 by Darkseid001

[Stew Pidaso]

@Darkseid001 switched to default theme and the platform banners show in the platform wheel, but still not on monitor 2. some screenshots attached. the pac man & ghost you see is what is showing on my monitor 2 (desktop pic)

Edited February 17, 2022 by Stew Pidaso

[Retro808]

@Stew Pidaso In your Windows settings what position are your two monitors in? Are they stacked one on top of the other or side-to-side?

If the first, then switch their positions so your marquee monitored is positioned to the right of the main monitor.

[Stew Pidaso]

that worked. i moved the monitor to the side and marquees and banners appeared. thanks!

[Stew Pidaso]

@Retro808 thanks for the help bud. I have one more question a bit off topic. Can you tell me what folder the game platform backgrounds are stored in windows. Here’s an example of the background I need to find. You’ll notice one of the backgrounds is gray. I want to change the backgrounds on it 

Edited February 18, 2022 by Stew Pidaso

[Retro808]

6 hours ago, Stew Pidaso said:

@Retro808 thanks for the help bud. I have one more question a bit off topic. Can you tell me what folder the game platform backgrounds are stored in windows. Here’s an example of the background I need to find. You’ll notice one of the backgrounds is gray. I want to change the backgrounds on it 

 

 

Those backgrounds are specific to the theme. So look inside the theme's folder. There will be an \Images folder. Might be located in something like \[Theme Name]\Images\Theme\Background

[Stew Pidaso]

@Retro808 yeah I tried all those folders, just cannot find it.