LaunchBox Default Theme Background Issue - Black/blank background when displaying Category/Console

[Niimalicious]

This issue has been plaguing me since LaunchBox launched custom themes...

My LaunchBox displays a black/blank background for the Default or Default Plus theme when I select a Platform Category or Console. The correct display for Default theme is to show a colored background image. The colored background image does show up when I select an actual game, however, again it goes to black/blank when I click back on the Category or Console. I have tried everything I can possibly think of: reinstalling LaunchBox, removing / repairing Default Plus theme (can't repair the Default theme itself), switching on and off different views. However, nothing has worked. This issue popped up after I installed the LBPlex original theme, which I love, however, I would like to resolve this as I do like the 2022 Default Theme.

I am running LaunchBox 12.15 (latest version). 

Any help is greatly appreciated!

[neil9000]

Pretty sure thisa is intended behaviour. The "coloured image" you get when you click on a game is a heavily blurred image from that game, usually the box-front. You get the "default" dark images at other times as you have not clicked on a game yet.

[Niimalicious]

1 minute ago, neil9000 said:

Pretty sure thisa is intended behaviour. The "coloured image" you get when you click on a game is a heavily blurred image from that game, usually the box-front. You get the "default" dark images at other times as you have not clicked on a game yet.

Unfortunately, it is not. I can confirm this in 3 ways:

1) Watch ETA Prime’s latest video on LaunchBox v12.15

2) I did a LaunchBox install on another PC yesterday, and a fresh install with no changes had the proper behavior

3) Default theme worked proper prior for me

The Default Theme always has a colored background. The color does change when you select a game, however, on default when a Category or Console is selected, it goes back to a standard color.

 

[C-Beats]

As Neil stated that is working as intended. When first entering a sidebar value the default background is used as you're seeing. You can however change that in the options. What you see in ETA Primes video is that he uses his desktop wallpaper as his background instead of LaunchBox's default one

[Niimalicious]

1 hour ago, C-Beats said:

As Neil stated that is working as intended. When first entering a sidebar value the default background is used as you're seeing. You can however change that in the options. What you see in ETA Primes video is that he uses his desktop wallpaper as his background instead of LaunchBox's default one

Well, that explains it!! I switched to Desktop Wallpaper and it solved the issue. Thanks so much!!