Omni

[C-Beats]

10 hours ago, soqueroeu said:

should the details section have automatic text scrolling?

Nope. I personally can't stand UI moving without me telling it to and so none of the UI does so.

[soqueroeu]

12 hours ago, C-Beats said:

Nope. I personally can't stand UI moving without me telling it to and so none of the UI does so.

This theme has gained a lot of relevance. I really like it.
I think it deserves some refinement. I love the fact that the information section tries to adjust automatically, but it could be better designed to avoid wasting space while not hiding any information.

[C-Beats]

2 hours ago, soqueroeu said:

This theme has gained a lot of relevance. I really like it.
I think it deserves some refinement. I love the fact that the information section tries to adjust automatically, but it could be better designed to avoid wasting space while not hiding any information.

Feel free to adjust the theme as desired. I built it for the way I consume/navigate my library. If you have any specific suggestions I can potentially help ya edit the theme to do so. Not sure I have much interest in changing much at this point in the theme proper but I don't mind people making variations/derivatives from it. That being said this theme is pretty cumbersome so editing it isn't always as strait forward as it may seem like it should be, especially if editing the details since there quite a few number of permutations built into it.

[Hanz]

I really like what you have here. Nice and clean all around. The one thing preventing me from adopting it permanently is the badge placement. Is there any way I can modify the xmls to get them placed more consistently? I find them being placed on top of the box art ends up looking too cluttered for my taste. The GB/GBC placement is perfect for a quick glance.

 

[C-Beats]

3 hours ago, Hanz said:

I really like what you have here. Nice and clean all around. The one thing preventing me from adopting it permanently is the badge placement. Is there any way I can modify the xmls to get them placed more consistently? I find them being placed on top of the box art ends up looking too cluttered for my taste. The GB/GBC placement is perfect for a quick glance.

 

Can try something like this

BoxesContentView.xaml

[Hanz]

That looks perfect! Thank you very much!

[Boom04]

[Oops - posted following in the comments section before realizing there was a support section]

Might anyone else be getting this error message?  It was happening intermittently but now pretty much every time I run LB.  [Win 11, LB 13.24, running LB on an external drive].  It only happens only with Omni - if I revert to default theme then all is well. 

I lose the top area and so all the configuration select icons etc.  That area is replaced with the contents of the bottom bar.  Other things noted - can't import any roms as LB will just crash after moving/saving files. 

Thanks

 

 

[matsrats]

Hi Omni-guys,

first of all I love your theme in list-view plus having the front cover mini-displays all in one view. This is awesome and for me there isn't an alternative for this. 

And here is the issue and I need your help:
When in list view the RA progress bar (in percentage) is always displayed, even when all RA functions are turned off, including the badges. That behaviour occurs with every LB-Theme in Launchbox that has this combined display mode and within ALL platforms, not only the Arcade platform. See the attached pictures for details.

I already talked to the devs of Launchbox and they directed me to you. They think the issue is implemented in the Omni theme. 

Thank you in advance. Best
Matthias

[surfino]

@C-Beats you have kind of colourful aero (semi transparent) backgrounds all over your UI , mine is solid grey, how do you achieve that ?

 

 

Edited February 26 by surfino
wrong information

[C-Beats]

8 hours ago, surfino said:

@C-Beats you have kind of colourful aero (semi transparent) backgrounds all over your UI , mine is solid grey, how do you achieve that ?

 

 

Not entirely sure I'm following what part of the UI you're referring to. Could you send me a pic of what you mean? Bonus points if you show me yours so I can confirm?

[matsrats]

No answer yet, could you look into the problem? 

Now, after update 13.26 there are even more issues, for example the icons for changing image and list view are not showing up any more. 

PS
surfino means this: why is the background in certain colors, when you select a specific game? There is an option in the menu of Launchbox where you can specify that the background color shall match the main colors of the screenshot, representing the game. You really have to search that option in the preference of LB. I think it was Tolls/Options/Background.

 

Edited Tuesday at 10:09 PM by matsrats

[C-Beats]

1 hour ago, matsrats said:

No answer yet, could you look into the problem? 

Apologies didn't even see your message until now. You game has a RetroAchievements ID stored in the data file. If you don't want it showing for that game you'll have to remove it. "Easiest" way would be to alter your data file (while LB is closed). I believe signing out of RetroAchievements will clear that on your stuff as well (though you'd likely have to log back in and then scan for achievements on all other games). That progress bar is driven by the application bindings itself. My theme isn't doing anything special, just using what is there.

[matsrats]

On 3/4/2026 at 12:54 AM, C-Beats said:

Apologies didn't even see your message until now. You game has a RetroAchievements ID stored in the data file. If you don't want it showing for that game you'll have to remove it. "Easiest" way would be to alter your data file (while LB is closed). I believe signing out of RetroAchievements will clear that on your stuff as well (though you'd likely have to log back in and then scan for achievements on all other games). That progress bar is driven by the application bindings itself. My theme isn't doing anything special, just using what is there.

No worries, can happen. 

I already signed out and really tried a lot, to get rid of it. It makes sense, that I have to delete the RA-ID, stored in the data file. Can you direct me here? Where is this stored and does one ID enty exist for every game?

Thank you, best 

[C-Beats]

20 minutes ago, matsrats said:

Can you direct me here?

Be in the data file for that game's platform. \\LaunchBox\Data\Platforms\{PlatformName}.xml. PRETTY sure the property is "RetroAchievementId" and so would just remove the lines that had it (or clear the value in it). Save the file and then open LB again. I'd make a backup of the files before you go messing with em though

[matsrats]

I only find this:

<RetroAchievementsHash>3ec6e511f44466f9f7700ae059dab4e1</RetroAchievementsHash>
    <RetroAchievementsBeatenSoftcore>false</RetroAchievementsBeatenSoftcore>    <RetroAchievementsBeatenHardcore>false</RetroAchievementsBeatenHardcore>

I deleted them but that didn't change anything.

 

Edited Thursday at 05:37 PM by matsrats

[matsrats]

Just some hints from the AI of Brave (and my comments):

The persistent progress bar for RetroAchievements on MAME ROMs in the Omni and Beats themes is a known issue that cannot be resolved through central RA settings, as the display is managed in the theme code itself.

Cause:
Omni and Beats display the bar regardless of RA support as soon as a game is marked as “RetroAchievements-enabled” – even if it has only been scanned once.
The display remains even if RAHasher.xml is missing or RA is disabled (Both examples are existent in my case). 

Solution:
Remove RA markings from the game XMLs.
Open the platform files under LaunchBox\Data\Platform\Arcade.xml.
Delete all entries:
<RetroAchievementId>...</RetroAchievementId> 

--> That doesn`t work, as those entries simply are not there!

Clear the UI cache.

--> I did that, didn't help either.

Remove the folder:
LaunchBox\Images\Cache-LB\

--> I did that, it didn't do a thing ...

And now you come into play: 
Manually customize themes (advanced); edit the XAML files from Omni or Beats to disable the bar display for MAME – e.g., by changing the visibility rules for AchievementProgressBar. 

Couldn't you just do an update that fixes that issue? I mean really, Omni's and Beats' list view is the only visual style that looks acceptable. All other themes are a mess, especially when you want to show the boxes. 

Best

Edited Thursday at 08:14 PM by matsrats

[C-Beats]

9 minutes ago, matsrats said:

Couldn't you just do an update that fixes that issue?

No I can't... It's a user data issue not a theme issue. You scanned the games for achievements, the app found it, and I display it. The theme is working as intended.

The bar shows for any game record that has a <RetroAchievementsId> (note the 's', it's not RetroAchievementId like my previous message said) or has <HasSteamAchievements> or <HasGogAchievements> set to True. Essentially I'm just checking if the AchievementBadge applies to the game, and that's what it looks for. If LB says "Hey this game has achievements!" that bar is displayed in the theme.

[matsrats]

Can't you find a way to delete the bar, when Achievements are disabled? That would be a logical thing to have.

 

[C-Beats]

2 hours ago, matsrats said:

Can't you find a way to delete the bar, when Achievements are disabled? That would be a logical thing to have.

Be logical for you to keep your data clean (or at least matching what you want). Theme is readily available for download here on the forums. You've proven you at least know of (and how to use at least at a base layer) an AI tool. Grab the XML files and ask it how to massage the theme as you seem fit. I'm not making any alterations for some one off user data issue, but feel free to alter the theme on your computer as you see fit.