LaunchBox 13.27 Beta Thread

[JoeViking245]

17 minutes ago, inukshuk99 said:

Question, I see several Plugins showing UPDATE, I select and then restart Launchbox, go back to Plugins, same...showing update on BigPEmu, Dolphin, GameDB, Mame, RPCS3, ScummVM, Xemu

Also made a BAK folder inside and moved all into that folder to have Launchbox Re-Create, but same, still shows Update ???

I believe the "check marks" would show something different if they weren't up to date.

Also, LaunchBox will look for and find plugins recursively within the /Plugins/ folder structure. That is, it will dig through subfolders looking for plugin files.  Try moving your BAK folder to somewhere outside of the LaunchBox folder structure.

[inukshuk99]

Ok, moved that folder to root, not even in Launchbox, then restarted, see pic of same, some plugins not installed now, but still shows update on many ???

Is there something else you need me to submit ?

As you can see below the Dolphin shows Repair not Update 

[JoeViking245]

3 minutes ago, inukshuk99 said:

Ok, moved that folder to root, not even in Launchbox, then restarted, see pic of same, some plugins not installed now, but still shows update on many ???

Most likely it's a beta thing (e.g. version numbering) that gets resolved with the official release.  (@faeran?)

5 minutes ago, inukshuk99 said:

As you can see below the Dolphin shows Repair not Update 

Installed ones will (pretty sure) always have the repair option available. 
(Option "B" would be, if there's an issue with a particular integration plugin, tell you to close LB, delete the folder, then restart LB. This way it's "right at your fingertips". ) 

[faeran]

1 hour ago, JoeViking245 said:

Most likely it's a beta thing (e.g. version numbering) that gets resolved with the official release.  (@faeran?)

Installed ones will (pretty sure) always have the repair option available. 
(Option "B" would be, if there's an issue with a particular integration plugin, tell you to close LB, delete the folder, then restart LB. This way it's "right at your fingertips". ) 

Based on what I'm seeing in the images posted, things are looking fine, as they all show that the installed version is the latest plugin file. The way it works is that the app itself comes with newer versions of the plugins than what the server has, so in the screenshots it shows having version 1.1 installed but the server only currently has 1.0 available. It basically means at some point before the beta is done we will need to update the plugins on the server. The logic most likely says something like "if versions don't match, assume it means there's an update", which is causing the update button to be clickable, but if you attempt to update we will most likely overwrite to the newer version during app startup. So, definitely some UX to improve there in the future to help with some confusion.

[inukshuk99]

JoeViking245, yes did that, the plugin still shows update, I also search main forum, and happened to find: 

https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/92587-plugins-not-updating-after-downloading-restarting/?do=findComment&comment=500910

What ever happened to this user or was there a solution ?

 

I see a new posted, thanks for the update faeran   will wait till the stable 13.27 to be released  

Edited yesterday at 05:49 PM by inukshuk99

[faeran]

Beta 3 is out with the following changes:

• New Feature: Big Box now includes a new "Show Playlist Actions" option for the game menu, giving you control over whether playlist actions appear in the game options menu
• New Feature: Local metadata package refreshes now use SHA-256 verification with retry handling and clearer staged progress, replacing the previous longer validation flow with a faster and more reliable process
• Improvement: Follow-up improvements for LaunchBox's in-app video playback controls (feature from beta 2) improve startup, resume behavior, fullscreen handoff, monitor targeting, and playback stability
• Improvement: Follow-up improvements for fullscreen image viewing (feature from beta 2) improve monitor targeting, fullscreen restore behavior, and general reliability
• Improvement: Follow-up improvements for the Welcome Wizard and other metadata refresh workflows (feature from beta 2) improve local metadata package refresh progress reporting, retry handling, and overall reliability
• Improvement: Follow-up improvements for Dolphin integration (feature introduced before beta 2 and expanded in beta 2) improve disc ID normalization and scan filtering for compatible additional apps and media types
• Improvement: Follow-up improvements for media previews and related media-heavy views (feature from beta 2) improve missing-media refresh behavior, local image preview support, and cleanup reliability
• Fixed: Follow-up fixes for Save Management (feature from beta 2) improve save deletion ownership, persisted save metadata cleanup, and batch metadata persistence
• Fixed: Follow-up fixes for LaunchBox and Big Box video playback behavior (feature from beta 2) resolve additional fullscreen restore, focus, and preview playback edge cases
• Fixed: Follow-up fixes for RetroAchievements filtering and navigation (feature from beta 2) resolve an issue where moving upward from the pause-screen filter could behave incorrectly
• Fixed: Follow-up fixes for Big Box details and theme behavior (feature from beta 2) address responsive layout issues in affected views and correct theme name display

 

We are getting close to the end of the cycle. The remaining work will be centered on the remaining 5-10 fixes still left on our plate and all the hard work you guys are putting into helping uncover any other fixes that need addressing before release.

Thanks everyone for the help with the beta so far 

 

[TheNewClassics]

Hey LB team,

With the newest update, each time I try to import a new game, only the Screenshot - Game Title is imported, even when I have all the other media boxes checked. I have to go to each entry individually and download media for each one to get all the images.

[faeran]

1 hour ago, TheNewClassics said:

Hey LB team,

With the newest update, each time I try to import a new game, only the Screenshot - Game Title is imported, even when I have all the other media boxes checked. I have to go to each entry individually and download media for each one to get all the images.

Which methods are you using to import your games when you see this happening?

[TheNewClassics]

Scan for new games in a platform

[Mitchinator1]

Had to add this, the new Beta Spotlight window looks clean! Much easier to read, thank you!

[kobaturtle]

@faeran same "losing focus" issue with beta 3 which prevent typing a title name, using default theme 

[Rlad]

Beta 3 1080p

These are LB fullscreen images

 

And the same in BB