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    • fluffypillowF
      fluffypillow
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      @herb_fargus remind me again, did it work well with http://generalarcade.com/gamepadtool/?

      @tronkyfran yeah, that will need programming, but in theory, you can implement things like the examples here.

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators @fluffypillow
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        @fluffypillow said in Announcing Pegasus Frontend:

        remind me again, did it work well with http://generalarcade.com/gamepadtool/?

        I haven't tested using that. Since it's a gui it may not work on retropie as retropie doesn't use x. I remember you set up a diff sdl mapping tool I tried but I don't think we ever came up with anything conclusive

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        • DarksaviorD
          Darksavior @fluffypillow
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          @fluffypillow Daphne problem fixed. Thanks!
          Also, I did notice how much faster it is. ~4sec for ~1800 roms. I did notice my screenshots for the background and marquees are now gone..
          They're in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/downloaded_images/

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          • fluffypillowF
            fluffypillow
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            @Darksavior is that directory symlinked to ~/emulationstation/downloaded_images?

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @fluffypillow
              last edited by mitu

              @fluffypillow said in Announcing Pegasus Frontend:

              s that directory symlinked to ~/emulationstation/downloaded_images

              By default it is:

              pi@retropie:~ $ pwd
              /home/pi
              pi@retropie:~ $ file .emulationstation
              .emulationstation: symbolic link to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation
              pi@retropie:~ $
              
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              • fluffypillowF
                fluffypillow
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                @mitu thanks!

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                • fluffypillowF
                  fluffypillow
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                  @Darksavior I've made an experimental build that should fix the problem, could you check it? It's here.

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                  • DarksaviorD
                    Darksavior @fluffypillow
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                    @fluffypillow That fixed the problem, thanks. Marquees and screenshot backgrounds are back.

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                    • halfmanhalfcakeH
                      halfmanhalfcake
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                      How's the progress on the custom config files?

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                      • fluffypillowF
                        fluffypillow
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                        @halfmanhalfcake I've just finished the implementation - all that's left is to write some documentation and create a site for converting between the different file formats (eg. ES2 gamelist).

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                        • halfmanhalfcakeH
                          halfmanhalfcake
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                          Thanks for the update :)

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                          • fluffypillowF
                            fluffypillow
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                            The structure of the site is mostly complete, and gamelist.xml -> metadata.txt conversion works too. I'll add the reverse direction and the systems support, then do a release.

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                            • AndersHPA
                              AndersHP
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                              Sounds exciting. Does this mean the favorites button as well as the page up/down functionality is on the way also? :)

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                              • fluffypillowF
                                fluffypillow @AndersHP
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                                @andershp Yeah, after this is done I can finally start working on all the smaller stuff I've promised to do way before.

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                                    shantigilbert @fluffypillow
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                                    @fluffypillow said in Announcing Pegasus Frontend:

                                    • @shantigilbert this might help with static linking issues

                                    Thanks! I will check it out!

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                                    • fluffypillowF
                                      fluffypillow
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                                      All right, the file format conversion page is done, next I'll update the docs and Pegasus itself.

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                                      • fluffypillowF
                                        fluffypillow
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                                        Just to let you know, the reason this got delayed so much is because I keep tweaking the file formats, like, fixing stuff that got annoying after lots of use or looked good before but ugly with real data. It's kind of an iterative process, but every time I do that, I update the implementation, the automatic tests, the converter site, the documentations, the default theme... but! I think it'll be finally done this week.

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                                        • lilbudL
                                          lilbud @fluffypillow
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                                          @fluffypillow Yep, I think this happens with all projects.

                                          Creating: 2 weeks
                                          Making changes: Not sure how to write an infinity symbol

                                          Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                                          Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                          • fluffypillowF
                                            fluffypillow
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                                            All right, took some time but finally it's done; the metadata and collection config files are now implemented and working, and as such Pegasus no longer depends on ES2.

                                            • The config file format was changed 25973 times and received a large overhaul. It's documented here, with all the supported fields and such.
                                            • A site for converting between different frontend formats (where possible) is now available here (currently supporting Pegasus and ES2).

                                            ES2 is still supported and will continue to work, so you aren't forced to use the new files if you don't wish. Steam will also continue to 'just work'.

                                            There were also a few changes in the theme API:

                                            • Collection names are now the unique identifiers for a collection
                                            • The Collection tag field got renamed to shortName and is now optional (ie. might be empty)
                                            • The tag field itself is now deprecated: you'll get a warning when it's used in a theme, and eventually it will be removed in future releases

                                            The documentations, tutorials and the API reference have been updated to reflect these changes.

                                            This patch should also fix themes appearing multiple times on Windows, and detecting scripts in [program dir]/scripts (turns out this didn't work before).

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