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    • InsecureSpikeI
      InsecureSpike
      last edited by

      ok, what if the box color was the same as the back hexagonal background, as if it blended in to it?
      the font should then stand out from the hexagon lines

      RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
      RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
      both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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      • RookervikR
        Rookervik Global Moderator @InsecureSpike
        last edited by

        @InsecureSpike
        Yeah, it looks a little hacky. I'm not happy with it. Probably just leave the text to float.
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        Changing the text white didn't help either.

        It would probably look good if I made the boxes follow the shape of the hexagons, but that would introduce another image texture and I'd have a really hard time lining them up. And they wouldn't line up between screen resolutions.

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        • InsecureSpikeI
          InsecureSpike
          last edited by InsecureSpike

          yup, i see what you mean, but the other idea would be better.......
          but as you said the positioning would be the challenge, unless you created a "sub-menu" background with the areas added to it
          thats what I've done in the past, and since your images are so small, it should be ok to use a "main-menu" and a "sub-menu"

          RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
          RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
          both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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          • lilbudL
            lilbud @Rookervik
            last edited by

            @Rookervik Make a full game list background, with the darker area.

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            • RookervikR
              Rookervik Global Moderator @lilbud
              last edited by

              @lilbud What is a "full-gamelist background?"

              @InsecureSpike What is a 'sub-menu' in relation to an ES theme?

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              Using a shaded hexagon background for the border is nice... but I still don't like it. It would need a shadow. And still be impossible to position over the background hexagon. They'd have to line up perfectly no matter the resolution the user is in. Also, this background would take 2 images... a grey square, and then a tile image of hexagons that I would have to line up in 4 directions, perfectly. I don't really get paid enough to mess with that. :D

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              • RookervikR
                Rookervik Global Moderator
                last edited by

                I like this, bit I know a lot of people don't like the vertical lines separating stuff.
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                • lilbudL
                  lilbud
                  last edited by

                  @Rookervik Like This, Use 1 image for the gamelist instead of 4

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                  • RookervikR
                    Rookervik Global Moderator @lilbud
                    last edited by

                    @lilbud Ah yeah, I have a screenshot of that above. Looks like it was just thrown on top of the background without any thought. Kinda clashes a little with the hexagons.

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                    • lilbudL
                      lilbud
                      last edited by

                      @Rookervik Sometimes, you have to put other peoples likes in front of your own.

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                      • RookervikR
                        Rookervik Global Moderator @lilbud
                        last edited by

                        @lilbud Yeah, when it's the default theme. But when I do a theme of my own, I can kinda do what I want. :D Feedback is wonderful, though.

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                        • Z
                          Zigurana
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                          @Rookervik
                          Regarding hovering boxes, did you know you can set the opacity by using a four-element Hex? So 808080 would translate to 50% grey (at full opacity, which is the default), but 80808080 would translate to 50% grey at only 50% the opacity (source).
                          This works for all theme elements that have a color of some kind assigned:

                          • image
                          • text
                          • textlist
                          • datetime
                          • helpsystem

                          (source)

                          I have not tried this, but I assume you would be able to stretch a 1x1 pixel png into any dimension you want, and then set the color to whatever opacity you please. Maybe something to make the boxes less abrupt?

                          If tetris has thought me anything, it's that errors pile up and that accomplishments dissappear.

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                          • RookervikR
                            Rookervik Global Moderator @Zigurana
                            last edited by Rookervik

                            @Zigurana
                            Yep! I've used the Alpha hex code in all of my themes. For pixel, the alpha is used on the gamelist bar on the un-scraped systems. It does, in fact, work great! Carbon uses it for the bottom bar to make it a little transparent. And you can use a 2px by 2px white box image and stretch it to any size you want. Give it a <color> and make it transparent. Works wonders.

                            Ah, you meant to try some transparent boxes? They still look doofy, too :( I'm not happy with them.

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                            • Z
                              Zigurana @Rookervik
                              last edited by

                              @Rookervik
                              Ahh well it was worth a try.
                              Nonetheless, I really like where this theme is going, keep it up!

                              If tetris has thought me anything, it's that errors pile up and that accomplishments dissappear.

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                              • RookervikR
                                Rookervik Global Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Okay, took a nice long break and made dinner. Working on Game Selection view. Think I got "Basic" view finished. So, getting there. :D

                                PS, anyone that knows what game the Aegis Shield is from gets bonus points.

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                                • lilbudL
                                  lilbud
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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @lilbud
                                    last edited by

                                    @lilbud I hear that some fanatical members of the Cult of Rookervik insist on spelling Rookervik's name with Cs instead of Ks. That just seems silly to me. Roo's Roo. He's still the same villain, no matter how you spell his name.

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                                    • RookervikR
                                      Rookervik Global Moderator @lilbud
                                      last edited by

                                      @lilbud LMAO, WTF are you talking about? Hahahaha

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                                      • RookervikR
                                        Rookervik Global Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Theme works fine on 128Mb RAM split. So, yay! :D At least with the 25 systems I have running. Now... why am I getting rainbow power cube the last couple days? I didn't change anything... hmm.

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                                        • herb_fargusH
                                          herb_fargus administrators @Rookervik
                                          last edited by

                                          @Rookervik looks real nice

                                          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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                                          • RookervikR
                                            Rookervik Global Moderator @herb_fargus
                                            last edited by

                                            @herb_fargus

                                            Just wait til I start throwing blue lines all over the place to chop it up. Hahahahaha. I just haven't made it that far. Wanted to test it on the Pi

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