logoText help in theme

EctoOne

@jdrassa Oh yeah understandable, I wasn't even speaking of those. But now that you mentioned it, linespacing would be great to have (it was way too big when I did changed the name in my es_systems.cfg) and of course text would be necessary for what I was asking for. Thanks for looking into it. By the way, can you also take a look at this?

paffley

Thanks @EctoOne @jdrassa I never knew about logoAlignment this is great. All I need now is to be able to display ${system.fullName} in the carousel itself.

This a brief theme of Pandoras Box (WIP) I'm porting across to ES in which i'm trying to acomplish with the logoText feature: (Apolagise for the poor photos)

EctoOne

@paffley You can't use variables in the carousel, that's why I asked to add at least textas attribute to logoText. Then it would be possible to do that. Basically now logoText defaults to ${system.name} without the option to change it.

paffley

@ectoone said in logoText help in theme:

@paffley You can't use variables in the carousel, that's why I asked to add at least textas attribute to logoText. Then it would be possible to do that. Basically now logoText defaults to ${system.name} without the option to change it.

Got ya! Thanks @EctoOne I'll see if any devs add it, I think it would make themes more flexible. I have about 5-6 that I would like to release but little niggles have stopped me from now, my OCD kicks in haha.

I believe the default should be ${system.fullName} imo, it makes more sense to the end user.

jdrassa

I have submitted a PR adding theme support for text and lineSpacing forlogoText. It will likely be merged in a day or two. If you want to get an earlier look at it a Windows build is available for download here.

EctoOne

@jdrassa Awesome, just did some quick testing and it works like a charm.

Edit: One last question for today: Why is image name="background" not available in system view? Seems weird to define an extra background image if I want to change it all views simultaneously.

paffley

@jdrassa sweet thanks! :)

Stuart2773

@paffley

Looks like a really nice theme, personally i would change the font for something a bit more solid

paffley

@stuart2773 said in logoText help in theme:

@paffley

Looks like a really nice theme, personally i would change the font for something a bit more solid

Hi @Stuart2773 yeh, ive had the same thoughts regarding the font type, on the original pandoras box the font has a stroke/ouline round the text, this cannot be achieved as yet in ES.
I'm basically trying to replicate the pandoras box 4s theme then after i've done that, I'm gonna put my own spin on it and make it 'Pandoras Box Pi' or something along those lines. I had to re-create the joystick and button in PS and use a different 'FREEPLAY' 'SELECT GAME' font as there is no where to find the exact font or artwork for Pandoras box, ive searched high and low. I've created the blue version which I prefer.

I also had to mod the background image to make it more 16.9 and modify the logo. if you look at the pandoras box on a 16.9 screen it stretches the logo, so ive made it look more crisp with the correct aspect ratio.

I've got some great ideas to put my spin on it like....in place of the '000' at the beginning of a title, place the consoles relevant gamepad there in the same yellow/orange gradient. got some more great ideas also.

I also love the fact you can place an image behind the game title now therefore re-creating the same effect as in pandoras box when you move up and down.

Stuart2773

@paffley

i cant wait to test this theme, i just love the look and simplicity of it.

great work :)

paffley

@stuart2773 said in logoText help in theme:

@paffley

i cant wait to test this theme, i just love the look and simplicity of it.

great work :)

Thanks @Stuart2773 , ill keep updating it until my OCD stops haha :)
I never liked the pandoras box previously but I believe we can make it look more 'arcade' like and a bit more fun.

paffley

@Stuart2773 on the original pandoras box, for some reason they use a green select bar on the blue version and a blue select bar on the green version, i personally think the green on green and blue on blue looks a lot better, that may be one of my spins i put on it. When I get round to releasing it I'll have a poll or maybe options to have vice versa etc.

paffley

@jdrassa thanks for submitting the pr, as i dont use the windows version please could you let me know when its been added the the emu-dev on the pi. Thanks in advance.

Stuart2773

@paffley

i like both green & blue versions, you could make it optional or create 2 versions,

have you looked on the "hyperspin" forums, theres a few files on there that may help you.

paffley

@stuart2773 said in logoText help in theme:

@paffley

i like both green & blue versions, you could make it optional or create 2 versions,

have you looked on the "hyperspin" forums, theres a few files on there that may help you.

Thanks @Stuart2773 I've had a brief look on there but could not see anything, have you seen something on there?

Stuart2773

@paffley said in logoText help in theme:

@stuart2773 said in logoText help in theme:

@paffley

i like both green & blue versions, you could make it optional or create 2 versions,

have you looked on the "hyperspin" forums, theres a few files on there that may help you.

Thanks @Stuart2773 I've had a brief look on there but could not see anything, have you seen something on there?

if theres something in particular that you looking for, let me know, im pretty good at tracking things down lol

paffley

lol thanks @Stuart2773

Stuart2773

@paffley

try this font:-
https://mega.nz/#!QCR3wD6S!SAvLO4gx2n7ucOql_iPu7i9wyPVpfcpZySZvpZTnMTQ

looks identical to this :-
alt text

EctoOne

@paffley said in logoText help in theme:

I've got some great ideas to put my spin on it like....in place of the '000' at the beginning of a title, place the consoles relevant gamepad there in the same yellow/orange gradient.

Since you want to use plain text as carousel, you can't have images.
If you want to place the images separately or directly on the background image, they will probably be out of order because you can't detect what system someone is using. Like it was with the indicator images on chicuelo's theme. So it would only be viable for your personal setup. Or you have to create images with the controller and text and use those as carousel.

Edit: The only other option is to have the controller image appear only for the selected system.

jdrassa

@ectoone said in logoText help in theme:

Edit: One last question for today: Why is image name="background" not available in system view? Seems weird to define an extra background image if I want to change it all views simultaneously.

Not entirely sure, but I would guess that it was done this way to allow for system specific backgrounds and allow them to use animated transitions.