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    • ClassicGMRC
      ClassicGMR
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      I always like to see clean, sleek, minimalist themes. Sometimes you just want to get where you're going without all the flash and this definitely fits the bill. This is something I would definitely use.

      Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
      Enjoy the ride!

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      • paffleyP
        paffley
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        Nice work @EctoOne ! lemme know when its available and ill test it on my pi no problem.

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          EctoOne
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          I uploaded a test version (download link is in the first post).

          • Changed the colors to grey variants and found some free fonts that I liked (See second image in the first post)
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          • mattrixkM
            mattrixk @EctoOne
            last edited by

            @ectoone: I like the idea of making a simple clean theme.

            Re: fonts, you could have a look at Google Fonts (fonts.google.com). There are a few hundred fonts to choose from, and you're allowed to use them for pretty much anything.

            My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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              EctoOne @mattrixk
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              @mattrixk thanks for the tip. I've been on that site before but it wasn't that obvious to me how to download fonts. I thought they were for supposed to be used embedded in websites. Figured it out though now.

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              • mattrixkM
                mattrixk @EctoOne
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                @ectoone No worries. Glad you worked it out. I mostly used Roboto on my themes, but I used some fancier ones too (as you can see in my Core theme https://github.com/mattrixk/es-theme-core. I might actually finish it one day).

                My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                  EctoOne @mattrixk
                  last edited by EctoOne

                  @mattrixk Huh, it's 9 months old and I can't remember if I have seen that before. Looks nice.

                  Anyways, I changed the fonts to go more with the basic line theme. Although I'm still not happy with the secondary font. But all fonts I tested have been either too wide to fit in the metadata section or too tiny to read. And I changed the colors a little bit, because some where to dark to read from a distance.
                  I also replaced the preview images in the first post.

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                    EctoOne
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                    Update:

                    • It now has a complete text based carousel (Thanks again to @jdrassa for implementing that feature).
                    • changed the Carousel font
                    • changed the metadata font to the same as metadata label
                    • changed description font
                    • changed grid view to have the same look as the carousel (four games)
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                    • simpleethatS
                      simpleethat
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                      I think this might work for my R2D2 build I'm slowly working on. I'm going to have to grab it

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                        EctoOne @simpleethat
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                        @simpleethat if you change the colors it might fit. I just did a quick test, and you might need to change some font sizes.
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                        • simpleethatS
                          simpleethat @EctoOne
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                          @ectoone Oh man, once I get it finished I think that might be perfect

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                          • simpleethatS
                            simpleethat @EctoOne
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                            @ectoone Okay... I'm a little embarassed by this but how do I go about downloading it? Also what values did you get use for the colors?

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                              EctoOne @simpleethat
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                              @simpleethat When you click the link, there is a green button on the right side that says 'Clone or Download'. Hit that and a small window appears under it with the option 'Download ZIP'.

                              And I don't quite understand your question about the color values. Do you want to know what values I used for the white/blue variant or where to input them or what?

                              These are the values for the white/blue variant and they have to be put at the top of the theme.xml file in the ZIP. There should be a section for it.

                               <backgroundColor>E0E6F2</backgroundColor>
                               <mainColor>0F2088</mainColor>
                               <highlightColor>CC3433</highlightColor>
                               <secondaryColor>888888</secondaryColor>
                              
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                              • simpleethatS
                                simpleethat
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                                • simpleethatS
                                  simpleethat
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                                  @ectoone Thanks, you assumed correctly about the blue/white values. I think this is going to be perfect for my R2D2 build

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