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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69
      last edited by edmaul69

      So i deleted the controllers and i am at 19 modded themes. I have 20 more that i have to redo for carbon so i will see how it goes. All the ones i have left only have 8x8 and possibly 1x334

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        MetalManTN @nemo93
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        @nemo93 said in Carbon Theme Suggestions:

        As I don't want to be too much party breaker, is there any chance to separate out the "new" Carbon with the previous "old" Carbon version at least?

        I too am disappointed with the new Carbon. I really like the old Carbon with gamelist on the right, and tons of metadata. An option to install old Carbon would be highly appreciated.

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        • RookervikR
          Rookervik Global Moderator @MetalManTN
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          @MetalManTN

          Hehe, wah-wah. :-P As soon as Herbfargus is back we will get original Carbon back up for downloads. He finished up college and is in the process of moving for work. I'll see if I can package it as a zip for anyone savvy enough to install it that way.

          Download: Legacy Carbon Theme

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          • lilbudL
            lilbud @Rookervik
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            @Rookervik Congrats to him finishing college

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

            Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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              MetalManTN @Rookervik
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              @Rookervik Thank you very much for the zip. And my apologies for sounding ungrateful, or as if I was crying over the changes. I highly prefer the old theme on my 65" TV, however I think the changes to carbon actually look better on smaller screens. I built a mini arcade with a 9" display and the new Carbon looks great on there, so I believe I will actually use both themes across all of my devices. That said, the 65" display is more important to me than the others and I really like old Carbon there. Thanks again!

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              • GreenHawk84G
                GreenHawk84
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                I love the cover art available when scraping. I think a screenshot or if possible a sample video/demo of the game in action like HyperSpin does.

                Currently one annoyance, the last game of any list is cut off about half way. That's it, Carbon is pretty good!

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                  Rookervik Global Moderator @GreenHawk84
                  last edited by Rookervik

                  @GreenHawk84 GAH that's really important. I thought that was cleaned up. I will check it and see if I can fix it. Depends on your screen resolution and aspect ratio. But most people use 16:9 so I want all the games to be visible on that one. Thank you for mentioning this.

                  Update: Mm, they are all displaying correctly on my screen. Can you tell me what screen resolution you are using? Particularly the aspect ratio?

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                  • GreenHawk84G
                    GreenHawk84 @Rookervik
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                    @Rookervik, I have NES, SNES, and Genesis scraped. Those display the text names of games perfect. Arcade and Neo Geo are not scraped and the very last title is cut in half. 16:9 monitor, 1920x1080.

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                    • RookervikR
                      Rookervik Global Moderator @GreenHawk84
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                      @GreenHawk84 Hmm, increased the size of the gamelist by 0.01% and it is showing all of the last title in both 720p and 1080p.

                      I designed the theme in 720p and it worked there. 1080p it cut off the bottom. So now it's showing, but it will still depend on your resolution and aspect ratio.There are no tags to theme the gamelist and make sure all the text is showing. (-_-)

                      I'll wait a bit before I upload this fix. Make sure there's nothing else to change and then post it.

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                      • RookervikR
                        Rookervik Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Ok, updated Carbon with the "basic" gamelist fix. You should be able to see all of the gamelist now.

                        Note: this will still depend on your screen resolution and aspect ratio. It works on 16:9 so for sure. Sadly, this is an ES theming problem.

                        Carbon v2.0.2: Download

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                          sc0tt88
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                          Quick question... My games show on the right, artwork on the left. I am setting up a pi for my friend exactly like mine. His is the opposite way around. We're both using 3.8.1. Both using carbon... Is it an automatic download or something and has this new pi downloaded the updated carbon?

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                          • RookervikR
                            Rookervik Global Moderator @sc0tt88
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                            @sc0tt88 That I don't know. I think the theme is available to download at the moment. But won't be default until RetroPie 4.0. -I think-

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                            • dLuxD
                              dLux
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                              the metadata labels (released, genre, developer, players) and values are overlapping, dunno if it's due to resolution (1280x1024) or aspect ratio (4:3)..

                              metadata

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                              • RookervikR
                                Rookervik Global Moderator @dLux
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                                @dLux Yeah that's a 4:3 ratio issue. I'll see if I can push them out a little further so they don't overlap, but still look good in widescreen.

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                                • BuZzB
                                  BuZz administrators
                                  last edited by BuZz

                                  There is a lot of space around the boxes on my system (and in the pic above) - is that intentional to reduce gpu memory usage or to do with the aspect ratio, or just a preference ?

                                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                  • RookervikR
                                    Rookervik Global Moderator @BuZz
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                                    @BuZz The boxes were really small on mine, too. No clue what I did to make them tiny. I fixed it. Working on lining up the meta data. Meta Data is a complete nightmare. And everyone just HAS to have it. LOL The name of the metadata lines up to the top of the text box. The actual meta data block lines up in the CENTER of the text box. Complete disaster for themers. Takes longer to line up meta data than it does to draw all the theme art and program their positions. -_-

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                                    • BuZzB
                                      BuZz administrators
                                      last edited by

                                      Sounds painful!

                                      Please send me an archive when you are ready and I will update the repository - thanks very much!

                                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                      • RookervikR
                                        Rookervik Global Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        I can get things down to this. There is no way for me to perfectly line up the metadata name and the metadata information. Like "Players: 2" and "Developer: Atari" I'm down to positioning the elements by 0.0001% and they still don't line up. So they will have to do as they are.

                                        Made more room for description. Made the boxes bigger (no CLUE why they were small). Changed the meta data to not be all caps. That saved room. (Guess working on 3 themes at the same time is a bad idea)

                                        Hopefully this will work out for both widescreen and standard users. Percent system in ES has it's good points, and bad.

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                                        This was sure easier when @herb_fargus was at my beck and call for testing. LOL

                                        Download: Carbon v2.0.3

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                                        • BuZzB
                                          BuZz administrators
                                          last edited by

                                          Looks good - repository is updated - thanks! :)

                                          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                          • caver01C
                                            caver01 @Rookervik
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                                            @Rookervik Thanks for the extra attention to 4:3. It would be a shame for all of us focused on arcade cabinets to have the best theme "broken" on typical arcade hardware. It seems like 4:3 should be the minimum for compatibility as it's often the least common denominator that captures the widest audience and emulators.

                                            My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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