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      EctoOne @JoeRamone
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      @joeramone no offense but what's wrong with a batch?

      set HOME=%~dp0
      emulationstation.exe --windowed --resolution 1280 720
      

      I like the es_systems.cfg editor though.

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        JoeRamone @EctoOne
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        @ectoone said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

        @joeramone no offense but what's wrong with a batch?

        set HOME=%~dp0
        emulationstation.exe --windowed --resolution 1280 720
        

        I like the es_systems.cfg editor though.

        No problem at all with bat files.
        In fact the launcher will create a bat file, so you can use it later.

        My first thought was a simple es_systems config interface. But I found myself editing and starting the bat file so many times that I found it easier to make a button and leave a shortcut

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          PittStone
          last edited by

          I am looking for a solution.

          I want to load various super nintendo games with different cores for retroarch in emulationstation.

          In es_systems.cfg i can only put one libretro.dll for each system.

          how can I create a config for each game individually?

          Only with a .bat file?

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            EctoOne
            last edited by

            @JoeRamone Ah ok, i thought it would get rid of the batch files. From a theming point of view, It would be kinda nifty to have a launcher with a dropdown menu to select different resolutions, instead of finding the correct batch file.

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              ppuspfc @PittStone
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              @pittstone I don't know if it works, but i think you can create another system entry for the same console, and then, use another core on it

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                PittStone @ppuspfc
                last edited by

                @ppuspfc Good idea, but that makes two systems in the Main Menue and this is not perfect. And not that what i wanted. My best solution is to make a .bat for each game and start it with that:

                cd .emulationstation\systems\retroarch
                .\retroarch.exe -C -f -L "%HOME%.emulationstation\systems\retroarch\cores\bsnes_performance_libretro.dll" "%HOME%.emulationstation\roms\snesmsu\Lion King-MSU1\lk_msu1.bml"

                Unfortunately, loading from Retroarch to the game takes a bit longer.

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                  ppuspfc @PittStone
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                  @pittstone you can use another theme for that 'fake' system as well...you just have to feature a folder with the name on the theme directory and you can change the logo...just giving you ideas.

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                    mattrixk
                    last edited by

                    Is there a Windows version of ES with a working Grid View?

                    I'm also curious if there is a list of the capabilities of the most recent Windows version (custom carousel, video previews, custom collections, etc).

                    I've been away from this for a while, so I don't know exactly what can and can't be done.

                    My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                      mitu Global Moderator @mattrixk
                      last edited by

                      @mattrixk @jdrassa's Windows builds are based on the latest -dev version, so they always have the latest features and fixes.

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                        mattrixk @mitu
                        last edited by

                        Awesome, thanks @mitu. How do I go about getting the latest Windows build? Can I just download it from git somewhere? Is it pre-compiled or do I have to do it myself?

                        (So, was that a "yes" to Grid View? I don't know if that's a normal ES function yet or not.)

                        My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                          mitu Global Moderator @mattrixk
                          last edited by mitu

                          @mattrixk Go to the first post of this topic, you have a download link. It's a precompiled binary.

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                            mattrixk @mitu
                            last edited by mattrixk

                            Cheers @mitu. I'll have to try this out tonight (or over the weekend).

                            EDIT: I have a theme that I haven't worked on in over a year that I want to get back into.

                            My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                              mattrixk @mattrixk
                              last edited by

                              I'll have to try this out tonight (or over the weekend)

                              I did and it is glorious. Huge thank you to @jdrassa for his outstanding work.

                              Now if I could just find instructions on how to code for the grid layout...

                              My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                                mitu Global Moderator @mattrixk
                                last edited by

                                @mattrixk said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

                                Now if I could just find instructions on how to code for the grid layout...

                                The new grid options have been documented in the Wiki page and there are also a few topics on this:

                                • https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17968/emulationstation-grid-view-v1-ready-for-wider-testing
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                                  mattrixk @mitu
                                  last edited by

                                  Oh wow, you're a fount of knowledge. Thanks @mitu!

                                  My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                                    UnluckyForSome
                                    last edited by UnluckyForSome

                                    Hi Guys, Any progress on fixing the UI sounds?

                                    Currently, within a theme's .xml, only:

                                    <sound name="launch">
                                    	<path>./art/launch.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    

                                    seems to be implemented. I read somewhere these were one of the last things that the original ES developer was working on before abandoning the project, so they never got round to adding the rest. Looking at old theme files, it looks like support was originally intended for the following:

                                    <sound name="systemscroll">
                                    	<path>./art/navigate.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    
                                    <sound name="systemselect">
                                    	<path>./art/systemselect.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    
                                    <sound name="listscroll">
                                    	<path>./art/navigate.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    
                                    <sound name="back">
                                    	<path>./art/back.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    
                                    <sound name="launch">
                                    	<path>./art/launch.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    
                                    <sound name="menuopen">
                                    	<path>./art/menu.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    

                                    I know a scroll sound can be selected with:

                                    <textlist name="gamelist">
                                    	<scrollSound>./art/scrollsound.wav</scrollSound>
                                    </textlist>
                                    

                                    But I think that tag maybe old? and:

                                    <sound name="systemscroll">
                                    	<path>./art/navigate.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    

                                    ...was intended to replace it. The system launch sound:

                                    <sound name="launch">
                                    	<path>./art/launch.wav</path>
                                    </sound>
                                    

                                    Appears to be coded in and works, so perhaps adding the others wouldn't be so difficult?

                                    Also, when looking at es_log.txt, I seem to get a similar error for every system;

                                    lvl1: 	  Warning from theme "C:/Users/Joe/.emulationstation/themes/simple/psx/theme.xml"
                                            (from included file "C:/Users/Joe/.emulationstation/themes/simple/psx/../simple.xml")
                                            could not find file "./art/menu.wav" (which resolved to "C:/Users/Joe/.emulationstation/themes/simple/psx/../art/menu.wav") 
                                    

                                    Which is weird because I can't fine "menu.wav" referenced anywhere else. Maybe another half-implamented sound file for music on a system screen?

                                    Many thanks!

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                                      mitu Global Moderator @UnluckyForSome
                                      last edited by

                                      @unluckyforsome Why are you tagging me ?

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                                        UnluckyForSome @mitu
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu hahaha sorry, no idea. Think I thought you were a dev looking after ES

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                                          mitu Global Moderator @UnluckyForSome
                                          last edited by

                                          @unluckyforsome I'm not a dev. Regardless, you should open a separate topic with your question and not 'hijack' existing topics that have no relation to it.

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                                            UnluckyForSome @mitu
                                            last edited by

                                            @mitu Lol, I'm not trying to hijack an existing topic. It's relevant to ES on Windows and if you read up you will see numerous other posts with feature discussion and bug reports. Thanks for your concern.

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