Move carousel to top

winnetouch

I'm looking to create a low resolution theme and for that I want to move the carousel to the top of the screen. I'm working of the Carbon theme. Now maybe I'm stupid but after reading through multiple posts I gather it can definitely be done but in none of those posts could I deduce how. How can I change the carousel position and hight?

Or does it have something to do that I am using the desktop version of ES? I've come across instances where themes that work on the Pi don't work on the desktop version.

HurricaneFan

@winnetouch You could try downloading the donkeykonkey theme and see how they positioned their carousel, they use the carousel on the top like you want.

EctoOne

I'm not sure if carbon has the <systemcarousel> element or if it uses the default values. If it's not available, you have to add it yourself and then you can move it around. I suggest finding a theme that has the whole code and copy it.

Or you could look at the themes document https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation/blob/master/THEMES.md

HurricaneFan

@HurricaneFan said in Move carousel to top:

donkeykonke

  <carousel name="systemcarousel">
    <type>horizontal</type>
    <pos>0.0 -0.36</pos>
    <size>1 1</size>
    <logoScale>1.07</logoScale>
    <zIndex>41</zIndex>          
    <logoSize>0.3 0.3</logoSize>
    <color>00000000</color>
    <maxLogoCount>5</maxLogoCount>
  </carousel>

That position puts it on top.

https://github.com/RetroHursty69/es-theme-donkeykonkey/blob/master/theme.xml

winnetouch

Lol... And again... I tried installing the Donkeykonkey theme to the desktop version of Emulationstation and it does not work. Only a white screen with a blank carousel.

mitu

@winnetouch They will work, as long as you're using the same version - the RetroPie fork of Emulationstation. If you're using the version from emulationstation.org, then it's normal they won't work, the RetroPie version has more theming features than the original.

winnetouch

@mitu Thanks for that tip. That was eventually what was bugging me. So... The theme is already on it way to being made :P.