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      Meldrak @fluffypillow
      last edited by Meldrak

      @fluffypillow said in Announcing Pegasus Frontend:

      @Meldrak I've just pushed some updates, could you check the launching with the latest version (alpha11-34)?
      Yes, could be added, some of them were also requested by others so will take a look on them.

      It works, but finally there's another issue from cemu emulator
      This one create configurations files in directory from the rom launch
      from E:\games\wiiu\cemu\cemu.exe -g E:\games\wiiu[ARPP0101]\code\red-pro2.rpx -f
      shaders, profiles, settings should be read from E:\games\wiiu\cemu
      but instead it create new files in E:\games\wiiu[ARPP0101]\code\

      It's not a Pegasus issue, so I Don't think you can do anything
      as workaround I'm launching bat file for each rom like that

      @ECHO off
      CD E:
      CD E:\games\wiiu\cemu
      SET HOME=E:\games\wiiu\cemu
      E:\games\wiiu\cemu -g "E:\games\wiiu\\[ARPP0101]\code\red-pro2.rpx" -f
      
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      • fluffypillowF
        fluffypillow
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        @Purg-Derren @jerzeeloon yes Pegasus started crashing on Android not too long ago. Not sure what causes it yet but will look into it.

        @nemo93 ah I see the problem now, thanks. Yes, the single dot should mean an empty line, it's fixed now in the latest release.

        1. Pegasus launch time.

        Will look into it. If you have example XML and metadata files where this can always be reproduced, that'd also help.

        1. It occurs whenever the "collection" or metadata.txt refers to a non-existing file (or files).

        Hm will see if I can control GStreamer somehow. Do you have lots of assets in the metadata that don't exist?

        @Meldrak yes some programs seem to have troubles when they're started from outside of their directory. I'll try to fix this in the next release.

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        • fluffypillowF
          fluffypillow
          last edited by

          Weekly changelog! Had some real life issues this week so there aren't too many changes, however there are fixes in several important areas:

          • Changed the default working directories
            • Currently the working directory when launching a game defaults to the game's directory. Unfortunately several programs have issues when launched outside of their own directory (esp. on Windows), resulting in various files written to the game's folder. To make launching more natural, the default working directory is now the launched program's folder, except when the program is a globally installed command (more common on *nix), in which case it remains as the game's directory.
          • Added support for variables in the working directory field of the metadata files. The variables are the same you can use in launch commands.
          • Handled some corner cases of launch commands
          • Fixed empty line handling in metadata files
          • Fixed Unicode support not working well in metadata files on certain platforms
          • Fixed Debian package release
          • Minor performance improvements for metadata file reading

          (By the way I understand these aren't particularly interesting changes for most, but such things have to be worked on as well. Hopefully we'll reach some more exiting features in the future!)

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            sergioad @fluffypillow
            last edited by

            @fluffypillow please do not worry, although those are """ minor""" changes those are important, please keep going and fix whatever needs a fix either in the frontend or in your life, I hope the boxart size bug is fixed anytime soon or the hide cursor option is added but better focus yourself in what is important, thanks friend

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              hooperre
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              When I changed my source from Skraper to both it and EmulationStation I get a crash.

              332C5041-BE65-4C81-9A46-3FCC3DEA1718.jpeg

              4B ~ RPi PSU 5.1V / 3.0A ~ 32GB SanDisk microSD ~ 128GB USB

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                jerzeeloon
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                @fluffypillow I just want to say thank you for fixing the issue on Android not returning to frontend when exiting an emulator. The latest automatic build works perfect and finally the front end I want as my daily driver will be.

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                  fluffypillow @hooperre
                  last edited by

                  @hooperre Could you check it with the latest version? It won't fix the issue but has slightly more logging during the loading. I have an idea where the crash comes from but couldn't reproduce it yet, so this'd be to confirm my suspicion.

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                    Meldrak @fluffypillow
                    last edited by

                    @fluffypillow thanks for this update, cemu roms now works with files in app folder
                    and no more problems with french special characters in UTF

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                    • fluffypillowF
                      fluffypillow
                      last edited by

                      Weekly update! A bunch of technical stuff this time too, though certain items will make some people happy:

                      • Android: Fixed the crash on returning from games
                      • Android: Added support for multiple storages (ie. external SD cards)
                      • Metadata: Added support for media directories under each directory entry of a collection
                      • Metadata: Fixed the extension field not accepting files with capital-lettered extension
                      • Logging improvements
                        • Each data source is now also measured separately during loading
                        • General readability improvements and fixes
                      • Internal code changes, some minor optimizations
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                        Darksavior @fluffypillow
                        last edited by Darksavior

                        @fluffypillow Is it possible to have higher res art someday without Pegasus slowing down a crawl or is that just a pi limitation? I'm using a pi3b+.

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                          msheehan79
                          last edited by msheehan79

                          @fluffypillow

                          I'm curious about this line and if I am just misinterpreting the feature or if this is a bug:

                          • Metadata: Added support for media directories under each directory entry of a collection

                          I like the concept of putting the metadata files in a single spot so I have set up all my metadata files under the <config>\metafiles directory and all is working fine for pulling in metadata and launching games.

                          The only odd bit I noticed was when I have my setup configured with these global metadata files, the artwork is not found unless I also have the game folders specified in the game_dirs config file.

                          Should the latest builds now be checking the directory that is specified in the metadata file(s) for the presence of a media directory? Or is it required to still include the rom folders in the game_dir file as well for that to happen?

                          I tested with today's build from the site, so I believe I am up to date with current changes.

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                            fluffypillow @Darksavior
                            last edited by

                            @Darksavior that depends on the video ram of the device: the larger the images are, the more they take up, and the less space there is the more often the textures have to be loaded ans swapped around in the vram.

                            @msheehan79 yes, Pegasus now also looks for media directory under the directory entries of a collection. In practice that means a setup like this now works:

                            img

                            where metadata.pegasus.txt has collections with the directory set to 'Spy' and 'Tank' (related: issue #407).

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                              Meldrak
                              last edited by

                              @fluffypillow will you add a option to show favorites on a single tab as system like?
                              or is it already possible to do it?

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                                fluffypillow @Meldrak
                                last edited by

                                @Meldrak it could be possible for themes to do that, but there's no plan for that in the built-in one at the moment.

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                                  msheehan79
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                                  @fluffypillow

                                  OK, thanks for clarifying this feature. I've got my artwork assets in the Skraper directory structure under each collection directory, as in -

                                  <collection>/media/box2dfront/
                                  <collection>/media/wheel/

                                  I did confirm if I flipped it to the structure in your screenshot where each game has a folder with images it does detect the artwork, but it doesn't pick up the images when they are grouped by artwork type in the directory structure above.

                                  Is it possible to support both artwork configurations or does that add a ton of overhead to trying to determine what folder structure is being used for media assets?

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                                  • fluffypillowF
                                    fluffypillow @msheehan79
                                    last edited by

                                    @msheehan79 yes, at the moment only the structure above is supported, but Skraper support could be added in the future too. Shouldn't be too difficult, just takes a bit of time.

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                                      msheehan79
                                      last edited by

                                      Talk about an impressive turnaround - just grabbed today's build and I see you have already added this support. Nice!!

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                                      • AndersHPA
                                        AndersHP
                                        last edited by AndersHP

                                        @fluffypillow did you ever test this on a 320x240 monitor?
                                        Over at Sudomod, many are building Gameboy builds running RetroPie.

                                        Given the benefits of running Pegasus instead of ES, it would be neat if the frontend could be optimized for small screens also, if possible..? Maybe without video preview and with bigger text, with no description or something similar?

                                        My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
                                        My Gameboy

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                                        • fluffypillowF
                                          fluffypillow @AndersHP
                                          last edited by

                                          @AndersHP couldn't try it yet unfortunately, but Pegasus itself should work fine with that too. The main theme is indeed probably a bit much for this size, but a theme for small displays could be also made. At the moment I think the beach theme might look readable and light enough to use.

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                                          • PlayingKarrdeP
                                            PlayingKarrde @AndersHP
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                                            @AndersHP I plan on making a 240p theme at some point as I'm also running pegasus on my new astro city arcade cab.

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