Low Resolution Theme

[Rookervik]

@herb_fargus Urg. Ok. That's why I never did the trs80. Everywhere I looked it up, it looked like the same computer, perhaps a newer model.

[herb_fargus]

@Rookervik well don't worry, there are very few obscure computers left after this (provided we don't end up splitting more systems like the vic20 etc), and you've already done the BBC Micro.

[Rookervik]

@herb_fargus I did the Radio Shack logo so far. Will finish the rest and draw the keyboard tomorrow.

[lilbud]

@herb_fargus Fun Fact: A commonly used nickname for the TRS-80 was the, "Trash-80."

[InsecureSpike]

sadly mine are all logos are .png, but if they are of use use what ever you need

[gamer85]

@herb_fargus said in Low Resolution Theme:

@Rookervik its /home/pi/.emulationstation/themes

Herb - When I go to /home/pi, there is a hidden shortcut called .emulationstation. When I select that, it brings me to the directory /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation. Do I create a themes directory there so its /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/themes? I ask because there is no /themes directory there.

[Rookervik]

@gamer85 Yes, that's what you do.

[gamer85]

@Rookervik Thank you, that worked. Is it possible to request the below theme to be added to the wish list? On a smaller screen, the larger game image would be a nice option over having the names of the next few games in the menu. Also like the black background.

[Rookervik]

@gamer85 Baaaaaaaahhh, I guess if you promise to test it for me and let me know if anything is wrong, I'll work on making that theme. I'm getting a little over-run with themes tho. Not sure I could ever keep them all updated. LOL. (in the end, a dark one like this is what I would use on a small screen... over the lighter one.)

[gamer85]

@Rookervik Appreciate that. Happy to test and provide feedback. With more people converting Gameboys and building Pi GRRLs, as well as other 3-D printed cases that use a 3.5 inch screen, I believe there will be more and more need for themes tailored for these smaller screens. The above black screen theme seems optimal because it maximizes the scrapped game image.

[Rookervik]

It's a shame that the gamelist can't go over the box art image like the logo does. In this configuration, the Genesis logo stays on top of the screenshot, and the screenshot always stops with enough room to view the game's text.

[Rookervik]

@gamer85

Give this a try: Pixel for TFT Displays 0.1

[gamer85]

@Rookervik Wow, that is simply amazing. Will use it for a week and provide feedback. Main menu hardware icons are really fantastic. Individual game selection highly readable. Will post pictures next week. This theme should definitely be added to future builds. You win a gold medal for this theme. Anyone using a small screen must use this.

[Rookervik]

@gamer85 Haha, 30 minute tweak. Glad it works for you. I think the retropie icons are pretty way much hyper too big. But they are going to be changing, soon. Mister "Im a professional artist" doesn't like my blender icons, so we'll change them to a more metro style. (Buzz wants Android status bar-style icons anyway lol) And I just mass-copied the theme.xml to every system, so the retropie menu got overwritten by the normal game one. >_< I did that last time, too.

[gamer85]

@Rookervik Wanted to report back with feedback after using Pixel for TFT Displays 0.1. Its really perfect for using a small screen. You can read the titles and really see scan art. I will post some pictures below. One item, its missing art work for emulator sdltrs ie TRS-80 computer. Will this be something you can add?

[Rookervik]

@gamer85 Yeah I never made trs80 since it is extremely close to the Coco (I think anyway.) Herb made me make trs80 for Carbon, so I will need to do it for Pixel. Soooo, give me a little time and I'll update it.

[gamer85]

@Rookervik Thank you. Appreciate your efforts. Hope this theme gets added to Retropie distribution (under the optional user theme )/

[Rookervik]

@gamer85 Yeah everywhere I look I see pictures of the TRS80... Color Computer. Which is CoCo. I can't find any decent pictures of the TRS80 Model 1. I'm wondering if we can't just call this an upgrade like we do with C64/128 and all the different Amigas. I'd hate to think of doing DOS and drawing all the different generations of DOS-wielding computers.

[gamer85]

@Rookervik the problem is that the TRS-80 Model 1 and TRS-80 Model 3 (the update to the Model 1, there was no Model 2) are completely different architecture and OS than the CoCo. Can you use the TRS-80 Model 3 as basis for the icon instead of the Model 1? If you search TRS-80 Model 3, do you find enough images to build the icon? If not I can post many images of the TRS-80 Model 3 here in this thread.

[Rookervik]

Model 3 looks like the keyboard is attached to the screen and diskette drives... is that the correct one to use? I found a lot of pictures of that.