Updated EmulationStation for Windows

[f.caruso]

@jero Hi, I recently have decided to build my own version of ES for Windows (not an easy thing...) . I did a lot of changes, added new options (ex:don't show desktop when running games), made a better "grid view", added localization (french is ok). I also have custom launchers (ex:to enable per game setting for pcsx2), I have a "joy to key" feature in my portable launcher ( see es_padtokey.cfg ) which enable to close games with Guide+Start or map joysticks to keyboard for Visual Pinball, etc... You can try it and download a version there : http://fabrice.caruso.free.fr/EmulationStationMod.7z. I didn't publish changed sources for now, If someone is interested, please contact me...

[mitu]

@f-caruso said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

I didn't publish changed sources for now, If someone is interested, please contact me...

According to the original license (GPL), you need to also publish the sources.

[f.caruso]

@mitu said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

According to the original license (GPL), you need to also publish the sources.

For now, this version was just for me...

I actually have no git, so you'll find sources on my website there : http://fabrice.caruso.free.fr/sources.7z

I'll try to find time to create an account and share it on gitlab, as soon as I can.

[mitu]

@f-caruso You don't have to add it on github - you can just include it in your binary distribution (as a src sub-folder). Thanks for providing your current sources.

[jero]

@f-caruso yeeeah I'm going to see if this is good for me, great job

[jero]

@f-caruso I just used his method to see how he acts, and to say that this is great, stutters a bit, but it is the best thing I have seen so far. Also I see that I also delete something from the menu that did not work in windows, I speak about restarting the program. in your case it ends with quit this, I liked it. It is possible that jrassa or someone else could add this to ES on the github where it is updated is for windows it would be great for all.

<system>
<name>mame</name>
<fullname>Mame</fullname>
<path>~..\roms\mame</path>
<extension>.zip .ZIP</extension>
<command>%HOME%\RetroArch\retroarch.exe -L %HOME%\RetroArch\cores%CORE%_libretro.dll %ROM%</command>
<platform>mame</platform>
<theme>mame</theme>
<emulators>
<emulator name="mame">
<cores>
<core>mame2003_plus</core>
<core>mame2003</core>
<core>mame2010</core>
<core>mame2014</core>
</cores>
</emulator>
<emulator name="fbalpha">
<cores>
<core>fbalpha2012</core>
<core>fbalpha2012_neogeo</core>
</cores>
</emulator>
</emulators>
</system>

@f-caruso Can you please explain to me how it works and what it is for (it is possible to put several emulators in the same place or are different folders) I have not missed trying to understand it hehehehehe

[f.caruso]

@mitu @jdrassa I took time to create an account on github to share my source. I created a fork of jdrassa's version and commit my changes in my fork.
https://github.com/fabricecaruso/EmulationStation
Here's the list of my changes :

• Support for Multiple Emulators/Cores in es_systems.cfg, and setting Emulator/Core per game.
• Better Grid view (animations, layout, selection...)
• Created a 'GridEx' mode, which inherits from grid, in order to create a 'preview bar' including a game screenshot.
• Changed 'Automatic' view mode. Switchs to grid if "thumbnails" exist in gamelist. Switchs to gridex if "thumbnails" and "image" exist in gamelist.
• Don't show Directories that contains only one Game : just Show the game.
• Don't show Games what are marked Hidden in gamelist.
• Cleaned menus + changed menu item order (by interest). Simplified "Quit" menu item ( no more popup )
• Case insensitive file extensions.
• Skip parsing 'downloaded_images' and 'media' folders ( loading time boost )
• Localisation (French actually supported)
• Corrected favorites ( and custom lists ) management.
• Don't load all fields in Medadata Editor ( too tricky to use on windows, better use an external tool ).
• Windows is now "Windowed No border" by default. On Windows, Exclusive fullscreen can be annoying...
• Theming : Ability to force default view ( attribute defaultView )
• Windows : Stop using _wsystem for launching games. Run games with ShellExecuteEx instead ( avoids command window )
• Add an option to leave ES open with a black screen" Chargement en cours..." when launching games ( avoids showing windows desktop )

[jero]

@f-caruso I can only say thank you,

Another thing, in what way can I help translate into Spanish

I just saw that with notepad I can see the language file, so if I do translation and change the name of the file to it, could it work? I can easily have problems with the letter ñ

[mitu]

@f-caruso @jdrassa's fork is a 1:1 fork of the RetroPie's Emulationstation version, so you could have forked directly the parent repo. Otherwise, nice work.

[f.caruso]

@jero Works just like recalbox (sorry) -> You can define multiple emulator/core by system. You can change emulator or core for a game ( using "edit metadata" ). It is useful if a game doesn't work with mame2003, or if you want to use retroarch for some games and an external emul for another game of the same system.

[jero]

@ f-caruso Thanks, well explained.

and to change or translate to Spanish, I look for recalb..... or it would be something that you have done, in your case in French for this ES

[f.caruso]

@jero I based my localisation system to be compatible with recalbox's emulationstation2.po ( but without using boost like they do ). Just download their spanish emulationstation2.po ( https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox-emulationstation/blob/master/locale/lang/eu_ES/LC_MESSAGES/emulationstation2.po ) and put it in "resources/locale/es" folder, restart emulationstation and select "es" as language... Just add missing entries in the po file...

[A Former User]

Need to download this when I get home and give it a go. Looks great!

[jero]

@f-caruso said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

@jero I based my localisation system to be compatible with recalbox's emulationstation2.po ( but without using boost like they do ). Just download their spanish emulationstation2.po ( https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox-emulationstation/blob/master/locale/lang/eu_ES/LC_MESSAGES/emulationstation2.po ) and put it in "resources/locale/es" folder, restart emulationstation and select "es" as language... Just add missing entries in the po file...

thanks, but is not spanish. I kept looking and I found something to translate, so I'm going to finish the translation hehehej

@f-caruso upss, I'm trying to migrate to this bifurcation and the theme stopped working

[f.caruso]

@jero said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

@f-caruso upss, I'm trying to migrate to this bifurcation and the theme stopped working

Maybe in master/locale/lang/es/LC_MESSAGES... Anyway, if you finished...
Migrate to this bifurcation ??? What ? Sorry !
There's no way to PM on this forum ?

[mitu]

@f-caruso said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

Migrate to this bifurcation ??? What ? Sorry !

Bifurcation I think it's fork.

There's no way to PM on this forum ?

No, it's disabled.

[jero]

@f-caruso said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

@jero said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

@f-caruso upss, I'm trying to migrate to this bifurcation and the theme stopped working

Maybe in master/locale/lang/es/LC_MESSAGES... Anyway, if you finished...
Migrate to this bifurcation ??? What ? Sorry !
There's no way to PM on this forum ?

First forgiveness for bad English

second I mean I'm using your work in ES

bifurcation I mean your different version of the ES system

then to change to your version the Themes do not work, I imagine by the changes in the grid
Also in the subject do not appear videos that, I have assigned in my gamelist, although they change in configuration see video.When I accept game I do not get the black screen with the loading warning, only the windows background appears and when I exit the game and return to ES it happens the same.

About the language what I want to say is that some lines are not translated and the emulationstation2.po document is perfectly translated from the web that you indicated to me.
If I use the French I see that everything is perfect in French, if I use Spanish almost everything is translated, but some lines do not mean that.

All this is to help you, do not think badly of me please and sorry for my bad English.

Great job

Well I'm doing tests with your version that's what I mean by migrating

[f.caruso]

@jero said in Updated EmulationStation for Windows:

I use the French I see that everything is perfect in French, if I use Spanish almost everything is translated, but some lines do not mean that.
Well I'm doing tests with your version that's what I mean by migrating

(My english's not perfect neither. I'm french)
If you want, send me your theme ( in a zip ) plus a screenshot of what it should look like. I'll give a debug on it ( maybe I'll need your es_system.cfg too )
As we can't PM here... I don't know if I can give u my email here, but you'll find it quickly -> Look at the name of the site where you downloaded my version, replace . with @ before free.fr ....

[jero]

@f-caruso It's a Mod of Ruckage's theme, I'm not going to upload it out of respect for its creator I only change images, it's better to use the original theme of Ruckage and see if you have problems or it's just me, since the original theme also gives me problems.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/12583/snes-mini-theme

thanks for everything

[f.caruso]

@jero I dont have crashes with this theme, but there is an image loading problem for sure... I'll investiguate...