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    • chicueloC
      chicuelo
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      Working on the game list. with some more info and bigger snapshot.
      What do you think?

      gamelist.jpg

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        BJRetro @chicuelo
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        @chicuelo how much can you reasonably increase the text size of the text in the games list without it looking ridiculous? I think it would be pretty unique as compared to other themes if the games list font was a good amount bigger.

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        • chicueloC
          chicuelo @BJRetro
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          @BJRetro I think one or two points more, but it will reduce the amount of displayed games.
          I was also thinking of making a grid view with the game snapshots, but I was wondering if its possible to have the game name below the snap, and wich grid options are there available to work on

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            lilbud @chicuelo
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            @chicuelo Honestly, that looks frickin awesome. Would definitely use

            another batshit crazy idea, custom color themes, like have a blue or red preset in addition to the black theme. The light theme would obviously look good and not inverted colors.

            (bad photoshop job is bad, please ignore quality)
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            Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

            Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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            • chicueloC
              chicuelo @lilbud
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              @lilbud Yes, I am working on a purple version as alternative!

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                Weatherby
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                I really like how that gamelist looks. Only thing with it is I think the game description is a bit squished. An issue I have with the Carbon theme is that a lot of descriptions need to scroll, and they become hard to read in the space they're allotted.

                That said, I'm not sure how I would adjust that since the composition of the page is largely based around the size that the game preview displays at.

                Love the idea of being able to set custom colors, would be a great feature if it can be done on a console by console basis. Really like how this theme is turning out so far, it looks great.

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                  lilbud @Weatherby
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                  @Weatherby Like you said, each system's preview is going to be a different size (and even sometimes on a game by game basis, which prevents a real one size fits all.)

                  Maybe a gradient over part of the preview image, like the bottom half fades to black to meet the background. Not sure how much you could shrink the preview image before it might not look all that good.

                  Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                  Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                  • chicueloC
                    chicuelo @lilbud
                    last edited by

                    @lilbud @Weatherby
                    Maybe creating 2 different setups, one for vertical snaps and another for horizontal snaps, where the text fits the area of the image,
                    If we reduce the size of the image and place the description aside, I think we will have a lot of empty space arround

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                      lilbud @chicuelo
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                      @chicuelo For vertical snaps, you could probably have the description next to the vertical box art or videos.

                      Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                      Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                      • chicueloC
                        chicuelo @lilbud
                        last edited by

                        @lilbud Yes, In my case I have only landscape snaps because I use the game preview on each system, but it could be a possibility for those who use box art or other stuff

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                          Weatherby
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                          Maybe one possibility is laying game information out in thirds. This is something I did recently when fiddling around with the Switch theme: https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/AwGi24jCtMPuQKMVefm0NmPfhj0N-qbelLAwe5k9kZA/https/i.imgur.com/zoOHZPR.jpg?width=1202&height=677

                          Note that I better organized the size and alignment of some of these elements after taking this, but it should give a rough idea. That said, I don't know how compatible organizing information in thirds like this would work for this theme. It seems like you're going for something much more visually dynamic, with large impactful images present on each screen.

                          It's a toughie since a lot of descriptions that get scraped are overly wordy, and so they seldom fit well into the space allotted in most themes. I really like how it's laid out as is though, the larger images compliment the rest of the visual style of the theme, and reducing it too much would take away from that.

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                          • chicueloC
                            chicuelo @Weatherby
                            last edited by

                            @Weatherby
                            Seems to dividing text in thirds reduce the amount of text displayed, so you got more chance to scrolling text. although however it looks better. Another options is removing the text in order to maintain the snap size and using that area for other info

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                              sergioad @chicuelo
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                              @chicuelo I would love to have both the light and dark version in a single theme like @lilbud did for the switch theme

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                                Null Reference
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                                @chicuelo how can I get this theme and start using it? It looks absolutely incredible, you're doing an awesome job!

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                                • chicueloC
                                  chicuelo @sergioad
                                  last edited by

                                  @sergioad As I said, I will no develop all the media, I will make the main structure and leave a psd for everyone who want to use the theme so they create their own artwork based on this design.

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                                  • chicueloC
                                    chicuelo @Null Reference
                                    last edited by

                                    @Null-Reference Its still in a design fase, It needs some more work and then I will need some help making the xml files!

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                                      Null Reference @chicuelo
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                                      @chicuelo I wouldn't mind helping out, I'm not sure what the xml would take but I am a fast learner and would be more than willing to help out! If you've got discord you can add me NullReference#9285

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                                      • chicueloC
                                        chicuelo @Null Reference
                                        last edited by

                                        @Null-Reference
                                        Thank you! I will look fowrard to work on the xml, I have no idea too! my previous theme was coded by some great members of the forum. maybe we can make a collaboration again to bring this theme to life

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                                          nevisx
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                                          Hi @chicuelo & @Null-Reference,

                                          I've been tinkering with emulation station themes for some time privately, I don't have a ton of time/experience, but I know my way around and get can get things running and optimized. I've been looking for a new theme project to work on as I build out my XU4 build, I'd be happy to support if I can.

                                          Discord >> nevisx#3559 Happy to chat whenever.

                                          -c

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                                          • chicueloC
                                            chicuelo @nevisx
                                            last edited by

                                            @nevisx That sounds great! Im finishing the visuals so then we can move forward with the structure

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