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    • mattrixkM
      mattrixk @monstermadeofman
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      @monstermadeofman the "." in .emulationstation means it is a hidden folder. You may have to enable the 'view hidden files' option.

      What exactly can you find? Can you find /home/ but not pi? Or /home/pi/ but not .emulationstation?

      My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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      • BuZzB
        BuZz administrators
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        that folder is a symlink on latest RetroPie to /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation so you can just use that folder instead (available over network)

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        • BuZzB
          BuZz administrators
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          There are no themes installed in that location by default - but you can copy themes into a themes folder there, and they will take priority over the distributed themes - which live in /etc/emulationstation/themes

          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          • mattrixkM
            mattrixk @BuZz
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            Ahh thanks @BuZz. I knew I was in the right area with my explanation, but I wasn't near my Pi so I couldn't make sure.

            My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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              smartroad @Rookervik
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              @Rookervik can ES display both box art and a screenshot?

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              • herb_fargusH
                herb_fargus administrators @smartroad
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                @smartroad ES only displays one image at a time. a workaround is to mash up two images in on screenshot with gimp so it looks like two, but not a very clean way of doing it

                If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                  smartroad @herb_fargus
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                  @herb_fargus I thought that might have been the case, shame. Thanks for the reply though :)

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                  • mattrixkM
                    mattrixk @smartroad
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                    @smartroad Theres a guy named ruckage on the old petrockblog forum who was working on a few systems. You can see the post here.

                    They looked like this:

                    megadrive
                    and
                    snes

                    Very impressive, but it was only for snes, megadrive, pc engine and arcade. I've downloaded them but haven't really looked through them, so I can't vouch for their quality, but what I have seen looks amazing.

                    My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                    • RookervikR
                      Rookervik Global Moderator
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                      Be forewarned, very large box art slows down gamelist browsing heavily. I've found any box art larger than about 320x240 slows the gamelist down a lot while scrolling through the list. I use some large box art for my Infocom games, but there aren't many of them so the slow browsing doesn't annoy. Love Infocom :D

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                      • mattrixkM
                        mattrixk @Rookervik
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                        Thanks @Rookervik, I didn't think about that. If I decide to use them I'll resize them all first. I have a free program called Fast Stone Image Resizer that I use for just that purpose. It's quick and very simple to use.

                        My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                        • RookervikR
                          Rookervik Global Moderator @mattrixk
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                          @mattrixk Irfanview ftw. Has been for like 20 years. LOL

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                          • mattrixkM
                            mattrixk @Rookervik
                            last edited by

                            @Rookervik I use Irfanview for viewing images... I didn't know it could resize them too.

                            My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                            • RookervikR
                              Rookervik Global Moderator @mattrixk
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                              @mattrixk Heck yeah. Mass resize, rename, add filter, watermark. Used it at the radio station to resize a huge collection of photos and to add a watermark at the bottom for the event name. Freaking love irfanview.

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                              • edmaul69E
                                edmaul69 @Rookervik
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                                @Rookervik hey rook, can you tell me how to make the gamelist go to the edge of the screen? it annoys me having the first letter cut off like in addams family in this pic:

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                                • RookervikR
                                  Rookervik Global Moderator @edmaul69
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                                  @edmaul69 Keep an eye on your <horizontalMargin>, you don't need it. And it can cut text off. Also set your <size> to 1 or .95 or something and set <pos> to something that will keep the box on-screen. Beyond that, it's up to ES if it is going to scroll properly or cut text off.

                                  I'm pretty sure it's the <horizontalMargin> that's giving you a problem. Make sure it's 0.

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                                  • edmaul69E
                                    edmaul69 @Rookervik
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                                    @Rookervik thank you. <horizontalMargin> did the trick

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                                      han
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                                      Hi!
                                      Just want to thank Rookervik and others for all the great work in putting these themes together. They really enhance my emulation experience. Their clarity and consistency really work well when people not familiar with ES or Retropie are using it at an event or party.

                                      With that I would like to make one small comment.
                                      I sometimes switch between pixel and carbon with a custom es-systems.cfg and noticed that one uses tg-16 while the other uses tg16. I created a symlink as a workaround. I just wanted to point that out as a possible issue for others.

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                                      • mattrixkM
                                        mattrixk
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                                        @edmaul69 is that a theme you are making? It looks really cool. How far along are you? Are you making custom headers like that for each system, or just some main ones? I'd love to see what you've done for the Detailed View.

                                        My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                                        • edmaul69E
                                          edmaul69 @mattrixk
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                                          @mattrixk it is a theme i am making. Yes they all are being cutom made. Im about 20 themes in. I have about 40 logos done for the main page. I have hand done the logos in a pixel version that looks good. This theme is going to take a while because i am doing them 1 pixel at a time (paint fill and copy and paste wherever possible). I have not started the detailed stuff as i dont use it. I am making the screens look like the games so its going to be tricky if i decide to add it. Honestly i dont know if there would be enough ram after im done with basic to have detailed. Will post some pics later.

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                                          • mattrixkM
                                            mattrixk @edmaul69
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                                            @edmaul69 Sounds awesome. I can't wait to see it.

                                            My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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