Theme.. instructions to publish it

andreamav · 31 Mar 2020, 07:48

I kindly ask for instructions for the correct publication and consequently that it is possible to see it in the list available for Retropie users to download a new emulationstation retropie theme ready.

I opened a git and published preview and files needed for publication

Thank you in advance
Regards

https://github.com/AndreaMav/es-theme-arcade-crt

WIKI
https://github.com/AndreaMav/es-theme-arcade-crt/wiki

mitu · 31 Mar 2020, 07:55

You can fork the RetroPie-Setup repository, create a new branch and modify the scriptmodules/supplementary/esthemes.sh to add a link your your theme repository (see here). You can then create a Pull Request to the RetroPie-Setup repository with your modified branch.

I can also submit a PR to include it, if the above sounds too complicated.

andreamav · 1 May 2020, 13:17

how quickly .. or how often, are the RETROPIE THEME lists of new topics proposed updated?

I ask to know when to check if my new theme will be loaded ..
thanks

mitu · 5 Jan 2020, 16:42

@andreamav If the PR gets accepted, whenever the user will run 'Update installed packages' or if they update the esthemes package - they'll get the new theme in the list.

andreamav · 2 May 2020, 12:06

thank you for you reply.
theme is in scriptmodules/supplementary/esthemes.sh how you seggest time ago.
I will hope to see it publish..

https://github.com/AndreaMav/es-theme-arcade-crt/wiki

andreamav · 2 May 2020, 12:34

GitHub URL: https://github.com/AndreaMav/es-theme-arcade-crt/
Full WIKI: https://github.com/AndreaMav/es-theme-arcade-crt/wiki

this theme is dedicated to use with old style, Monitor CRT 15 khz. ( 4x3 video format) 320x240p

es-theme-arcade-crt

Active specifications
Video Support
Marque Support
Cleaned up layout of metadata
How to use
Requires a Pi2/3/4/4b (videos are very choppy on a Pi0/1)
Install latest version of retropie through the setup script (versions after 4.1.8 work)
Add elements to your gamelist to reference videos for each game on your pi (videos can be stored anywhere just like images, by Scrape EmulationStation internal Menu)
First Preview
MAIN PAGE and Some Internal Theme Dedicated

mitu · 2 May 2020, 12:50

@andreamav You didn't submit RetroPie's project repository to be included, did you ? I asked you about submitting it myself, but you didn't confirm - so I did not.
I can do it now if you want.

andreamav · 5 Feb 2020, 17:20

sorry... for my poor english...

i open with a friend o mine a pull request

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/3114

I hope this is the true way.

if I didn't understand something, or I had to do something else, or you had to do something about it, I apologize, I guess I didn't / I understood.

if you need anything else, your help could really useful, thanks in advance.

mitu · 2 May 2020, 16:24

I can submit the pull request, but I just tried to load the theme on a RetroPie system and it crashed. Did you test the theme on a RetroPie system or you developed it on a PC ? Maybe you forgot to upload something ?

andreamav · 5 Feb 2020, 20:30

I developed it in Retropie.
I tested it with ubuntu 16.04 too.
With last emulationstation version normal and custom it works.
It doesn't work with previous revision of emulationstation.
in my last beta test.. i try too download e reload theme by git and it works.
(i dont test it in windows system)

I gave the theme to some friends who use retropie on raspberry 4 with 4gb of ram and use it regularly ... we all use it on arcade cabinet with crt monitor. (only I have tested the theme, as written above on hdmi monitors with ubuntu 16.04, for now)

andreamav · 3 May 2020, 08:40

this morning I tested my theme for CRT Monitor by Retropie 4.6 and it works

andreamav · 3 May 2020, 08:48

here some pictures..

any comments are welcome..

mitu · 3 May 2020, 14:27

I'll re-test tomorrow, but just to be sure, can you zip the theme folder form your Pie and put it somewhere where I can download it (send.firefox.com for instance) ?

andreamav · 3 May 2020, 15:34

@mitu said in Theme.. instructions to publish it:

I'll re-test tomorrow, but just to be sure, can you zip the theme folder form your Pie and put it somewhere where I can download it (send.firefox.com for instance)

this is the archive for you, thank you in advance.

https://send.firefox.com/download/33263650e926aeb4/#YZE2a-upXdXJh0H1Otvz5g

andreamav · 3 May 2020, 16:31

here you can see a short video of my new theme in action..

andreamav · 4 May 2020, 07:42

@andreamav said in Theme.. instructions to publish it:

@mitu said in Theme.. instructions to publish it:
I'll re-test tomorrow, but just to be sure, can you zip the theme folder form your Pie and put it somewhere where I can download it (send.firefox.com for instance) 
this is the archive for you, thank you in advance.

UPDATE 04/05/2020

https://send.firefox.com/download/9a4dd419ec97335d/#AbPnk9amcVwF3chT_mMXJA

mitu · 4 May 2020, 07:56

Sorry, but the theme still crashes for me - I'm testing on Windows right now, using the latest EmulationStation version.

Anyone else care to give it a try and see if the theme works for them on RetroPIe ?

andreamav · 5 Apr 2020, 11:02

thanks for your test with windows
with retropie Retropie 4.5.14 and Retropie 4.6, raspberry 3 and raspberry 4b 4gb ram, run perfectly. I used retropie distribution from official site to build img files.
Theme runs perfectly with computer with ubuntu 16.04, too.

andreamav · 5 May 2020, 07:25

@mitu said in Theme.. instructions to publish it:

Sorry, but the theme still crashes for me - I'm testing on Windows right now, using the latest EmulationStation version.

Anyone else care to give it a try and see if the theme works for them on RetroPIe ?

is there a guide or site where you can debug an emulationstation theme in depth?
the --debug option does not highlight individual problems.
often from generic information.
I also tried with already published themes.
thanks

andreamav · 5 May 2020, 12:50

@mitu
I just found out that in the past few days .. in a moment of modification of the loaded theme, there were internet-line problems .. so probably there are not all the correct files .. that's why there were problems ..
how do you delete "all the folders of the git" of reloading everything from scratch?

I JUST TEST IT in Raspberry Pi3 - Official 4.6 Retropie.
I copied theme, setted permission 777 to folder theme, open emulationstation

https://send.firefox.com/download/12433025d77e2db3/#0KDu2MX3Y5Lnd4sf3NGV5w