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    • alphatoanantA
      alphatoanant @anderocha
      last edited by

      @anderocha this happens somewhat automatically in EmulationStation depending on what you have scraped (If you have video scrapped it will show the video view for example)

      So there are 2 ways I know of to have it display images:

      1. Scrape only images for your games (do not scrape video) - this makes emulationstation show detail view by default
        or
      2. you can manually set the view to detail view in emulationstation settings (its under settings menu / ui settings)

      My RetroPie Themes:
      Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
      Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
      TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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        gnargoyle
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        @alphatoanant I have a couple questions. My guess is that I can fix these on my end, but I just bought a pre-made cabinet so I'm new to this.

        1. Is there a way to remove the "favorite" and "launch" instruction imagery? It's not accurate to my button layout.

        2. Any plans for a 5:4 aspect ratio version? Some of the font is too big/details are cut off, unless I can customize that?

        3. Video doesn't seem to display in video mode, it's just a black rectangle.

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        • alphatoanantA
          alphatoanant @gnargoyle
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          Hi @gnargoyle no worries and thank you for checking this out.

          Re: "Is there a way to remove the "favorite" and "launch" instruction imagery? It's not accurate to my button layout."

          Yes there is a way to remove those.

          In theme.xml under the root:

          <view name="basic,detailed,video">
          

          comment out or remove:

          <image name="help-random" extra="true">
           <path>./_inc/images/help-random.svg</path>
           <size>0.07734375 0.0263888888888889</size>
           </image>
          <image name="help-launch" extra="true">
           <path>./_inc/images/help-launch.svg</path>
           <size>0.071875 0.0263888888888889</size>
          </image>
          <image name="help-favorite" extra="true">
           <path>./_inc/images/help-favorite.svg</path>
           <size>0.08046875 0.0263888888888889</size>
          </image>
          

          As an alternative if you wanted to change keep the images and update them to your layout you could also edit the SVGs referenced above. I'd be glad to help with this if that helps.

          Re: Any plans for a 5:4 aspect ratio version? Some of the font is too big/details are cut off, unless I can customize that?

          Not currently. But I do have a 4:3 aspect ratio version that I think I could tweak into a 5:4 version more easily. I'll take a look this upcoming weekend and see what would be needed. The sizing in emulation station takes a little bit to wrap your head around but I think the 4:3 version could be a good base to work from.

          Re: Video doesn't seem to display in video mode, it's just a black rectangle.

          Are you able to hear audio from the video just not see it? There have been a few reports in the past of this and I recall they were fixed by making sure you were on the latest version of retropie/emulationstation. Artbook layering relies on a z-index property that isn't supported in older versions of emulationstation. You can try an update through the retropie setup menu (there are options to update in there) and see if that corrects the error.

          Hope this helps for now

          My RetroPie Themes:
          Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
          Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
          TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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            anderocha @alphatoanant
            last edited by

            @alphatoanant small update here ;)

            neogeo.PNG

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            • cnotoC
              cnoto @anderocha
              last edited by

              @anderocha That looks awesome! Is there a place where the new artwork and code is located?

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              • alphatoanantA
                alphatoanant @anderocha
                last edited by

                @anderocha nice work! looks clean.

                My RetroPie Themes:
                Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                • alphatoanantA
                  alphatoanant @alphatoanant
                  last edited by alphatoanant

                  @gnargoyle I have uploaded a version of art book for 5:4 resolutions to github just now.

                  You can download it here: https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book-5-4

                  This should address the font, size and spacing oddities you were seeing on your 5:4 monitor

                  My RetroPie Themes:
                  Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                  Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                  TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                  • pjftP
                    pjft
                    last edited by

                    Several years later, still the theme that I use the most on my set up. Well done. Hope you're doing great @alphatoanant

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                    • alphatoanantA
                      alphatoanant @pjft
                      last edited by

                      Thank you @pjft 😊 . Wow, I just realized how long its been since starting this. Thank you for all of your help getting this built over the years. πŸ˜„ I still have an item simply entitled "grid view" on this theme's to-do list and have been reading up on the latest posts to see how things work.

                      I am doing well and hope you are too.

                      My RetroPie Themes:
                      Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                      Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                      TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                      • pjftP
                        pjft @alphatoanant
                        last edited by

                        @alphatoanant Haha, not at all. Time flies indeed! :)

                        All is good on our end, glad to still see you around that all is doing great.

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                        • pjftP
                          pjft
                          last edited by

                          @alphatoanant apologies, actually a question: would you have plans for a Singe system?

                          https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/27426/request-add-daphne-singe-emulator

                          It's kind of like Daphne, but has a plethora of other games that aren't compatible with Daphne.

                          Just curious, as it's been recently added and it opens a lot more games to play.

                          Hope you're doing great!

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                          • alphatoanantA
                            alphatoanant @pjft
                            last edited by

                            @pjft awesome I love laserdisc games - glad to see this available.

                            Yes would be happy to add this. I'll research logos, see what is out there already or think about a design for one from scratch.

                            Maybe something like the original laserdisc logo but with Singe lettering instead: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Laserdisc-logo.svg/1280px-Laserdisc-logo.svg.png

                            Boxart wise I remember from building the system theme for Daphne that most of these games fit well with arcade flyers so I'll go with a portrait layout for now.

                            Reading through that thread it looks like the folder name for the system theme would be "singe" is that correct?

                            My RetroPie Themes:
                            Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                            Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                            TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                            • pjftP
                              pjft @alphatoanant
                              last edited by

                              @alphatoanant I imagine it might end up being "singe" - there is no current RetroPie-Setup script, but I imagine that singe would make sense indeed.

                              I think the old Laserdisc logo with Singe lettering - or, honestly, even "Laserdisc" already - would be awesome. These systems did have arcade flyers indeed for the most part, so that is the correct layout indeed.

                              Thank you so much, and let me know if I can help as well :)

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                              • alphatoanantA
                                alphatoanant
                                last edited by

                                @pjft well that was quick =). Just made a first commit on the singe system theme. Decided to keep it simple out of the gate by just using the laserdisc logo.

                                My RetroPie Themes:
                                Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                                Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                                TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                                • pjftP
                                  pjft
                                  last edited by

                                  Awesome, that was quick indeed :) I'll set it up during the weekend, thank you!

                                  Hope you're doing well.

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                                  • pjftP
                                    pjft @alphatoanant
                                    last edited by

                                    @alphatoanant just saying, looks awesome! Thank you! :)

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                                      peligwe
                                      last edited by

                                      Just added the Sharp X1 to my build and was wondering if logo could also be added to theme?

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                                      • alphatoanantA
                                        alphatoanant @peligwe
                                        last edited by

                                        @peligwe yes totally will look at it today

                                        My RetroPie Themes:
                                        Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                                        Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                                        TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                                        • alphatoanantA
                                          alphatoanant @peligwe
                                          last edited by alphatoanant

                                          @peligwe ok I have added the x1 system theme and it’s up on GitHub. I added 2 options for a logo. One with the sharp logo (system.svg) and one without (system-alt.svg).

                                          My RetroPie Themes:
                                          Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                                          Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                                          TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                                            peligwe
                                            last edited by peligwe

                                            Just pulled down the latest version. As always thanks for the quick response and great work.

                                            Unfortunately the splashscreen generator didn't like your logo for pc98.

                                            launching.png

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