Pixel-MetaData - Theme Issue - Wrong Formatted text.... (screenshot inside)

DjDiabolik · 2 Dec 2021, 17:25

I have made a screenshot here:

Look the text "11 Minutes ago" it's wrong formatted and overwrite previous and next line. Look also the "109" Number it's problably the number i play this games.

This issue it's also present for all title..... also for title i never played.

It's problably a bad xml... can you give me some indication of which file I can possibly check about this theme ?

OPS
By TAG i have found a very similar thread whitout a possibly fix...here:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/27468/pixel-metadata-last-played-timer-text-wrapping-issue

Lister of Smeg · 3 Dec 2021, 12:02

@djdiabolik
I haven't looked at this for a long time but IIRC I just removed the feature altogether from /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/themes/pixel/pixel.xml

<!--
theme name:		Pixel -Metadata-
version:		1.4
author:			Eric Hettervik
license:		PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY or use graphics in other projects.
-->

<theme>
    <formatVersion>3</formatVersion>

	<view name="system">
	
		<image name="logo">
        </image>
	
		<helpsystem name="help">
			<pos>0.012 0.962</pos>
			<textColor>acacac</textColor>
			<iconColor>acacac</iconColor>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.033</fontSize>
		</helpsystem>
	
		
		<carousel name="systemcarousel">
			<pos>0 0.62</pos>
			<size>1 0.22</size>
			<color>00000000</color>
			<logoSize>0.16 0.09</logoSize>
			<logoScale>2 2</logoScale>
		</carousel>	
		
		<text name="systemInfo">
			<pos>0.0 0.895</pos>
			<color>ffffff80</color>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.027</fontSize>
		</text>

		<image name="background" extra="true">
			<tile>false</tile>
			<pos>0 0</pos>
			<origin>0 0</origin>
			<size>1 1</size>
			<path>./art/systems_select.png</path>
		</image>
		
		<image name="console_overlay" extra="true">
			<tile>false</tile>
			<pos>0.5 0.31</pos>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
			<maxSize>0.45 0.45</maxSize>
		</image>
		
		<image name="system_front" extra="true">
			<tile>false</tile>
			<pos>0.0 0.0</pos>
			<origin>0 0</origin>
			<size>1 1</size>
			<path>./art/systemfront.png</path>
		</image>
	</view>

    <view name="basic">
	
		<image name="logo">
			<pos>0.5 0.105</pos>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
			<maxSize>0.315 0.125</maxSize>
		</image>
		
		<image name="background" extra="true">
			<path>./art/systemback.png</path>
		</image>

		<image name="Border Overlay" extra="true">
			<path>./art/border_simple.png</path>
			<size>1 1</size>
			<pos>0 0</pos>
			<origin>0 0</origin>			
		</image>

		<helpsystem name="help">
			<pos>0.012 0.960</pos>
			<textColor>ffffff</textColor>
			<iconColor>ffffff</iconColor>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.033</fontSize>
		</helpsystem>
		
		<text name="md_lbl_playcount">
			<pos>0.676 0.580</pos>
			<fontSize>0.03</fontSize>
		</text>
		
		<text name="md_playcount">
			<pos>0.829 0.574</pos>
			<fontSize>0.03</fontSize>
		</text>
		
		<textlist name="gamelist">
			<pos>0.034 0.235</pos>
			<size>0.933 0.647</size>
			<alignment>center</alignment>
			<horizontalMargin>0.01</horizontalMargin>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.04</fontSize>
			<selectorImagePath>./art/selector-basic.png</selectorImagePath>
			<selectorImageTile>false</selectorImageTile>
			<selectorOffsetY>0.0</selectorOffsetY>
			<selectorHeight>0.06</selectorHeight>
			<selectorColor>ffffff</selectorColor>
			<selectedColor>bc14ff</selectedColor>
			<primaryColor>ffffff</primaryColor>
			<secondaryColor>871F78</secondaryColor>
			<forceUppercase>1</forceUppercase>
			<!--<scrollSound>./art/flipper.wav</scrollSound>-->
		</textlist>

	</view>

	<view name="detailed, video">
	
		<helpsystem name="help">
			<pos>0.012 0.960</pos>
			<textColor>ffffff</textColor>
			<iconColor>ffffff</iconColor>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.033</fontSize>
		</helpsystem>

		<image name="logo">
			<pos>0.274 0.114</pos>
			<maxSize>0.418 0.115</maxSize>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
		</image>
		
		<image name="background" extra="true">
			<tile>false</tile>
			<pos>0 0</pos>
			<origin>0 0</origin>
			<size>1 1</size>
			<path>./art/background.png</path>
		</image>

		<image name="Border Overlay" extra="true">
			<tile>false</tile>
			<pos>0 0</pos>
			<origin>0 0</origin>
			<size>1 1</size>
			<path>./art/border.png</path>
		</image>		
	
		<textlist name="gamelist">
			<pos>0.034 0.258</pos>
			<size>0.483 0.63</size>
			<alignment>left</alignment>
			<horizontalMargin>0.027</horizontalMargin>
<!--			<lineSpacing>2.02</lineSpacing> -->
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.03</fontSize>
			<selectorImagePath>./art/selector.png</selectorImagePath>
			<selectorImageTile>false</selectorImageTile>
			<selectorOffsetY>0.0075</selectorOffsetY>
			<selectorHeight>0.0295</selectorHeight>
			<selectorColor>${themeColor}20</selectorColor>
			<selectedColor>ffffff</selectedColor>
			<primaryColor>ffffff</primaryColor>
			<secondaryColor>871F78</secondaryColor>
			<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
			<!--<scrollSound>./art/flipper.wav</scrollSound>-->
		</textlist>
		
<!--         Start Meta Data                  -->	
		<text name="md_lbl_rating, md_lbl_releasedate, md_lbl_players, md_players, md_lbl_developer, md_developer, md_lbl_publisher, md_publisher, md_lbl_genre, md_genre, md_lbl_players, md_players, md_lbl_playcount, md_playcount, md_description">
			<pos>1 1</pos>
			<size>0.192 0.030</size>
			<color>ffffff</color>
			<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.025</fontSize>
		</text>
	

		<datetime name="md_releasedate">
			<color>ffffff</color>
			<pos>0.566 0.465</pos>
			<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.025</fontSize>
		</datetime>
		
		<text name="md_developer">
			<pos>0.566 0.524</pos>
		</text>
		
		<text name="md_genre">
			<pos>0.566 0.568</pos>
		</text>
		
		
		
		<text name="md_lbl_players">
			<pos>0.774 0.477</pos>
		</text>

		<text name="md_players">
			<pos>0.845 0.477</pos>
		</text>
		
		<text name="md_publisher">
			<pos>0.774 0.523</pos>
		</text>
		
		<rating name="md_rating">
			<pos>0.774 0.568</pos>
			<size>0.192 0.030</size>
			<filledPath>./art/star_filled.svg</filledPath>
			<unfilledPath>./art/star_empty.svg</unfilledPath>
		</rating>
		



		<text name="md_description">
			<pos>0.567 0.663</pos>
			<size>0.400 0.209</size>
		</text>

	</view>	

	
	<view name="detailed">
	
		<image name="md_image">
			<pos>0.771 0.219</pos>
			<maxSize>0.384 0.322</maxSize>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
		</image>
	
	</view>
	
	<view name="video">
	
		<video name="md_video">
			<pos>0.771 0.219</pos>
			<maxSize>0.384 0.322</maxSize>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
			<delay>2</delay>
			<showSnapshotNoVideo>true</showSnapshotNoVideo>
			<showSnapshotDelay>true</showSnapshotDelay>
		</video>
		<image name="md_marquee">
			<pos>0.57 0.035</pos>
			<origin>0 0</origin>
			<maxSize>0.3 0.1</maxSize>
		</image>
	</view>
	</theme>

feel free to backup your pixel.xml and try mine - I really can't remember the details of what I did

DjDiabolik · 7 Dec 2021, 03:06

@lister-of-smeg
mmmmmmmm interesting.....
I have tryed it and infact now the "Last played" and the number that indicated the times i played this games on the right it's be removed.

instead of canceling that i thinks also it's possible to hide this value adding this tag:

<visible>hidden=true</visible>

I don't remember if this is the exact tag just written.. but i remember somethings similar can be used :)

DjDiabolik · 7 Dec 2021, 16:17

@Lister-of-Smeg

I have investigate and made some test about this little issue :)

On your suggested path there's no contain a folder for the theme Pixel-metadata.
Here i have only a folder and it's a called "carbon-alt"

I have made some look aroud by SFTP (using FlashFXP) and i have problably found how it's located this theme:
/etc/emulationstation/themes/pixel-metadata/

Here it's contain the file pixel.xml but there's a little trouble because it is relative to the user "root".
For editing this files i need to use nano by ssh or i need to add/enable the "root" access to my retropie setup :)

Otherwise i have opened this files and problably i have found where it's the problems... there's the portion:

<!--         Start Meta Data                  -->	
		<text name="md_lastplayed, md_lbl_rating, md_lbl_releasedate, md_lbl_players, md_players, md_lbl_developer, md_developer, md_lbl_publisher, md_publisher, md_lbl_genre, md_genre, md_lbl_players, md_players, md_lbl_playcount, md_playcount, md_lbl_lastplayed, md_description">
			<pos>1 1</pos>
			<size>0.192 0.030</size>
			<color>ffffff</color>
			<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.025</fontSize>
		</text>
	

		<datetime name="md_releasedate">
			<color>ffffff</color>
			<pos>0.566 0.465</pos>
			<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.025</fontSize>
		</datetime>
		
		<text name="md_developer">
			<pos>0.566 0.524</pos>
		</text>
		
		<text name="md_genre">
			<pos>0.566 0.568</pos>
		</text>
		
		<datetime name="md_lastplayed">
			<color>ffffff</color>
			<pos>0.566 0.615</pos>
			<forceUppercase>0</forceUppercase>
			<fontPath>./art/font.ttf</fontPath>
			<fontSize>0.025</fontSize>
			<visible>true</visible>
		</datetime>
		
		<text name="md_lbl_players">
			<pos>0.774 0.477</pos>
		</text>

		<text name="md_players">
			<pos>0.845 0.477</pos>
		</text>
		
		<text name="md_publisher">
			<pos>0.774 0.523</pos>
		</text>
		
		<rating name="md_rating">
			<pos>0.774 0.568</pos>
			<size>0.192 0.030</size>
			<filledPath>./art/star_filled.svg</filledPath>
			<unfilledPath>./art/star_empty.svg</unfilledPath>
		</rating>
		
		<text name="md_playcount">
			<pos>0.774 0.615</pos>
		</text>	

		<text name="md_description">
			<pos>0.567 0.663</pos>
			<size>0.400 0.209</size>
		</text>

	</view>	

	
	<view name="detailed">
	
		<image name="md_image">
			<pos>0.771 0.219</pos>
			<maxSize>0.384 0.322</maxSize>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
		</image>
	
	</view>
	
	<view name="video">
	
		<video name="md_video">
			<pos>0.771 0.219</pos>
			<maxSize>0.384 0.322</maxSize>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
			<delay>2</delay>
			<showSnapshotNoVideo>true</showSnapshotNoVideo>
			<showSnapshotDelay>true</showSnapshotDelay>
		</video>
		<image name="md_marquee">
			<pos>0.57 0.035</pos>
			<origin>0 0</origin>
			<maxSize>0.3 0.1</maxSize>
		</image>
	</view>
	</theme>

Look at very first line.... i have the TAG "md_lastplayed" to the very first line and i reboot emulatiostation and baaaaam...... apparently all now it's appears correctly inline.
I have also edited some value on some <pos> TAG.
I don't know if it's the correct way to correct this issue......

Lister of Smeg · 7 Dec 2021, 19:20

@djdiabolik
good find
I admit whatever I did was just a dirty hack
as for 'the correct way'? - if it works it works🙂

DjDiabolik · 9 Dec 2021, 11:35

@lister-of-smeg you know if this theme it's have a somethings like github i can try to send a pull request ?

Lister of Smeg · 9 Dec 2021, 12:07

@djdiabolik
https://github.com/RetroPie/es-theme-pixel

tbh i've only just had a quick look around as I presumed there hadn't been any work on this theme for a few years - there are some recent forks
I had added a few extra systems to my own setup but intend to have a closer look later as i'm guessing some of the newer artwork will be better than my own attempts

DjDiabolik · 13 Dec 2021, 22:57

@lister-of-smeg
mmmmmmmm... otherwise i thinks this github it's not updated.

Infact i can read it's theme 4.0 instead on github it's write 1.7

I'm not sure it's the same theme......