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    • InsecureSpikeI
      InsecureSpike
      last edited by InsecureSpike

      as you can all see i'm unto my old tricks with a very light & clean "layout"
      i built this on my mac, but i've not yet tried it on the Pi, theres a few more lil bits id like to add.....

      alt text

      @Finhead ok, maybe this will help explain a little better, where the snes logo is, i was wondering if there is code so as the user can choose what logo is displayed, is this a "marquee?" or somehow, the layout reads say maybe the rom folder in use as assigns the correct logo-marquee to the right system,
      here i am using a wallpaper with the snes logo

      edit....
      ok this will not work at this moment, as each layout will need the boxart re-set to scale correctly,
      this needs to be looked into more...

      RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
      RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
      both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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      • InsecureSpikeI
        InsecureSpike
        last edited by InsecureSpike

        moved clock up to the lil space above attract mode logo
        added List Size info to the bottom where the clock was,
        thinking of adding play count just under the box art

        alt text

        RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
        RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
        both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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          robertybob @InsecureSpike
          last edited by

          @InsecureSpike Coming along nicely!

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          • senkunS
            senkun @InsecureSpike
            last edited by senkun

            @InsecureSpike

            very nice! i love clean minimalist layouts, would look lovely on my largescreen 4k sony KD ;P

            but all my rpis mostly mostly putter around with tft screens ranging from 2.2" to a 7", and this won't work :(

            any chance for a matching (in look and feel) smallscreen version as well?

            ps; would be better have this in a AM Layouts thread y'think?

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            • InsecureSpikeI
              InsecureSpike
              last edited by

              mmmm, ok, are you running AttractMode at the moment, on any of your pi's?
              what layouts have you been using so far?? I'll gladly try n figure something out

              btw, thank you

              RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
              RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
              both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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              • senkunS
                senkun @InsecureSpike
                last edited by

                @InsecureSpike thanks man!

                yes, I fell in love with AM and retrofitted it over all my older retropie'd Pis with it, with the latest 3B having AM just freshly compiled for it.

                my A+ sports a 2.2", my B+ a 3.2", the 2B has a 5" and the newest 3B flaunts a 7" ;p

                for small screens, the layout I found most attractive and useful is the one by Cools. I took his layout.nut as a basis to tweak into a custom one changing the font sizes and assets positioning. my head swims with fe.this and fe.that sometimes, squirrel is fun lol

                the only disadvantage (and a major one) is that unless you have a tightly curated list and you know your games, you're gonna have a hard time wading through all the games. so a list view like what you're doing would be ideal.

                if I may have a suggestion, it would be perfect for the small screen (and easily adaptable for the large) if a layout can have the following;

                1. full video snap background
                2. game name logo/wheel
                3. system logo
                4. scrolling list of titles

                much like this video, except for where the game flyer is positioned, it would be a list of scrolling game titles instead.

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                • InsecureSpikeI
                  InsecureSpike
                  last edited by InsecureSpike

                  ok, I'm very much still learning myself, so I maybe not the right person to take aboard the ideas you'd like. I got to this stage within one day of playing around
                  if more based upon my layout, I may have been able to help a little more, one thing I really hate and will probably will never use the wheel, as I've yet to come across a nearly full pack,
                  my themes/layouts are going to be very stripped back & simple, this one will have a weathered look I think.
                  and as I like s very uniformed look to my themes I'm making a layout for nearly every system like a theme for ES

                  RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
                  RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                  both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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                  • senkunS
                    senkun @InsecureSpike
                    last edited by

                    @InsecureSpike hhaha no worries mate. i had further thoughts and realized what I had in mind would be specifically for small screen use only, because AM/sfml would bog if the video bg snaps were big hd quality for big screens. and using sd quality vids would look horrendous. so this would be unfeasible for now.

                    just digging into it myself trying to patch together the scrolling list of titles onto my current layout. and yea I don't like the wheel of logos too, leave that for the hyperspin people.

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                    • InsecureSpikeI
                      InsecureSpike @senkun
                      last edited by InsecureSpike

                      does anyone know is there a private message option in the new forum?

                      @senkun, if you know, drop me a pm

                      RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
                      RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                      both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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                      • FloobF
                        Floob
                        last edited by

                        New Version:
                        http://smartretro.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8277&p=8607

                        2nd May 2016 - v0.3

                        • Recompiled AM with new SFML so X is no longer needed (https://github.com/mickelson/sfml-pi)
                        • This means runcommand now works under Attract Mode
                        • Updated configs to no longer start X
                        • Updated Emulators to use runcommand (https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/runcommand)

                        Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                        RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                        • dankcushionsD
                          dankcushions Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          wow! i'd sort of assumed it would always need X. that's great news!

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                          • InsecureSpikeI
                            InsecureSpike
                            last edited by InsecureSpike

                            oh, this is sweet!!
                            well done guys!!!!!

                            RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
                            RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                            both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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                            • InsecureSpikeI
                              InsecureSpike
                              last edited by

                              guys, do any of you know about making layouts for AM?
                              I'm stuck and need a lil guidance
                              thanks

                              RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
                              RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                              both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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                              • FloobF
                                Floob @InsecureSpike
                                last edited by

                                @InsecureSpike said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                guys, do any of you know about making layouts for AM?
                                I'm stuck and need a lil guidance
                                thanks

                                Would be best to ask here I think:
                                http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?board=6.0

                                Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                                RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                                • InsecureSpikeI
                                  InsecureSpike
                                  last edited by

                                  yeah I have, no replies tho

                                  RPi 3 - RetroPie + 500gb HDD [consoles] + Razer Onza Tournament
                                  RPi 3 - RetroPie + 32gb USB [computers] + Keyboard
                                  both with AttractMode + FuzzBoxx Layout

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                                  • RionR
                                    Rion
                                    last edited by Rion

                                    @Floob

                                    Great job man!
                                    All we need now is mehstation and where all set. Two new great frontend's.

                                    Remeh mentions Here that he is willing to support Retropie and that mehstation can compile and run without x11.

                                    FBNeo rom filtering
                                    Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                                    Fba Arcade Bezels
                                    Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                                    • FloobF
                                      Floob @Rion
                                      last edited by

                                      @Rion said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                      @Floob

                                      Great job man!
                                      All we need now is mehstation and where all set. Two new great frontend's.

                                      Remeh mentions Here that he is willing to support Retropie and that mehstation can compile and run without x11.

                                      I was struggling to get controller input set on mehstation, and I think its saved in a db, so its harder to manually edit.

                                      Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                                      RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                                      • RionR
                                        Rion @Floob
                                        last edited by

                                        @Floob said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                        @Rion said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                        @Floob

                                        Great job man!
                                        All we need now is mehstation and where all set. Two new great frontend's.

                                        Remeh mentions Here that he is willing to support Retropie and that mehstation can compile and run without x11.

                                        I was struggling to get controller input set on mehstation, and I think its saved in a db, so its harder to manually edit.

                                        All I'm doing now is dreaming a little but if Remeh talks about supporting RetroPie all these things should probably be able to be solved some time in the future. Or it will take month's ho knows?

                                        FBNeo rom filtering
                                        Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                                        Fba Arcade Bezels
                                        Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                                        • FinheadF
                                          Finhead @Rion
                                          last edited by

                                          @Rion said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                          @Floob said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                          @Rion said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                          @Floob

                                          Great job man!
                                          All we need now is mehstation and where all set. Two new great frontend's.

                                          Remeh mentions Here that he is willing to support Retropie and that mehstation can compile and run without x11.

                                          I was struggling to get controller input set on mehstation, and I think its saved in a db, so its harder to manually edit.

                                          All I'm doing now is dreaming a little but if Remeh talks about supporting RetroPie all these things should probably be able to be solved some time in the future. Or it will take month's ho knows?

                                          I tried mehstation out as well compiles fine but dead stop and controller config same as Floob.

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                                          • RionR
                                            Rion @Finhead
                                            last edited by

                                            @Finhead said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                            @Rion said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                            @Floob said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                            @Rion said in Attract Mode with RetroPie - Alternative to EmulationStation:

                                            @Floob

                                            Great job man!
                                            All we need now is mehstation and where all set. Two new great frontend's.

                                            Remeh mentions Here that he is willing to support Retropie and that mehstation can compile and run without x11.

                                            I was struggling to get controller input set on mehstation, and I think its saved in a db, so its harder to manually edit.

                                            All I'm doing now is dreaming a little but if Remeh talks about supporting RetroPie all these things should probably be able to be solved some time in the future. Or it will take month's ho knows?

                                            I tried mehstation out as well compiles fine but dead stop and controller config same as Floob.

                                            @remeh probably could shed some light on that. This is way of my league.

                                            FBNeo rom filtering
                                            Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                                            Fba Arcade Bezels
                                            Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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