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    • meleuM
      meleu
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      @daeks I've just realized that if we bring some xml reading capabilities to the script we can automate the launching images generation to any theme! Maybe we need to deal with some background vs logo colors matching later, but first I need to learn how to make my script read the XML files correctly (I think the sed tricks I know won't be enough here)...

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        badhorse
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        is it possible to have one splash screen for all emulators?

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        • meleuM
          meleu @badhorse
          last edited by meleu

          @badhorse yes. Put a file named launching.png (.jpg) in /opt/retropie/configs/all and make sure that there's no launching images on the system specific configs directories.

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            badhorse @meleu
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            @meleu awesome. thanks dude

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            • meleuM
              meleu
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              I've made a script to generate launching images for ANY theme. Posted about it here:
              https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7193/runcommand-launching-images-for-any-theme

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                mxstar1
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                OK, i gotta ask. Lets take it to the next level. How do we get videos to play instead of a png/jpg?

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                  Rookervik Global Moderator @mxstar1
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                  @mxstar1 Tain't no time to play a video before a game launches. We're lucky Jools coded this for us. All praise be to Jools.

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                    mxstar1 @Rookervik
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                    @Rookervik said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

                    @mxstar1 Tain't no time to play a video before a game launches. We're lucky Jools coded this for us. All praise be to Jools.

                    Totally, I am not putting this down by no means, its awesome, and i use it. But im always thinking, how cool would a loading bar be, even if it was quick. im just curious if other file types could be used, mp4, swf, gif. Just out of curiosity. Thats all.

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                    • herb_fargusH
                      herb_fargus administrators @mxstar1
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                      @mxstar1 easy enough to call omxplayer and an mp4 with the onstart.sh command so it's called right before the game launches

                      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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                        butflash @herb_fargus
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                        @herb_fargus @mxstar1
                        I read further up the thread about enabling the option of pressing a button WHILE a runcommand boot image appears to open the runcommand menu, rather than waiting for the image to disappear and then pressing any button or joy button 0.
                        Has anybody worked this out?

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                        • herb_fargusH
                          herb_fargus administrators @butflash
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                          @butflash one button mash closes the image. The next button mash opens runcommand.

                          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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                            butflash @herb_fargus
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                            @herb_fargus
                            Thank you, I'll try that tomorrow. I've got something showing using the runcommand-onstart.sh script for a certain duration. I want to jump out when a button is pressed.
                            Thanks

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                            • herb_fargusH
                              herb_fargus administrators @butflash
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                              @butflash I guess I'm not sure about interrupts on the onstart script let us know how you make out

                              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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                                mxstar1 @herb_fargus
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                                @herb_fargus said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

                                @mxstar1 easy enough to call omxplayer and an mp4 with the onstart.sh command so it's called right before the game launches

                                thank you, got it working

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                                  PeterNL070
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                                  They look amazing :)

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                                    KillerQ
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                                    Outstanding work as usual, and it worked right away!!

                                    With the newest version(s) or Retropie, has anyone noticed that once this feature is enabled, it can't be turned off - regardless of whether or not launch menu AND launch menu art settings are disabled within Retropie?

                                    I'm not complaining, just wanted to share since I thought it was interesting.

                                    I can try to delete the new image from the config folder to see if that is a catalyst.

                                    Thanks !

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                                    • meleuM
                                      meleu @KillerQ
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                                      @KillerQ said in Runcommand System Splashscreens!:

                                      With the newest version(s) or Retropie, has anyone noticed that once this feature is enabled, it can't be turned off - regardless of whether or not launch menu AND launch menu art settings are disabled within Retropie?

                                      This is the expected behavior.

                                      If the launching.png (or .jpg) file exists, show it. If "launch menu art" is enabled AND there is a scraped image for the game being launched, the scraped image takes precedence.

                                      The surest way to disable is deleting or renaming the launching.png (or .jpg) file.

                                      FYI: you can use a game specific launching image, we talked about it some posts above in this very same thread.

                                      Cheers!

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                                        rwr1977
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                                        These are GREAT!!!! Just wanted to say thanks.

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                                          whatsupg @Rookervik
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                                          @Rookervik seen ETA PRIME youtube vid and just wanted to say thanks for what you are doing i really appricate it , "YOU ROCK"

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                                            lipebello
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                                            Didn't knew that theses screens can be changed. Nice!


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