Carbon Theme Suggestions

KillerQ · 16 Jan 2017, 04:31

@Rookervik said in Carbon Theme Suggestions:

@lilbud

Well, RetroPie isn't a job. No one gets paid for working on the project. I do this art because I enjoy it. =^_^=

Are there some cases in which lowering the font size won't take affect? The joystix font won't seem to scale down for me with the carbon centered theme.

Also, I have successfully scaled the image size down, in hopes of buying more real estate and having the text list area increase to allow more games to populate on screen. The top limit of the game list didn't raise when the image shrunk - just a blank buffer exists now where the Larger image edges used to reside. Is that list able to be raised so that more can be listed?

I ask because, when used in portrait mode, the long list of games is nice.

Thanks again for everything.

Rookervik · 16 Jan 2017, 04:37

@KillerQ Check both your carbon.xml and your individual theme.xmls. Theme.xmls will overwrite carbon.xml.

KillerQ · 16 Jan 2017, 17:55

@Rookervik said in Carbon Theme Suggestions:

@KillerQ Check both your carbon.xml and your individual theme.xmls. Theme.xmls will overwrite carbon.xml.

thanks.

I'm completing my image that's dedicated to vertical/portrait MAME only. I plan I using tie carbon centered theme or your pixel theme. I just have to see if I can figure out how to manipulate your pixel theme so that it is centered with a medium-ish photo bear the top, and then a list of games beneath. Similar to your cArbon centered - just with pixels!

I'll keep you posted.

Rookervik · 16 Jan 2017, 18:54

@KillerQ You should check this link, KillerQ. Mattrixk made a great tutorial on how to theme. Also be sure to check any graphical assets to see if you are allowed to use them in your own work.

KillerQ · 16 Jan 2017, 19:53

@Rookervik said in Carbon Theme Suggestions:

@KillerQ You should check this link, KillerQ. Mattrixk made a great tutorial on how to theme. Also be sure to check any graphical assets to see if you are allowed to use them in your own work.

will do, thanks!!

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Creating-Your-Own-EmulationStation-Theme

mattrixk · 16 Jan 2017, 22:26

I saw the tutorial linked in a Lifehacker article yesterday. Feels good.

KillerQ · 16 Jan 2017, 22:38

@mattrixk

Awesome, and great tutorial. Very concise step-by-step.

mattrixk · 16 Jan 2017, 22:51

@KillerQ Cheers. I'm glad people can make use of it. It took me weeks to put that thing together (basically lunch times at work, and late at night when everyone else was asleep were the only times I had to work on it).

KillerQ · 17 Jan 2017, 00:14

@mattrixk said in Carbon Theme Suggestions:

@KillerQ Cheers. I'm glad people can make use of it. It took me weeks to put that thing together (basically lunch times at work, and late at night when everyone else was asleep were the only times I had to work on it).

I'm in the same boat!! Much appreciated.

Peace!

backstander · 3 Feb 2017, 05:13

I would love to see a PC-FX theme for Carbon!
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/PC-FX

I don't know who did the controller graphics and top banner logo for all the systems on the Wiki but it would also be nice to have them made for the PC-FX entry. I suck at graphic design!

Rookervik · 3 Feb 2017, 05:39

@backstander Nice catch Backstander. I'll work on creating the PC-FX logo and controller in SVG tomorrow. Too sleepy tonight.

Rookervik · 3 Feb 2017, 21:54

Finished PC-FX. Had to add a white box around the logo since the logo text is flat-black. Looks good. Controller is beautiful. PC-FX has such a sexy controller. It's Street Fighter-ready! :D

Sending a pull request to Herb (if I can figure out how to do it) so it can be added to the repo. Want to let him know before I go slap him with a pull request. So give it a little bit to be updated in the Repository.

(PS: I use SNES and Genesis as my default testing systems. I just change the theme to whichever system I'm theming so it shows the logo and controller)

Rookervik · 4 Feb 2017, 00:40

Ok, I don't know how to work Github so I can't push a request in. So you'll just have to wait til tomorrow when I can get some help for it. :P

Moerin · 1 Apr 2019, 22:51

Hi guys.

Sorry to necro-bump this thread, but what is the status of the PC-FX theme adding to Carbon?
I didn't find something an entry in the repository.

It is planned to add it?

raven1280 · 24 Feb 2019, 02:48

I'd love to have Commodore CDTV added. I made my own Amiga CD32 controller but would love to add CDTV and PC-FX.

Rookervik · 28 Feb 2019, 02:04

@raven1280

If those systems are supported by RetroPie, I think we should add them. I wish I had more time to dedicate. I really need some people to have my facebook or my cell phone number so you can remind me to do things. LOL

sergioad · 28 Feb 2019, 03:34

@Rookervik why do you not update Carbon without the carrousel ribbon and replacing the logos with flat red versions of the same?