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      Nismo @Rookervik
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      @Rookervik where can I download what you have done? I can take a look and fix it.

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        mattrixk @Rookervik
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        @Rookervik said in Pixel Theme:

        Videos won't play over the background. Even using nismo's xml as a reference.

        I had the same problem. Your background image needs to be <image name="background">. It has to be called background and can't have the extra="true" in it. That is the only element that will sit below the video.

        My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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          Rookervik Global Moderator @mattrixk
          last edited by Rookervik

          @mattrixk Yeah, it was. For some reason doesn't work in this theme. If I can't get it going I'll share it with @Nismo once I'm finished and give him a nice thank-you section in the readme.

          And the pixel theme has 2 backgrounds that display below the video. And it works. But this one it won't work. It's odd. I still don't feel that video previews is ready for the big time.

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            Nismo @Rookervik
            last edited by Nismo

            @Rookervik upload your theme in some place for download, i'll glad to help you. Video preview it's working perfect for everybody, just don't forget any "extra" tagged images will be on top of video.

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            • mattrixkM
              mattrixk @Rookervik
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              @Rookervik I'm willing to take a look as well if you want a second pair of eyes on it.

              My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                Rookervik Global Moderator @Nismo
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                @Nismo Yeah, except any more images will only display if you put extra=true.

                Extra=false doesn't show the image, removing the extra tag causes the theme to crash. And I can't use 2 background tags.

                Not sure why pixel video allows 2 images to go below the video. Background and overlay. Overlay is marked extra, yet does not render in front of the video.

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                  jdrassa @Rookervik
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                  @Rookervik the overlay image looks like it is mostly transparent. It likely is rendered on top of the video, but the video is still visible due to the transparency.

                  Get latest build of EmulationStation for Windows here

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                    Rookervik Global Moderator @jdrassa
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                    @jdrassa Ah, that makes sense. So the pixel 2 theme is not compatible with video previews, as it takes 2 backgrounds. Shame. Looks like video previews needs some more work. Previews need to appear in order of layering.

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                    • mattrixkM
                      mattrixk @Rookervik
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                      @Rookervik Being able to set the z-index of every element is one the 2 main things I really want to see in ES (the other being proper tagging, filtering and sorting).

                      My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                      • RookervikR
                        Rookervik Global Moderator @mattrixk
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                        @mattrixk Many things already abide by the order you place them in the XML. Having Videos not go above things is a problem.

                        As far as I know, you're still forced to set a finite size for videos. They still can't be displayed maxSize (keeping aspect). Changing from Widescreen to Standard will squish the videos on the screen.

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                        • mattrixkM
                          mattrixk @Rookervik
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                          @Rookervik Pretty much all of what you say is true. You can control the z-index of any extra="true" content by it's placement in the XML, but I'd also like to be able to control the metadata elements the same way (like being able to place the gamelist in front of the "md_image").

                          <maxSize> on videos would be great, but unfortunately we're currently stuck with <size>. I also don't like that "md_video" and "md_image" take the same size. It works fine if you have screenshots in the <image> tag, but if you have box art then they stretch to the video ratio, which looks bad for portrait boxes.

                          My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                            jdrassa
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                            @Rookervik This discussion inspired me to dig into the code and see what I could do to fix some of these problems. I have a working implementation to add maxSize to videos. I need to clean it up and would like to run it by @fieldofcows before submitting a PR.

                            As for ordering, @mattrixk is correct. Currently only the "extra" content is ordered based on the order in which it is defined in the theme xml. The order of everything else is hardcoded.

                            I think my next project will be to put together a z-index implementation to solve the ordering problem. I looked at this previously and the biggest issue was that the "extras" are treated as if they are a single element which complicates the ability to place elements such as video between them.

                            Get latest build of EmulationStation for Windows here

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                              fieldofcows @jdrassa
                              last edited by fieldofcows

                              @jdrassa said in Pixel Theme:

                              I have a working implementation to add maxSize to videos. I need to clean it up and would like to run it by @fieldofcows before submitting a PR.

                              Brilliant - feel free to run it past me if you want me to look at the code.

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                                jdrassa @fieldofcows
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                                @fieldofcows Thanks for taking a look at it. Most of the logic came from ImageComponent.

                                https://github.com/jrassa/EmulationStation/tree/videoMaxSize

                                Get latest build of EmulationStation for Windows here

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                                • bumpshoveitB
                                  bumpshoveit
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                                  Ok, I can't find any other channel to tell this : Hello @Rookervik , I used part of your work to the header of my project on Hackaday.io. You can see here https://hackaday.io/project/20009-raspberry-pi-game-pad-enclosure-case

                                  Let me know if it's ok for you or not, I made a point to tell you before you discover it.

                                  Thanks, and great fr***g job (french people don't care about bad words).

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                                    Rookervik Global Moderator @bumpshoveit
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                                    @bumpshoveit That looks fine to me. More like your typical background image than using the art as part of your project. So I ok it.

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                                      Reroshaggy
                                      last edited by Reroshaggy

                                      @Rookervik i installed this a version or two ago and didn't see Doom so I made images for it I thought you'd like. Feel free to do with as you please.
                                      https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkc2wbarc961c9a/console.png?dl=0
                                      https://www.dropbox.com/s/nxih6nm1o968r3u/logo.png?dl=0
                                      Couldn't find a way to direct message you these so I'm sorry if links aren't ok.
                                      I didn't include xml file as all that's changed is red background color.

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                                      • sergioadS
                                        sergioad
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                                        @Rookervik could I upgrade my pixel theme with not losing the sounds I added?

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                                        • sergioadS
                                          sergioad
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                                          By the way, I think I will delete all my installed themes only keeping pixel and Carbon as my backup theme due the fact that I am only using the pixel theme, pixel splashscreen and pixel runcomands

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                                          • madmodder123M
                                            madmodder123 @Rookervik
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                                            @Rookervik Could you please make an icon for the joystick selection script with this theme?

                                            Here is a link to the script:
                                            https://github.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection
                                            Here is a link to the original icon:
                                            http://i.imgur.com/kPt0rkr.png

                                            This theme is awesome, thank you for all your hard work and effort!

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