Futura Theme

FlyingTomahawk

They are? How? Why? Who?

robertybob

@FlyingTomahawk I submitted a pull request, I hope you don't mind :)

FlyingTomahawk

@FlyingTomahawk I submitted a pull request, I hope you don't mind :)

I absolutely don't mind, on the contrary I appreciate the help and I am honored that the theme made it to the list.
Thanks again for the help.

robertybob

@FlyingTomahawk Phew that's a relief! Tbh you've done me a favour because that was my first ever pull request - I'm slowly but surely learning how to use Github :P

FlyingTomahawk

I am not so good with this whole github stuff either. I barely could update my theme. Push? Pull? Say what? no clue... hehehe... ;-)

FlyingTomahawk

@robertybob

So how does this work now? Let's say I update something on my theme does that carry over to the RetroPie?

mattrixk

@FlyingTomahawk I think that's how it works.

herb_fargus

@FlyingTomahawk only if you update the GitHub repository the setup script pulls from.

FlyingTomahawk

That's fantastic!
Good to know.
What about the other 2 Futura themes? futura-20px and futura-20px-dark
Would it make sense to add those too? Or would that be overkill?

FlyingTomahawk

Looking for testers.
I implemented the video feature into the Futura theme but before I can release it I need others to test it.

Here the package: Futura-10px-video

Thank you.

herb_fargus

@FlyingTomahawk you shouldn't need to create a whole new theme just to integrate video support (my main hesitation is I really don't want the theme installer doubled in size just for adding one view to a theme.)

Anyways I'm happy to give it a test. There is a also a specific way it needs to be integrated so it's backwards compatible with old versions of ES without video support

FlyingTomahawk

@herb_fargus

No worries this is just a test package.
If the tests turn out to be OK like position of video and marquee etc..., then I'll implement the video code into the current themes (futura-10px and futura-10px-dark) on github.

I also have seen your code for backwards compatibility which I haven't used yet but is on my to do list.

Yes, please go ahead and have a look at this. Any feedback is appreciated.

brettoblaster

This may be a dumb question, I'm still pretty new to EmulationStation, but if I download the Futura Dark theme from the link above, which folder do I put it into? I WOULD download it from ES Themes straight off the Pi, but it doesn't appear to be an option.

UPDATE. Nevermind. Figured it out.

brettoblaster

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chubsta

Fantastic theme, since I got my Pi a few weeks back i have been working tirelessly for the optimal system and this theme is by far the best in terms of look and layout, really impressed, and very pleased to see it is still being developed with video support!

However, i do notice that daphne seems to not be supported, will this change in the future or should i start working on my own files for that particular system? Not a problem if you don't want to add it of course, Im not trying to get you to do extra work, it is just i am sure that whatever my efforts look like for that system they wouldn't be as good as anything you could produce!

FlyingTomahawk

@chubsta

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like it.

I could add Daphne but I won't be able to do it this week. I'm very busy at work and am really exhausted when coming home. On top of that I'll have to work straight through the whole week, including weekend.

If you want you can start creating it and I could take a look later and adjust if necessary. If you want to wait is OK too, whatever is good to you.

Be careful when using the Futura video version.
That is still under development and needs still code adjustments.

chubsta

@FlyingTomahawk said in Futura Theme:

@chubsta

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you like it.

I could add Daphne but I won't be able to do it this week. I'm very busy at work and am really exhausted when coming home. On top of that I'll have to work straight through the whole week, including weekend.

If you want you can start creating it and I could take a look later and adjust if necessary. If you want to wait is OK too, whatever is good to you.

Be careful when using the Futura video version.
That is still under development and needs still code adjustments.

Thats great news - well, not the bit about being really exhausted, that sucks, but about the Daphne! i know it is cheeky and lazy but i guess it would be better for me to wait for you to do it, i have no eye for this sort of thing and am working night-shifts myself, work always seems to get in the way of the good stuff!

I havent actually tried the furore with video yet, having gone around in circles over the years trying beta stuff i tend to wait for 'proper' releases these days, saves a lot of heartache!

cheers for your efforts, really appreciated

bkart

Love this theme and wanted to give some feedback on the beta. I tried the video beta and have issues with my other artwork interfering with the video. I have snaps, wheel art, and box art on my pi. When I scroll to a game for a second or two I see the wheel art over the box art. The box art then fades and is replaced by the video which plays. However the wheel art stays onscreen the whole time and covers the middle of the video. Thanks for your work on this theme.

FlyingTomahawk

@bkart

Thanks for your feedback.
Yeah, the whole marquee, image, video stuff is a pain to setup. It depends on what you use as image and what you use as marquee the results can be totally different.
In that first Futura video package I used a screenshot as image and for marquee I used boxart, wheel combo. As it was used in @mattrixk ES toolkit sample.

I personally use a screenshot as image and the game wheel as marquee. I need to figure out a way to make it compatible with multiple setups or maybe one futura.xml file for each different situation?
Next week I'll have more time to dig in a bit more.
Meanwhile, you can adjust the numbers for the marquee position in the futura.xml file.

mattrixk

@FlyingTomahawk the new Toolkit is being set up to use logos on the marquee instead of the mix image. Herb and I are working on an upgrade and it should hopefully be ready soon.