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    • meleuM
      meleu @backstander
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      @backstander I was reading a book today and faced a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that made me remember our brainstorm here:

      We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end(...)

      Cheers! :)

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      • UDb23U
        UDb23 @Graboid
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        @Graboid said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

        I tried, not sure what I did wrong, but no folder in the Space Invaders!

        Did you manage to create it ? Need support ?
        I haven't found any Pull request from you.

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        • GraboidG
          Graboid
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          Yes, could you step me through creating a folder in the Space Invaders folder please. I'm not used to Github. Thanks.

          Built Space Invaders Themed Bartop - Check it out here:- https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5593/space-invaders-themed-bartop-arcade-uk-completed

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          • UDb23U
            UDb23 @Graboid
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            @Graboid I'd suggest you create a new Fork so we make sure you have a your own updated "copy" of the overlay repository. Once done you can add folders and your overlay files.
            Let's take the example of Space Invaders.
            If you click on that folder it should look like this:
            0_1490638066773_Schermata 2017-03-27 alle 20.05.08.png
            There is no command to create a new (sub) folder so you need to use the trick also @meleu suggested.
            Click on "create new file" button; you get this:
            0_1490638221315_Schermata 2017-03-27 alle 20.09.52.png
            In the "name your file..." box write "nameofnewsubfolder/test.txt".
            As currently no optional overlay exists for Space Invaders, the new subfolder should be called "Option 1".
            This will create test.txt AND the subfolder that contains it.
            Now you can click on the subfolder to open it.
            From there you simply use "upload new file" button to add files from your PC.
            After upload you can delete the "dummy" test.txt file.
            Please follow new naming convention; I will then update the info.txt file.

            One you have uploaded all your files you can make a "pull" request and I can Merge it with the main repository.

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            • UDb23U
              UDb23 @meleu
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              @meleu said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

              info.txt rules here.

              info.txt creation completed for all overlays in the Repo.
              Also added to console games (gba & atari2600).

              Now it's your turn ;-)

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              • meleuM
                meleu @UDb23
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                @UDb23 I think I will only have a chance to really code something next week (from april-5 on). But I really wanna do it! ;-)

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                • UDb23U
                  UDb23 @meleu
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                  @meleu whenever you can. No pressure ;-)

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                  • meleuM
                    meleu @UDb23
                    last edited by

                    @UDb23 when you have time please take a look at the pending Pull Requests.

                    Cheers!

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                    • UDb23U
                      UDb23 @meleu
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                      @meleu said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

                      look at the pending Pull Requests.

                      Done. Thanks for these updates.

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                      • UDb23U
                        UDb23 @UDb23
                        last edited by UDb23

                        @UDb23 You are aware your script enhancements are dangerous ?
                        New ideas generate more ideas... and more potential work for you ;-)

                        As you're already installing the "scrape image", It would be so nice if the script would be able to install game info text too into gamelist.xml.
                        Where to find the mame official texts ? And how to manage these as they're "hidden" into history.dat file format ?
                        Maybe you've already noticed it but here's a CSV I generated that already fits these needs ;-)

                        Info.txt may include a line to "request" to :

                        • pull game text from this global file
                          addgamedata = yes

                        and

                        • add personalized game description (instead of official mame or for local language)
                          gamedescr = ".........."
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                        • UDb23U
                          UDb23
                          last edited by UDb23

                          system = "arcade"
                          Just wondering ... should we than also use different folders on the Pi ?

                          Probably we need a /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/console-bezels/ folder
                          in addition to /overlays/arcade-bezels/

                          That would mean changing the current console CFGs and your script to create the console folder and place the files according to actual system.

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                          • meleuM
                            meleu @UDb23
                            last edited by meleu

                            @UDb23 said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

                            Probably we need a /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/console-bezels/ folder
                            in addition to /overlays/arcade-bezels/

                            Actually since the config has a full path to the overlay config, it can be any valid folder. This path is not hardcoded in the script, the path is obtained from the input_overlay in the rom config.

                            To achieve what you're suggesting the current script doesn't need any change, just use the path you want in the input_overlay. If it points to an inexistent folder, the script creates it.

                            Summing up: choosing the proper folder to store overlays (configs and images) is a responsibility of the the rom config file's creator/maintainer.

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                            • meleuM
                              meleu @UDb23
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                              @UDb23 said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

                              Info.txt may include a line to "request" to :

                              • pull game text from this global file
                                addgamedata = yes

                              and

                              • add personalized game description (instead of official mame or for local language)
                                gamedescr = ".........."

                              Could you detail these suggestions/new features on your repo issue tracker? Create an issue named "script feature request" or something. ;-)

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                              • GreenHawk84G
                                GreenHawk84 @Graboid
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                                @Graboid these are perfect. Do they make them in 16:9 for 1080p screens?

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu @GreenHawk84
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                                  @GreenHawk84
                                  Take a look at the repo README. ;-)

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                                  • UDb23U
                                    UDb23 @meleu
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                                    @meleu said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

                                    To achieve what you're suggesting the current script doesn't need any change, just use the path you want in the input_overlay. If it points to an inexistent folder, the script creates it.

                                    fantastic !

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23 @meleu
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                                      @meleu will do.
                                      After finalizing "River City Ransom" ;-)

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                                      • UDb23U
                                        UDb23 @meleu
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                                        @meleu said in Nice MAME2003 overlays repository:

                                        Could you detail these suggestions/new features on your repo issue tracker?

                                        Created new issue:
                                        https://github.com/UDb23/rpie-ovl/issues/21

                                        Please let me know if you need more detailed info.

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                                        • meleuM
                                          meleu
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                                          @UDb23 detected some problems in some info.txt files from your repo while working on the new script. Take a look at the Pull Requests when you have time. ;-)

                                          Cheers!

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                                          • UDb23U
                                            UDb23 @meleu
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                                            @meleu Argh.. about 10% of info.txt files had errors.
                                            That's what happens doing this stuff at night during the week ;-)
                                            Thanks for detecting and fixing 'em.
                                            Meanwhile I finished a small vb routine that generates the cfgs and info.txt automatically.

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