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    • ruckageR
      ruckage @dankcushions
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      @dankcushions said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

      looks good to me!

      one thing i would prefer is left-aligned game description text. for large blocks of text i think it looks better than centred. but doesn't really matter :)

      Sorry, missed this post earlier. Thanks for the feedback, regarding text alignment I think I was having some display issues when I set it to left aligned but I can't remember exactly what, I'll try it again and see.

      @SuperSirLink said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

      I would swap the developer and genre on the top one, but I like the top one best of the 3 mockups so far...

      Sorry for not replying sooner, I missed your post as well. I agree developer and genre would be better the other way around. Would you mind clarifying which mockup you prefer as it's not clear from your post (do you mean the one with the metadata above the box art?).

      SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

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      • ruckageR
        ruckage
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        I've tweaked the layout a bit more.

        • The metadata and boxart frames a slightly larger.
        • Published by and developed by are placed above the boxart.
        • There is now a grey background to the boxart area which mirrors the description area background.

        I think it's looking better than the previous mock-ups now.

        0_1492038052333_nesmini new layout mockup 4.png

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        • ?
          A Former User
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          This looks amazing!
          Just a suggestion, but is there a way for the boxart and the name of the game to scroll horizontally? (like in the NES Classic Edition?)

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          • herb_fargusH
            herb_fargus administrators @ruckage
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            @ruckage looking good to me!

            If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

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            • ruckageR
              ruckage @A Former User
              last edited by ruckage

              @itsnitro said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

              This looks amazing!
              Just a suggestion, but is there a way for the boxart and the name of the game to scroll horizontally? (like in the NES Classic Edition?)

              Not possible I'm afraid, in standard ES you are limited to vertical text lists and a static screenshot/boxart.

              SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

              If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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              • ?
                A Former User
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                The newest mock looks great.

                However, I personally think the publisher and developer text belongs below the boxart. Having it near the top makes it look like it's supposed to be a title.

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                • ruckageR
                  ruckage @A Former User
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                  @LiveFastCyYoung said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                  The newest mock looks great.

                  However, I personally think the publisher and developer text belongs below the boxart. Having it near the top makes it look like it's supposed to be a title.

                  Thanks, It was my first instinct as well but it looked slightly odd to me underneath as it doesn't match the other side of the screen so well. I'll upload another mockup so you can see how it looks.

                  SNES mini/Nes mini/Famicom mini theme developer.

                  If you'd like to support my work you can donate here: Donate

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                  • ruckageR
                    ruckage
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                    Here is the same layout with 'published by' and 'developed by' moved beneath the boxart. To me it looks unbalanced so I prefer it with that information above the boxart.

                    0_1492097283517_nesmini new layout mockup 4.1.png

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                      jumpmanjr1 @ruckage
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                      Hey @ruckage Your theme is amazing! Thank you!

                      @ruckage said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                      Here is the same layout with 'published by' and 'developed by' moved beneath the boxart. To me it looks unbalanced so I prefer it with that information above the boxart.

                      0_1492097283517_nesmini new layout mockup 4.1.png

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                        SuperSirLink @ruckage
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                        @ruckage said in Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes:

                        Here is the same layout with 'published by' and 'developed by' moved beneath the boxart. To me it looks unbalanced so I prefer it with that information above the boxart.

                        0_1492097283517_nesmini new layout mockup 4.1.png

                        I personally like this one better as well... has better balance...

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                        • ruckageR
                          ruckage
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                          Okay, I'm confused now as to what people actually prefer. I personally like the information at the top as visually it looks more balanced to me but I will let you all decide.

                          If everyone interested could make a post stating either A or B as your preference from the image below that would be great.

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                          • DigitalMonkeyD
                            DigitalMonkey Banned
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                            Its close but I think B just edges it.

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                            • ?
                              A Former User
                              last edited by

                              B for me.

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                                Syhles
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                                • Stuart2773S
                                  Stuart2773
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                                  for those who cant decide lol :P

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                                    lilbud @Stuart2773
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                                      Syhles @Stuart2773
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                                      @Stuart2773
                                      I actually like that way better.

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                                      • Stuart2773S
                                        Stuart2773 @Syhles
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                                        @Syhles

                                        Thank You :)

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                                        • ruckageR
                                          ruckage @Stuart2773
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                                          @Stuart2773 said in [Cardboard Mini NES + Nes mini and Famicom mini themes](/forum

                                          for those who cant decide lol :P

                                          Good suggestion Stuart, can't believe I hadn't tried that (facepalm) though as a I like symmetry I would probably do the same on the other side as well. So how about this:

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                                          • herb_fargusH
                                            herb_fargus administrators @ruckage
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                                            @ruckage I think we have a winner.

                                            Anyways make it however you like, it's your theme and if someone doesn't like it they have the XML and can make it what they want it to be. Can't please everyone ;)

                                            Fantastic theme all around.

                                            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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