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    • lostlessL
      lostless
      last edited by

      Very nice. The only complaint i have is that the font for the game list seems rather bland if comparing to the carousel font.

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      • mattrixkM
        mattrixk @lostless
        last edited by

        @lostless That's in interesting point. The gamelist wouldn't look very good if I used the same font as the logos, but I may be able to find something similar on google fonts. I'll look into it. Thanks for the input!

        My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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        • lostlessL
          lostless
          last edited by lostless

          0_1494980541094_font.jpg
          Here, I stole the font from the futura theme and changed its font size to 0.027. Not saying that you should steal the font for your official, but a font can make it look a lot more interesting. Looks so less boring.

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          • FlyingTomahawkF
            FlyingTomahawk @lostless
            last edited by FlyingTomahawk

            @lostless said in [[New Theme] - Indent. Supports Video Preview and Custom Carousel]

            ...I stole the font from the futura theme and changed its font size to 0.027. Not saying that you should steal the font for your official, but a font can make it look a lot more interesting. Looks so less boring.

            So so you don't say. You stole the font from my theme... ts, ts, ts...
            [/endofsarcasm]

            It does look good though.

            A font can have a large impact on the looks of a theme. I went through a couple of fonts before I could decide.

            @mattrixk

            I haven't looked at your theme yet but the screenshots look great. Well done!

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            • lostlessL
              lostless @FlyingTomahawk
              last edited by

              @FlyingTomahawk lol, I just like the font you used. Its very pleasing to the eye to me. I used it as an example of how a font can change a feel. By no means that I think that he should steal your font for his theme.

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              • mattrixkM
                mattrixk @lostless
                last edited by

                @lostless You're right, that does look better. I spent so long on the artwork that I neglected the regular text. I'll have a look for an alternative and then update accordingly.

                I work in Web, so I use Roboto a lot. It's a nice, clean, easy to read font, but it doesn't really suit this theme.

                My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                • lostlessL
                  lostless @mattrixk
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                  • lostlessL
                    lostless @mattrixk
                    last edited by

                    @mattrixk
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                    Last time I mess with your theme. I promise :D. Anyway, a font that is rounded I think will work best as the font for the carousel is VERY rounded. This is the Ubuntu condensed font as another example.

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                    • FlyingTomahawkF
                      FlyingTomahawk
                      last edited by

                      The font I used is free to use by anyone. I have no copyright on it. So please go ahead and use it if it matches the theme.
                      Is there no Roboto bold font?

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                      • mattrixkM
                        mattrixk
                        last edited by

                        Okay, so I've had a bit of a look through google fonts and found a couple I don't mind, but I can't really choose.

                        BubblegumSans-Regular
                        Imgur

                        Boogaloo-Regular
                        Imgur

                        Neucha
                        Imgur

                        I'm leaning towards Boogaloo, as Bubblegum is a bit too square and sharp and Neucha is probably too thin. The only downside of Boogaloo is that the font is so condensed. I'd prefer it to be a wider font.

                        @lostless: Ubuntu does look nice.

                        My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                        • FlyingTomahawkF
                          FlyingTomahawk
                          last edited by

                          My vote goes to Boogaloo.

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                          • lostlessL
                            lostless
                            last edited by

                            I like all three. Can't decide. BUTTTTTTTT..... I vote Boogaloo as well. ......

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                            • DarkWolfD
                              DarkWolf @mattrixk
                              last edited by

                              @mattrixk
                              I liked the way it looked with the default font, but if I had to decide between the 3 you showed there, I would rather take Boogaloo than the others

                              System: Raspberry 3 Model B, RetroPie 4.2.1
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                              • AlexMurphyA
                                AlexMurphy Banned @mattrixk
                                last edited by

                                @mattrixk This looks great with Bubblegum or Boogaloo. I'm just not a fan of meta-data so I'll always go with a simple theme that just shows a gamelist and art. Only one criticism... Why no ColecoVision? Shame on you...joke!. It would be nice if you added it when you get the time.

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                                • mattrixkM
                                  mattrixk @AlexMurphy
                                  last edited by

                                  Thanks for the input guys. It looks like Boogaloo is in the lead, but I don't really want to just "settle", so I might keep looking for another font tomorrow.

                                  @AlexMurphy: I ran a poll a little while ago to find out the most used systems so I would know the best ones to target. The idea was to make images for the main ones, then take requests from people if they want one that isn't there. So, I now have a request for ColecoVision, and I'll get onto that tomorrow (or maybe later, we'll see how things go).

                                  My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                                  • lilbudL
                                    lilbud @mattrixk
                                    last edited by

                                    @mattrixk said in [New Theme] - Indent. Supports Video Preview and Custom Carousel:

                                    Boogaloo

                                    0_1495023565290_98101e08-48b2-4a06-8789-31436bbfe746-image.png

                                    Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                                    Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                                    • mattrixkM
                                      mattrixk
                                      last edited by

                                      Okay, so I actually really liked @lostless' idea and I've gone with the Ubuntu font, but in Medium weight. I'll have to update the screenshots tomorrow. My lunch break is about to end.

                                      @AlexMurphy: ColecoVision has been added.

                                      My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                                      • fnkngrvF
                                        fnkngrv
                                        last edited by

                                        very nice and can tell you put a lot of time into it. I am just now getting into the theme scene and my biggest curiosity is with the ability to manipulate the carousel, but it has me stumped. Maybe my problem is that I am using the tooolkit and vers 1.5.7 of it doesn't support it?

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                                        • mattrixkM
                                          mattrixk @fnkngrv
                                          last edited by

                                          @fnkngrv If you get the v1.1 release of the Toolkit, the version of ES contained within should work with Custom Carousels without issue. If you have a look at the BaseVid theme, it was created to give an example of Custom Carousels and Video Previews.

                                          My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                                          • fnkngrvF
                                            fnkngrv
                                            last edited by

                                            So an older version of the toolkit has newer features to play with and test??

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