New Comic Book Theme!
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Loving the theme, @TMNTturtlguy! Love that it has all the systems I use!
Question: I made a 'clone' (locally, not github) and was trying to simply have the only difference in "detailed" and "video" themes be the size and location of the video. Ie. the video theme would have a large video, small snapshot and detailed would have large snapshot, small video. Maybe this isn't possible, as the small video in the detailed view doesn't work.
I edited both the comic_book.xml and retropiemenu.xml in this fashion but am not getting the results I want:
Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/KYr2cN1C
Thanks for sharing your hard work!!
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@hooperre said in New Comic Book Theme!:
I edited both the comic_book.xml and retropiemenu.xml in this fashion but am not getting the results I want
First off, editing the retropiemenu.xml won't do anything for you, that is only used for the retropie menu and the only thing that file does is get rid of the meta data fields for developer, ratings, games played.
@hooperre said in New Comic Book Theme!:
Maybe this isn't possible, as the small video in the detailed view doesn't work.
You cannot have video in detailed view. That is why there are views set up. Basic is jut a gamelist. Detailed is gamelist, meta data and images, video adds video feature for the video view. It is not possible to have Video in the basic view. As soon as your game list has a video in it, emulationstation will automatically use the video view settings. I believe there is now an override option in the menu to tell ES to force a certain view in themes so you don't have to run video view. That being said, you cannot have video in basic view.
They only way to do what you would like is to create a copy of the theme with a different name, revise the video view to put the location and the size of the md_Image and then change the md_image to the size and location of the current video. You would then have a separate theme with these settings. Unfortunately you cannot mix and match on a per system basis within the same theme.
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@TMNTturtlguy Ah okay. Thanks for taking the time to explain that to me! I think that's what I'll do.
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Hi Guys! I posted a video to help get his theme installed. I also explain how ti set up he "Themes" folder as a Samba share. Most likely old news to a lot of people here but I found it helpful when working with @TMNTturtlguy . Check it out and let me know what you think!
I also wan to say to @TMNTturtlguy thanks for all this effort (and for letting me help... I've learned a lot!). The community is blowing up about it and I really think it has opened people's eyes to the potential ES has as a front-end. So many in his post contributed and I think it shows the potential of this community to work together and grow!
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Hi @TMNTturtlguy , Is it possible that you create logos in png of additional system please.
As I wish to stay in the theme of your work: Cave story, lutro, moonlight, zx81, apple2, favorites.thanks again
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I put together a video on editing the ES_systems.cfg file to take advantage of some "extra" systems we added such as Capcom, and "Hacks" or "Homebrew" games.
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@MikOzzZ Apple2 is already completed and part of the theme, how are you running cave story? That's a single game and not system? I am not sure if and when i will add more systems, but i will note note the others. What is your intention for Favorites?
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@TMNTturtlguy @MikOzzZ could Cave Story be under Ports? I've never set it up before.
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@modmaster it is under ports by default. He probably set it up under a separate system.
I don't think it's a normal configuration at all but rather a very individual customization.
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@pjft Gotcha.
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@modmaster "probably" being the important keyword here :)
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@pjft LOL! hat is what I love about this front end. Make it exactly what you want... Then change it later!
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@TMNTturtlguy said in New Comic Book Theme!:
@MikOzzZ Apple2 is already completed and part of the theme, how are you running cave story? That's a single game and not system? I am not sure if and when i will add more systems, but i will note note the others. What is your intention for Favorites?
Yes you are right for apple2, for the rest of the logos I have some system of separated of the blow I needed the logo mentioned above and for cave story and other I will use images already made emlator that I do not use not. As far as regards favorites it is a folder to acceder his favorite games without all that type in search.
I also added in your theme music for each system :) -
@TMNTturtlguy Could you help me?
Could you create a system logo SHMUPS? I use the FBA system for shooting games. -
All, Thanks for the great response and kind words. In regards to very custom system logos:
These logos are not very easy or fast to create, they involve several layers, filters and overlays and use 2 editing programs to accomplish the effects i want, unfortunately it is not a simple font type to create the logo. I am very interested in continuing to support the growth and maintenance of the theme and will note all requests made for systems and logos, however I more than likely will not create logos that are very specific or made for just one user. I want to make sure that the time spent on these will help many people enjoy their system.
That being said, please do continue to post requests, I will add them to my list and I might just create them on some rainy day.
Thank you!
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@TMNTturtlguy Thank you so much. This system name is very popular in Brazil.
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@TMNTturtlguy well done good sir.
May I suggest that maybe even just a small list of steps could help people create their own system logos should they wish to, so that those one offs don't have to fall on your lap?
Might help things scale and others contribute should they choose to - at least for the font? Or a way for people to help with should they want to, without having to put it all on your shoulders. Just a thought as usual :)
Have a great weekend!
Edit: Obviously this wouldn't be urgent or a request per se, more like a suggestion for a slow day :)
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Thank you @TMNTturtlguy ,so if you make a new logo I wish you to make "favorites" first compared to those I quote.
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@pjft sure, it is complicated but here it is:
download shaka-pow text
open adobe illustrator
create a new 8" long by 3" tall artpage
text:
-Size 150
-Click on character
-Height 92
-Width 91
-Va-22
-Select path – convert to path, set outline weight to– 2 (arrange letters for front to back)
-Make copies of base letters – make 4 layers
-Second copy, turn letters white, black outline, select stroke, align to outside, 7.8
-Third Copy, white outline, select stroke, align outside, 11.5
-Forth copy, change color and move straight down 4 clicks
-Save file as Illustrator fileOpen photoshop
- open illustrator file
- create a dot matrix overlay of custom color of your liking
- Overlay the dot matrix, inverse select the letters and delete overlay so dots are only on letters
- Create a gradient overlay layer of your select color, inverse select the letters and create an overlay from bottom to top.
- Make sure your image size is set to 72 dpi
- flatten layers
- add 2 drop shadows at opposite angles so that the entire logo has a consistent drop shadow
-flatten layers.
-save as a superpng, disable meta data, enable transparencies.
Done - those are the steps, i can't describe the artistic touches and slight modifications made as they differ from color to color, name to name, but that is the exact process used for every logo.
P.S. i have no problem sharing this info, have fun with it. I have already seen that a 3rd party reseller in brasil has been marketing and selling this theme as part of a package they are offering. They made some really nice mods to it from the images i have seen, i like it. Just to bad they are making a profit off of something like this! Lastly, there is not a template for this, because it starts as a text file, and then when you convert it to a path, the text is no longer editable, and you have to start a whole new file - kind of stinks!
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@TMNTturtlguy yeah. That's the bane of our existence, unfortunately.
It is up to you, as the theme is licensed under a non-commercial license, so if you do want to go through the trouble you could ask them to remove the theme from their distribution. Same for RetroPie, which should not be sold. There have been quite a few cases like those in the past and they certainly take a toll on the contributors' motivation. Hope that doesn't affect you much:/
Either way, how's your retro system going? Happy with its current state?
Hope you're doing well!
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