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    When Did ES Switch To Black Loading Screen?

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      backstander
      last edited by

      I noticed this two the other day when doing an update. I like it as well! Maybe it will help save a little bit of power when booting on battery powered handhelds ;-)

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      • edmaul69E
        edmaul69
        last edited by

        What else makes it better with the black is it solves the video splashscreen overlapping issue for most people as its usually just a cosmetic issue of the white bars on the top and bottom.

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        • ExarKunIvE
          ExarKunIv
          last edited by

          oooooo
          nice, guess im going to have to update mine soon.
          been on vacation so have not had a chance to do much with mine

          RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
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          • obsidianspiderO
            obsidianspider
            last edited by

            For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, here's the new splash screen.

            0_1496252902533_bes.jpg

            📷 @obsidianspider

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              backstander @obsidianspider
              last edited by

              @obsidianspider
              ...and I see that Mega @meleu likes it as well!

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              • obsidianspiderO
                obsidianspider @backstander
                last edited by

                @backstander He sits on my desk and keeps me in line ;)

                📷 @obsidianspider

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                • mediamogulM
                  mediamogul Global Moderator @obsidianspider
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                  @obsidianspider

                  Careful, he fights dirty.

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                  • herb_fargusH
                    herb_fargus administrators
                    last edited by

                    We have @Rookervik to thank for the newly improved splash. It was my longest standing pull request. And it was only once @pjft fixed the black background.

                    I think it looks swell. Sucks for all the people who hacked their video splashes to end in a white screen but eh. Looks better regardless. Less blinding when I play games at 2AM

                    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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                      backstander @herb_fargus
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                      @herb_fargus

                      Less blinding when I play games at 2AM

                      Amen to that!

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @backstander
                        last edited by

                        @backstander said in When Did ES Switch To Black Loading Screen?:

                        Maybe it will help save a little bit of power when booting on battery powered handhelds ;-)

                        Following the same reasoning, I think that the @mattrixk 's IO theme can help in this point as well. ;-)

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                        • mattrixkM
                          mattrixk @meleu
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                          @meleu I'm not used to people remembering Io exists. I'm halfway though making it work with Video Previews, but I got distracted.

                          My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                            meleu @mattrixk
                            last edited by

                            @mattrixk said in When Did ES Switch To Black Loading Screen?:

                            making it work with Video Previews

                            Well, I think people willing to save battery won't use this feature... :)

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                            • mattrixkM
                              mattrixk @meleu
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                              @meleu That is a valid point.

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