Console Boxes Theme (WIP)

SuperSirLink

@duiz said in Console Boxes Theme (WIP):

Great! I am working on Game Boy, PSX and Genesis still, and I'll include menu screens that matches yours! Did you play around with the new z index build yet?

Whaaaaaaaat! No had not heard yet there was one yet...

duiz

@SuperSirLink I been working with it now, I'll show you the results and upload the changes later tonight

SuperSirLink

Where did you install it from?

mattrixk

@SuperSirLink

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9785/z-index-support-for-themes/

SuperSirLink

Very cool! Thanks for the link @mattrixk, had not gone to the root of the sub forum yet...

Alright I will have to update the build in my Debian VM and add these changes to the NES, I can go ahead and add it to the SNES as well... Was going to sit down and working on testing the UXS mix profile for SNES, but guess I shouldn't have to now! :)

duiz

0_1493936766976_gameboy example.jpg

Here's the GB layout so far, gonna work on the font and placements a bit more!

As for the code, I changed a few things to make videos work with the new Z index.

	<image name="e_crt_overlay" extra="true">
		<path>./_inc/images/CRT.png</path>
		<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
		<pos>0.500 0.275</pos>
		<maxSize>0.290 0.360</maxSize>
		<zIndex>41</zIndex>
		</image>
	
		<video name="md_video">
			<maxSize>0.285 0.330</maxSize>
			<pos>0.500 0.275</pos>
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
			<delay>2.0</delay>
			<showSnapshotNoVideo>true</showSnapshotNoVideo>
			<showSnapshotDelay>false</showSnapshotDelay>
			<zIndex>40</zIndex>
		</video>
		
		<image name="md_marquee">
			<origin>0.5 0.5</origin>
			<pos>0.500 0.275</pos>
			<maxSize>0.285 0.330</maxSize>
			<zIndex>39</zIndex>
		</image>

This way, the video and marquee now is behind the crt screen overlay, and in marquee I place screenshots rather than logos. This way the game shows a screenshot preview, and fades into video footage! It works beautifully, I will try to make a youtube video of it.

SuperSirLink

looks good, but looks like it mimics the console more than a box :)

SuperSirLink

Any suggestions as to how to install the new EmulationStation over an install done by the RetroPie setup script?

SuperSirLink

No new updates... Want to work in the new z index changes so once I can get ES updated will go back and tweak what I have already done to support it and show the overlay correctly...

NYIslanders91

Any updates?

y-ello

Amazing theme, @SuperSirLink . I'm looking forward for it!

Do you mind if I give a few sugestions?
1- puting the carrousel on the bottom or on the top of the screen, so the console image is not covered.
2- make the Arcade systems (FBA, MAME) with an arcade machine theme on the Game Selection screen.

Anyway, great theme! I can't wait for it!