New Comic Book Theme!

TMNTturtlguy

@meleu It was just as easy to create a system so that users do not need to modify the .xml code to change the logo, also when i push updated i worry that it would overwrite and personal changes you make, so I just copied the arcade folder, renamed it and dropped the new logo in it. This took about 10 seconds to copy paste and rename!

If you would like, feel free to just copy the logo as you have stated on your personal build. It also works well.

Edit: as far as relative paths, i use those for the comic rip and other art that are used in multiple locations. By keeping all of the logos simply named "system" it allows for easy copy and paste of the same theme.xml files in the early creation of the theme. Once i get everything set, i go in and start to make each system have it's own unique code, Thus all the backgrounds are named comic and all the logos are named system.

meleu

@TMNTturtlguy Well, I prefer to use the arcade folder because not every theme have a dedicated theme for mamerow. But it's OK, I will change the arcade/theme.xml to fit my needs.

Thanks for your work bro!

TMNTturtlguy

@meleu just rename the arcade logo to arcade and copy the mame row logo into the arcade folder. Keep mame row named system. No need to modify the .xml

TMNTturtlguy

Star Wars Theme!

I don't have my pi this weekend, and the kids are in bed, and i was sitting here thinking deep thoughts about life when I realized i missed a huge system with a ton of games that can be placed in it. STAR WARS! So i threw together a quick system and updated the theme. I haven't tested it, but in theory it should work. Update from ES Theme menu and test it out. The theme name is starwars all one word. I can't share screen shots of the completed views, but here are the elements:

CodeDrawer

@TMNTturtlguy said in New Comic Book Theme!:

elements

And if you take a star wars game, you get starwars?

TMNTturtlguy

@CodeDrawer I am not sure what your comment or question is? Why are you quoting 'elements'?

hansolo77

I love the Star Wars set!

chrisdodgen

Not sure I was following correctly above. Favorites/All/Recent is being added to the next update of ES? Or there's something extra to do now in order to set this up?

pjft

@chrisdodgen still being worked on. If you'd like to help test there's a link to my repository earlier in the thread, but the favorites part isn't yet... "Production-ready". But for the most part you can play with it, yet.

TMNTturtlguy

@chrisdodgen also in earlier posts in the thread are links and directions on how to set up custom systems so you can use systems like Star Wars.

CodeDrawer

@TMNTturtlguy Sorry, I thought that was a filter for the individual games.

MikOzzZ

@TMNTturtlguy said in New Comic Book Theme!:

@chrisdodgen also in earlier posts in the thread are links and directions on how to set up custom systems so you can use systems like Star Wars.

I really love the starwars, however I try to create a new logo and I am blocking at some point when you say ": -Select path – convert to path, set outline weight to– 2 (arrange letters for front to back)"I do not quite understand how you do it?

Have you .svg or other file to see the layers?
Has anyone succeeded in creating other logos?
Thank you

TMNTturtlguy

@MikOzzZ are you using Adobe Illustrator. Depends which version, select the text, right click and there should be an option, might be create line, create outlines, create path.

What do you have in mind for an alternate logo?

VGMonkey

Loving your updates and help with the theme.
I'm looking forward to getting home from holiday to carry on setting up my system.
(Shhh, don't tell my wife that I am wishing the holiday away)

MikOzzZ

@TMNTturtlguy said in New Comic Book Theme!:

@MikOzzZ are you using Adobe Illustrator. Depends which version, select the text, right click and there should be an option, might be create line, create outlines, create path.

What do you have in mind for an alternate logo?

I'll try as you say but I'm really not very strong with illustrator
That is to say that I miss some logo in system like: fba_libretro, cavestory, lutro, moonlight, msx1, prboom, ZX81 and PSX shmup

TMNTturtlguy

@MikOzzZ you might need to update if you aren't seeing those, or check the naming in your es_systems.cfg, either change the name in your ES file or in the theme file.

fba_libretro = fba
msx1 = msx
PSX = psx
shmup = shmups

cavestory is a single game and will not be supported
Lutro and Moonlight - i will probably not support those either, you could use steam for the system.
prboom = i have not heard of this
zx81 = was not aware that was supported zx spectrum is supported = zxspectrum

MikOzzZ

@TMNTturtlguy said in New Comic Book Theme!:

@MikOzzZ you might need to update if you aren't seeing those, or check the naming in your es_systems.cfg, either change the name in your ES file or in the theme file.

fba_libretro = fba
msx1 = msx
PSX = psx
shmup = shmups

cavestory is a single game and will not be supported
Lutro and Moonlight - i will probably not support those either, you could use steam for the system.
prboom = i have not heard of this
zx81 = was not aware that was supported zx spectrum is supported = zxspectrum

I totally agree on the logos but I wish if possible to have the complete logos: fba_libretro, MSX1 and PSX SHMUPS
ZX81 is a model older than the ZX spectrum

Do you have a .svg to see how you create your system as I can try to create those I miss?

Or give me more detailed explanations so that I can realize them?
Thank you

TMNTturtlguy

@MikOzzZ The directions are in post 418 which i think you are already referencing. link to 418

That is exactly how I create them. They are not svg files, they are png files. You need illustrator and photo shop to complete them. There is not a template as described in the instructions because the text needs to be converted to outlines, once you do that the text is no longer editable as text, so the next file you start from a clean blank screen again. Also, most of the logos are unique in some way, they have different colors or capacities or overlays on them so that they are not duplicated over and over. That being said, there are only so many combinations that looked good, so some are very similar, but since I didn't use a template, no two are 100% identical.

TMNTturtlguy

New Comic Book Theme Special Edition Theme

I have created a new "Special Edition - Wheelart" version of both the 16:9 and 4:3 versions of the ComicBook Theme. I have submitted a request to have these 2 SE versions added to the ES Themes Menu. I will post an update if and when it has been approved.

What is the SE Version? The SE version is for users that have marquee/wheelart scraped for their games and in their gamelist. If you do not have marquee/wheelart scraped and listed under the <marquee> tag in your gamelist, do not download this version!

The Special Edition Only works for View View and Only if you have Wheelart/Marquees. Detailed views with images only are not supported due to the fact the Emulationstation currently only supports marquees in video views. The SE version removes the system logos that are located over the video preview and instead shows the marquee or wheelart in that location. Below are a few examples, the first is of the 16:9, the rest are of the 4:3 since i very seldom post images of that version. What is pretty cool is that I have modified my marquee line in my custom systems using @meleu's script. Instead of showing the games wheelart, i have replaced it with the system logos, so as i scroll through several games with the same name, i can tell what system they are on.

soulfunkdjx

@TMNTturtlguy No worries man. We are here to help each other. Thank you for the great theme. Can't wait the next update.
By the way, is there a way to have also a clock to see time? Sometimes i want to see the time and i have to turn on my phone. It will be a great addition.