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    • meleuM
      meleu @pjft
      last edited by

      @pjft said in Please Test: Creating Custom Collections:

      (...) or compile it from my Custom-Collections branch

      ... using the es-tests tool.

      :)

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      • pjftP
        pjft @meleu
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        @meleu oh, certainly. What I meant was that that was the name of the branch you should use. :)

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        • meleuM
          meleu @pjft
          last edited by

          @pjft yep, I got it. That was a not-so-explicit way to suggest that maybe you want to add that link in the OP. :)

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          • cyperghostC
            cyperghost
            last edited by cyperghost

            Here is a thread were some themes are listed which support the new custom collection feature

            ES themes ready for favorite, all games, recently played and custom-collections

            @theme makers: Please add system custom-collections to your themes!

            @pjft I will pin this thread into the ES theme - and will report. Thank very much for your genious development and support.
            @meleu Thx for adding to your quick access directory

            All in all this development will be a huge step forward and hopefully be announced on RetroPie 6th birthday! Because the themes are system indenpendent now.

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            • TMNTturtlguyT
              TMNTturtlguy
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              @pjft @jdrassa can I get a quick guid on setting up the "default theme". I looked at the github repo and it looks like it is just an xml in the main folder of the theme named theme.xml. Is that really all I need to do is create a theme.xml in the root ComicBook folder? What do I need to edit so that custom collections name will display instead of the system.png? Thanks I can start a new post if you guys prefer.

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              • pjftP
                pjft @TMNTturtlguy
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                @tmntturtlguy I think that's just that. I'd check the carbon one for the text example, on GitHub, as I don't know the specifics :/

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                • pjftP
                  pjft @meleu
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                  @meleu Ah :) Done! :)

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                    jdrassa @TMNTturtlguy
                    last edited by

                    @tmntturtlguy I will try to write something up tonight.

                    Get latest build of EmulationStation for Windows here

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                    • cyperghostC
                      cyperghost
                      last edited by

                      Okay!
                      It looks a bit bare now but this doesn't matter.
                      An in all it seems to work. I was able to add new systems via keyboard.
                      I entered editing mode I think adding mode would sound better
                      I added 3-4 games, started them within
                      Made a restart. Collection was also loaded with games added.
                      I removed them, restarted... Everything went fine for now.

                      @pjft
                      From 4,7MB to 5,4MB ... I think we can get trouble in self compling. Is there a chance to reduce binary size?

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                      • pjftP
                        pjft @cyperghost
                        last edited by

                        @cyperghost I have no idea. I also don't know if that'll be the final binary size (meaning that maybe compiling via the script may actually have some optimizations this binary doesn't), but I'm certainly self compiling here :)

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                        • lilbudL
                          lilbud @pjft
                          last edited by

                          @pjft said in Please Test: Creating Custom Collections:

                          as keyboard input isn't registered by ES!

                          Keyboard input worked fine for me, I was able to create a custom system successfully.

                          @pjft said in Please Test: Creating Custom Collections:

                          if the theme supports default systems, or if there's a matching folder, it'll be themed. Otherwise it won't.

                          What do you mean here by default system?

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

                          Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                          • pjftP
                            pjft @lilbud
                            last edited by

                            @lilbud @jdrassa implemented the option for theme makers to specify a default theme layout for systems that lack a folder, just that.

                            You can also create systems from unused theme folders, if your theme has them (some themes have folders for Mario, mega man, fighting games, etc). @TMNTturtlguy 's Comic Book theme is a good example of that as it has plenty such folders to play with.

                            I imagine creating themes for which you have no folder for now makes the experience quite suboptimal for the moment :/

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                            • lilbudL
                              lilbud @pjft
                              last edited by

                              @pjft So I'd create a folder named default system? Or would I define it in the main theme.xml?

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

                              Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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                              • TMNTturtlguyT
                                TMNTturtlguy @lilbud
                                last edited by

                                @lilbud read up a few posts, @jdrassa is going to post some instructions for us!

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                                  jdrassa
                                  last edited by

                                  @TMNTturtlguy @lilbud I have added a page to the wiki with a details on how the default theme works. Let me know if you have any additional questions.

                                  https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/EmulationStation-Advanced-Theming

                                  Get latest build of EmulationStation for Windows here

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                                  • TMNTturtlguyT
                                    TMNTturtlguy @jdrassa
                                    last edited by

                                    @jdrassa thanks so much! I will look into this after the kids are in bed!

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                                    • pjftP
                                      pjft @TMNTturtlguy
                                      last edited by

                                      @tmntturtlguy that's what they want you to believe... It's a trap though! :)

                                      Quick question: have you had the chance to put together a custom collections folder in the most recent versions of the theme? Just curious as I'm going to start testing that soon and I was wondering if updating the theme would solve it. Don't worry, I can use other themes. I just wanted to check first.

                                      Best.

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                                      • TMNTturtlguyT
                                        TMNTturtlguy @pjft
                                        last edited by

                                        @pjft Yes, the customs collections folder has been in that theme since i created the favorites, last payed, and all games. Should be good to go. Let me know if there are issues.

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                                        • TMNTturtlguyT
                                          TMNTturtlguy
                                          last edited by

                                          @pjft @lilbud @jdrassa @cyperghost Sorry for tagging all of you but i don't have a pie to test the ComicBook theme updates on, so I am hoping one of you might do the testing for me? i have updated all versions of the theme with the default theme.xml. I hope it works, but i am doing this "blind" without the ability to test. I think the only issue may be the size/location of the text on the gamelist view. The hope is that a generic comic book background appears with the blue retropie logo in the bottom left corner. The system name should be shown in the comic book text, black in color on the carousel. When going into the gamelist view, the system name should be in the top left corner in black comic book text. The top right corner should have a custom collections logo for the standard theme, the comic rip should be the megaman/mario hybrid character.

                                          if you could test it out and let me know what happens I would appreciate it. If things are not showing correctly, a screenshot would be awesome. Thanks in advance.

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                                          • lilbudL
                                            lilbud @TMNTturtlguy
                                            last edited by

                                            @tmntturtlguy This shows up before ES even starts
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                                            Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

                                            Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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