Please Test: Creating Custom Collections

pjft

Ok, so a new update.

Here's the binary.

What changed:

Generates custom metadata for folders under "My Collections" (thanks for commenting on how miserable the experience looked, @HurricaneFan, as that kind of forced me to think about it a bit more!)
Fix system view navigation (I think - please check, @cyperghost and @HurricaneFan . I had narrowed down a misbehavior when using the "My Collections" system and exiting the gameview, but maybe I fixed a different thing to what you were experiencing).
Filters in "My Collections" work
Few other tweaks and fixes

Thanks all!

HurricaneFan

@pjft I'll get this tested today. Thanks for all the hard work you've put into this and other improvements for ES.

EDIT:
I copied the new binary over but I'm not seeing the custom metadata and the snes bug is still there.

Was your link pointing to the latest and greatest binary?

HurricaneFan

@pjft ES is showing version V2.4.1RP, is that the latest build?

pjft

@hurricanefan The version will be the same, but actually I did not update the instructions I gave you in case you were following them :)

mkdir /home/pi/tmp-es
cd /home/pi/tmp-es
rm emulationstation
wget https://github.com/pjft/EmulationStation/releases/download/0.3/emulationstation
chmod +x emulationstation
cd /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation
sudo cp /home/pi/tmp-es/emulationstation /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation

The file should have 5554720 bytes.

HurricaneFan

@pjft Thanks, I definitely had a different sized binary. Super weird. It's updated now and I'll test when I get time later today.

cyperghost

@pjft No bug still is there!
But it's even worse!

No I see one entry for custom collections I named it testsystem
If I enter custom-collections via carousel then I can activate testsystems and see my added roms there >> normal work

The Super NES bug is ... I see also testsystem but if I press a then I start the first game from Super NES Rom (2020 Super Baseball here) --- really weird.

How to produce
Got to Game Collection Settings:
Automatic Game Collections 3 selected
Custom Game Collections 1 selected testsystems
Group unthemed custom collections ON
Sort custom system and collections ON

Restart ES.
Now the last system in list (Super NES in my case) followed by auto-allgames auto-favoritesand auto-lastplayed can be acessed as custom-collections and but will launch ROM of system!

Sort custom system and collections OFF
No problem! Everything works!

pjft

@cyperghost can you send me a video from a phone or something?

cyperghost

@pjft
I think I can ... what is curious!
If I'm in the SNES/Custom-Collection thing move up I can select different games!
Even if there is only the system testsystemsis displayed.

X for random also works! So it's just a small issue I think! Wait one hour please, okay?

HurricaneFan

@cyperghost, @pjft I see the snes bug too. Super weird. If I am in gamelist view and go from Sega CD to SNES which is next system in my list, it triggers the Custom Collections view but I hear the video playing for the snes games, even though I don't see any of the details of snes game.

pjft

@hurricanefan @cyperghost got it. No need for video now.

This was not the bug I had ran into earlier :)

Thanks.

pjft

@cyperghost A question, though: what do you mean "it's even worse"?

cyperghost

@pjft Well in version 0.2 the SNESbug was 100% triggered to custom-collections so I could navigate through the collection.

In version 0.3 I can see the custom-collections only but I can select any SNES Rom blindly. Or press X for random selection :)

Just for fun!
New feature: This is real random you don't see the game you selected until it's loaded

HurricaneFan

@cyperghost @pjft I was able to blindly select an snes game in 0.2 and 0.3. That wasn't new to me.

pjft

@HurricaneFan Correct: 0.2 and 0.3 were when I added the "My Collections" bit.

@cyperghost and @HurricaneFan - ~~I think I've fixed it for good. Updated the same binary (my repository isn't updated yet, so don't try to compile).~~

~~There may be a few extra log messages on the terminal, which I used to troubleshoot this, but I'll remove them tomorrow when I tidy up the build, if you confirm it's sorted.~~

Nevermind. I fixed it partially, but at least now I know what's happening.

Thank you both!

Let me know if there's any other issue for the time being, and @HurricaneFan let me know if the Custom Collections metadata works for you.

I'll fix it tomorrow and report.

cyperghost

@HurricaneFan My investigation wasn't so deep :)
@pjft Sort If I use custom system and collections OFF
then the bug is gone - even on restart :)

I think it isn't a great bug.

Annother little misbehaviour:
ES tells me that my theme is still not ready for the 3 auto-system and the 1 custom-collections. I think that isn't as intended to work. Because I use IO theme and it shows all 4 systems as well.

@pjft My deepest respect for your hard work!

pjft

@cyperghost Yeah, it only happens if you sort things. I'll fix it tomorrow.

I also ran into the false warning, need to check why that happened.

Thanks both!

cyperghost

@pjft Thanks mate.
Do some testing with some new ICs now :)
I'm always ready to test your builds

HurricaneFan

@pjft The metadata for custom collections worked for me. Thanks!

HurricaneFan

@pjft What do you think about putting a game count at the end of the Collection name in the Custom Collections screen?

Mega Man (5)
Super Mario Bos (6)
etc

pjft

@hurricanefan I considered that briefly, but decided to add the info to the description. It's somewhat hacky to add the number to the name, I'm not thrilled on making that a standard. :/

What use case are you trying to solve?