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

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    • TMNTturtlguyT
      TMNTturtlguy @pjft
      last edited by

      @pjft just an FYI, it is very easy for theme makers to change the folder name. Changing the folder name is a simple click and rename of the folder and then uploading that change to github. If the themes uses github desktop this whole charge is about 4 clicks of a button.

      Changing the system logo art is of course more work, but I don't see a need for that in any of your request.

      If you want to test this out you can renam the theme folders within the ComicBook theme however you like and see how everything works.

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      • alphatoanantA
        alphatoanant
        last edited by alphatoanant

        @pjft I agree with @TMNTturtlguy thoughts on this as well. Its easy/quick to update a folder name on the theme side.

        Are these are the aspects?

        1. the name of the folder:
          From a theme maker perspective this can be changed easily. Any of the folder name options presented above would be fine

        2. the logo:
          This would be up to a theme maker to decide what is displayed in the image so I think this is ok as well

        3. the text that displays if there is no logo defined for the theme (e.g. what shows for logoText element):
          The proposed options are "My Collections", "Collections" and "Custom Collections" right?
          If so I like the simplicity of "Collections".

        My RetroPie Themes:
        Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
        Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
        TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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        • HurricaneFanH
          HurricaneFan @alphatoanant
          last edited by

          @alphatoanant @pjft I also like the minimal term "Collections".

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          • D
            dmmarti
            last edited by

            Since I personally don't usually rearrange my es_systems.cfg .. it doesn't bother me so much where ES displays it in the menu. But, I could see where the folks that do...it might bug 'em.

            As for renaming the new theme subfolder from "custom-collections" to something else, as the others have said, easy peasy. My only thoughts about that would be, if folks have already installed a few themes that use that folder name, then update their RetroPie install ... just need to make sure they also update their themes too (if the theme author made the change to the different name).

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            • D
              dmmarti
              last edited by

              @cyperghost --- real quick, my recent theme called "Showcase" has full support of the 4 virtual systems .... if you wanna throw it in the chart above.....thanks

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              • cyperghostC
                cyperghost
                last edited by cyperghost

                done added Showcase theme @dmmarti

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                • nestor1924N
                  nestor1924
                  last edited by

                  Hi, im kind of confused... so foe this to work i have to do editinga of my own? I mean, it cant be done the normal way but just going into the menu???... i just updated emulation estation scrips too, o get the option but keeps saying that the theme is not compatible....

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                  • pjftP
                    pjft @nestor1924
                    last edited by pjft

                    @nestor1924 what theme are you using?

                    You shouldn't have to edit anything, it's all done inside Emulationstation. The custom collections aren't available yet, though, only in the development build.

                    @dmmarti it's not really about changing anything in that file, but rather there'll be an option to sorry the custom collections with the existing systems. That's where it manifests itself as if it's sorted, users in the carousel will go from C to My Collections and then to D.

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                    • OmnijaO
                      Omnija
                      last edited by Omnija

                      @cyperghost Even though "Metro Theme" is still WIP/Demo and unfinished, it supports all 4 to add to the list.
                      https://github.com/Omnija/es_theme_metro

                      Systems: Raspberry Pi 2
                      Overclocked: 1050 | 525 | 350 | 425 | 256
                      My Themes: Metro Theme | Simpler Turtlepi | Future Mini

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                      • fastlowrexF
                        fastlowrex
                        last edited by

                        @cyperghost --- real quick, my recent theme called "Magazine Madness" has full support of the 4 virtual systems .... if you wanna throw it in the chart above.....thank you very much :)

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                        • pjftP
                          pjft @alphatoanant
                          last edited by

                          @alphatoanant @TMNTturtlguy Thanks for the replies.

                          The aspects are really mostly #1 and #2 in your list - I'm not that concerned with what text displays if there's no logo.

                          The thing is, if users choose to sort all systems and collections, the names they'll see (because of the logo being displayed) will be off, depending on whether theme creators named it "My Collections" or "Custom Collections".

                          After thinking a bit about it, I'm kind of liking it being just "Collections", and keeping the folder custom-collections.

                          Would anyone have strong concerns with that? It makes the name smaller, so that's a plus in my book.

                          The only problem would be that every theme would need to adjust the logos to name it collections...

                          Before anyone does anything, though, I'd certainly like to hear others' opinions on what you feel would be a good system name for the group of collections users can create, and then we can close that. Currently under consideration:

                          • Custom Collections
                          • My Collections
                          • Game Collections
                          • Collections

                          Thank you all, and happy Sunday.

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                          • cyperghostC
                            cyperghost @fastlowrex
                            last edited by

                            @fastlowrex said in ES themes ready for favorite, all games, recently played and custom-collections:

                            @cyperghost --- real quick, my recent theme called "Magazine Madness" has full support of the 4 virtual systems .... if you wanna throw it in the chart above.....thank you very much :)

                            Done Magazine Madness added

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                            • HurricaneFanH
                              HurricaneFan @pjft
                              last edited by

                              @pjft I like "Collections".

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                              • ohmycommodoreO
                                ohmycommodore
                                last edited by

                                agreed, "Collections" seems the most tidy

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                                • alphatoanantA
                                  alphatoanant
                                  last edited by

                                  +1 for Collections

                                  My RetroPie Themes:
                                  Art Book https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-art-book
                                  Art Book Next https://github.com/anthonycaccese/art-book-next-retropie
                                  TFT https://github.com/anthonycaccese/es-theme-tft

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                                  • paffleyP
                                    paffley
                                    last edited by paffley

                                    The collections....How is the process going to work? Looking very forward to this I must admit :) keep up the great work!

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                                    • nestor1924N
                                      nestor1924
                                      last edited by

                                      Updated all recent themes compatible to it, they do accept the collection option but once i set up any of them it show only the text, no icons at all... i already updated retro pie or emulation station unless i did it wrong...

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                                      • lostlessL
                                        lostless
                                        last edited by

                                        Im trying to get my theme working, but having no luck. I made the folder called it custom-collections, added the xml, logos etc. and its acting like its not there. Is there something special in the xml i have to add?
                                        Also this version messes up my custom order of systems. Is this intentional or a bug?

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                                        • TMNTturtlguyT
                                          TMNTturtlguy @lostless
                                          last edited by

                                          @lostless I have no clue what your first question about your theme is. The second part, in the start menu turn of the sort option for collections.

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                                          • lostlessL
                                            lostless @TMNTturtlguy
                                            last edited by lostless

                                            @tmntturtlguy basically I'm saying i added the custom collections folder to my theme, but emulation station is acting as if does not exist. It's showing the custom collections, but its not themed. Don't get why.

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