Themes - custom collection standardized naming

[dmmarti]

Started the "master list" of collection folder names in the first post.

Added a few new subfolder collection names to the list as well that I've found in various posts.

thanks

[HurricaneFan]

How about a few more:

disney
kirby
metroid
spyro

[lostless]

Sorry to derail a tad, But what I'm getting here is that each custom system needs a theme folder to use? I was thinking it would be truly custom, where there is a custom collection theme folder and each custom system would be a folder inside there. If we are limited to what theme we use, that's not custom at all and severely limited.

[TMNTturtlguy]

@dmmarti do you think we can remove smb from your list. I think we decided on mario as the official name for that subfolder.

[TMNTturtlguy]

@lostless it can be custom, but these are for the select custom from theme option. So theme makers can create logos and backgrounds, you can select that folder and the theme will be created for you. If all theme makers use the same names, you can easily switch from theme to theme.

[TMNTturtlguy]

@hurricanefan I also have a folder for kids it is take off of what @Zigurana has in his kids mode build of ES. I have all the games my kids like in there so they don't need to search for them.

[HurricaneFan]

@tmntturtlguy Thats a great idea!

[lostless]

@tmntturtlguy I guess I should test it, but how would a theme created for you look? In my PlayStation theme, it won't generate the paint splatters in the carousel. It will show just white text. Am I following this correct?

[HurricaneFan]

@lostless The collection theme folder and logo are built and saved to github for a specific type of category, like Mario. When a person builds a custom collection tied to the theme folder, it shows up in their EmulationStation list as a system. If different themes use the same folder names for these types of collections, then people don't have to create their own.

[dmmarti]

@lostless --see if this makes sense.

Here's a quick video I did about the process @TMNTturtlguy is talking about (adding a collection from the "select custom from theme" option).

You can always add a custom collection by typing in it's name...and if the theme doesn't have a corresponding theme subfolder named the same, the new collection will be shown under the main menu "Custom Collection" theme.

[lostless]

Thx all, I'll just have get my feet wet and experiment. I think I understand now.

[stephan311280]

IT looks almost attract mode 👍✌️

[hooperre]

I think a 'gems' folder for hidden gems in a large game list would be amazing.

[incunabula]

Some collections i'll be making for myself that might be useful for others:

fishing
rpg
enix
dnd (for licensed Dungeons and Dragons games on the NES, Intellivision, DosBox, etc.)
marvel (for Marvel Comics-licensed games)

[TMNTturtlguy]

I have updated the ComicBook theme to match the current naming conventions in this thread.

[meleu]

@dmmarti Great idea. The only one I would change is kof instead of kingfighter.

[dmmarti]

@meleu -- I don't have any issue with that....but would most folks know what kof would stand for?

Sounds good to me to use kof instead.

[meleu]

@dmmarti it seems to be the "standard" acronym for The King of Fighters games.

By the way, look what happens if I type kof for google:

[pjft]

Well, I'm surprised I'm the one bringing this up, but any consideration for an achievements folder?

I personally also have a backlog folder in my collections, and will likely have a completed games one as well.

[EctoOne]

@pjft huh, now that you mentioned a complete collection, that sounds more like a automatic collection to me (if we could get someone to add that as a tag for the gamelist). And while we're at it, why not have a Never Played collection too? That sounds easy to me when it looks for an missing lastplayed tag.