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    • DarkWolfD
      DarkWolf @Henrik
      last edited by

      @Henrik
      The md_rating value is converted into a row of images within the code (if there are filled/unfilled pictures)...
      Other metadata variables (excluding for example box art) are texts/labels, so yes, they are hardcoded

      System: Raspberry 3 Model B, RetroPie 4.2.1
      Storage: 16gb Micro SD, 64gb USB Drive
      Theme: Updated NBBA

      Documentation solves many problems: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

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        Henrik
        last edited by

        It's to bad, but I apriciate your reply.
        The coding in the xml files looks very similar to css coding, so it's kind of understandable.

        Have a nice weekend.

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          Syhles @Henrik
          last edited by Syhles

          @Henrik
          Look at the Modern theme, the metadata fields all have custom icons.

          You just have to do some cheap tricks with the XML to accomplish this.

          Also what exactly are trying to accomplish? I may be able to help point you in the right direction as far as the XML side of things is concerned.

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          • DarkWolfD
            DarkWolf @Syhles
            last edited by

            @Syhles Oh, that's neat...
            I don't now much about XML files/syntacs, whatever, so thanx for adding this

            System: Raspberry 3 Model B, RetroPie 4.2.1
            Storage: 16gb Micro SD, 64gb USB Drive
            Theme: Updated NBBA

            Documentation solves many problems: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

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              Syhles @DarkWolf
              last edited by

              @DarkWolf
              It's not hard to learn after you dissect the XML code for a couple of themes, it's fairly readable, and it's easy to understand what is doing what, at least in my experience.

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              • DarkWolfD
                DarkWolf @Syhles
                last edited by

                @Syhles Yeah, I did some basic stuff like implementing the video things and changing some pictures and positions... (testing purposes -> custom es builds)

                System: Raspberry 3 Model B, RetroPie 4.2.1
                Storage: 16gb Micro SD, 64gb USB Drive
                Theme: Updated NBBA

                Documentation solves many problems: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

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                  Syhles @DarkWolf
                  last edited by

                  @DarkWolf
                  That's similar to how I started as well, then it turned into me doing heavy edits to a theme, then I ended up writing a theme from scratch.

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                  • DarkWolfD
                    DarkWolf @Syhles
                    last edited by

                    @Syhles
                    Already uploaded/submitted one?

                    System: Raspberry 3 Model B, RetroPie 4.2.1
                    Storage: 16gb Micro SD, 64gb USB Drive
                    Theme: Updated NBBA

                    Documentation solves many problems: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

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                      Syhles @DarkWolf
                      last edited by

                      @DarkWolf
                      Nah, I'm bad at working with svgs so my theme is made up of assets from about 4 themes, but I did custom overlay borders for all the systems and made custom overlays for each view mode.

                      So at that moment I can't upload the theme that I worked on.

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                      • DarkWolfD
                        DarkWolf @Syhles
                        last edited by

                        @Syhles
                        Mhh, yes, but you are learning from this... You never learned enough ;-D

                        At the moment I'm learning some C++ stuff by messing around with the Emulationstation source code :-D

                        System: Raspberry 3 Model B, RetroPie 4.2.1
                        Storage: 16gb Micro SD, 64gb USB Drive
                        Theme: Updated NBBA

                        Documentation solves many problems: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

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