Useful topics/posts index

mediamogul

Curating all these highly useful links into one thread is a great idea. Making it a sticky also seems appropriate, but if the 'forum rules' and 'read this first' threads are any indication, it sadly wouldn't guarantee that most people still wouldn't ignore it outright. I'm all for it personally, but let's hear what the rest of the jalapeño jar has to say. If the aesthetics around here were up to me alone, I would have already hung up all my Joe Don Baker posters by now.

meleu

@mediamogul jalapeño jar? Joe Don Baker posters? I think it's that smile-and-nod time!

Just kidding! I think I got what you mean, let's wait. :-)

Cheers!

markwkidd

In terms of tools, may I humbly submit the Simple Arcade Multifilter

meleu

@markwkidd I've added an "useful tools" section and your tool is there! ;-)

EctoOne

Useful Tools:

Universal XML Scraper (Windows) - Scraper which can create Mix images.
Retropie Metadata Editor (Windows) - GUI to edit gamelist.xml files.
Gengal - Gamelist XML Generator (Windows) - GUI to add marquees and videos to gamelist.xml files.

Those are the ones that helped me save a lot of work. And i hope this thread will get pinned.

meleu

OP updated

Howitzer99

Insta-bookmark, thanks for sharing!

DD-Indeed

This topic should be pinned, really good one.

Capeman

@dd-indeed said in Useful topics index:

This topic should be pinned, really good one.

I second this! Great list! It would be great to have this pinned and updated periodically.

@meleu you should add that list of mac specific programs thread to the list also, that was useful for us mac users
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9695/tips-for-mac-users/15

meleu

@capeman said in Useful topics index:

updated periodically.

Yep. This is my intention.

I'll add the other links this evening.

Thanks.

mattrixk

@meleu great topic. If also like to submit the ES Toolkit to the list.

theWinterDojer

Just when I thought my tinkering was done, I find three things on here I will be implementing tonight. Great post, I second the sticky! Very excited to try out the automatic image launching.

mediamogul

This obviously couldn't be done too often, but the thread is indeed highly useful and appears to be well received without any objection from other mods or admins, so let's stick a pin in it, as the old saying goes.

theWinterDojer

@mediamogul said in Useful topics index:

so let's stick a pie in it, as the old saying goes.

I believe is how the saying goes.

mediamogul

@thewinterdojer

...but that's an 'e', not a... aahh, I see what you did there! Well played, sir.

chubsta

May i suggest the 'tips for Mac users' thread? Needs a little tidy but some very good info there...

meleu

@mattrixk said in Useful topics index:

@meleu great topic. If also like to submit the ES Toolkit to the list.

Sure. Is there some forum topic related to this tool?

meleu

@chubsta said in Useful topics index:

May i suggest the 'tips for Mac users' thread? Needs a little tidy but some very good info there...

It was already suggested by @Capeman , and I've just added. Nice topic, by the way! ;-)

meleu

Changelog

cleaned up the list (removing the non-human-friendly URLs, using links)
added "tips for Mac users"
added a link for @ruckage 's nes-mini launching images topic

Hey theme makers, leave the link of your theme's topic (if it has one) and I'll make a list of themes where users could be in contact with theme creators.

EctoOne

@meleu said in Useful topics index:

@mattrixk said in Useful topics index:

@meleu great topic. If also like to submit the ES Toolkit to the list.

Sure. Is there some forum topic related to this tool?

I believe it's this one https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/9340/emulationstation-toolkit-theme-making-helper-update