[Theme] Art Book
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@alphatoanant just refreshed :) - tbh i prefered the clean look/performance of being just logos
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Updates 9/29/17: just some simple housekeeping tweaks I have been meaning to get to
- made genre wider (less chance for ellipse to display now)
- made the gamelist a "tad" bit wider - its not a huge amount (about 60px on a 720p display) as I still want to keep the spacing balanced. More to try but this its at first pass at least
- cleaned up spacing on landscape layout
- on landscape view vertical snes boxes are centered better now to balance things better when mixed with standard landscape ones
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Is there a way to display Developer and Publisher info rather than rating and last played? I don't make much use of last played or ratings so having more actual game info would be a plus.
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@alphatoanant Are you going to try png controller backgrounds in your next update, or is that on hold?
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@hurricanefan yes I am going to work on that when I get back from the trip I am on.
I had an idea to be able to keep them as svgs - just want to test it further before pushing it to master . When I get back i'll try to create a zip to test with.@duiz, showing publisher and developer info is not in my current plans for the theme. That could change just right now I plan to spend time on system view before anything else.
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@alphatoanant Hope you have a good rest of your trip!
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@hurricanefan prefer not to have any controller image background ... keeps it cleaner and lean
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@spoonmugen you are the only one so far that has disagreed most others want a little more to carousel
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@greekmanx define how u came to the conclusion 'most others' ? as no one has really commented/or polled votes?
just voicing my opinion that i preferred a minimalistic front endif @alphatoanant decides to put controller images/and pink unicorns everywhere on the theme then i'd either edit them out of the config or just switch themes...
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@spoonmugen no poll just meaning everyone that responded in regards to adding color and images to theme until you that is all no biggie
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@spoonmugen +1 for pink 🦄
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@alphatoanant These images are cool but please KEEP ARTBOOK CLEAN! It's my favourite and only theme! I love the clean aspect of the theme.
Please notice too there are missing images like NEO GEO and DAPHNE.
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@duiz said in [Theme] Art Book:
Is there a way to display Developer and Publisher info rather than rating and last played? I don't make much use of last played or ratings so having more actual game info would be a plus.
I have the same request! I use a fixed gamelist.xml and the lastplayed tag is never updated. I much prefer to see publisher and/or developer instead. Rating is OK.
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@fastpop72 You can tweak the xml file to do this.
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So here is what I have been working on for system view:
My aim for this theme is keep the views simple and understated and I feel good about how this approach balances that with something a bit "extra" (and this change only applies to system view). After using this for the last few days I do like it quite a bit but wanted to see what you thought too.
Before any of that though I do need to check with @herb_fargus as I am using controller graphics from carbon for this initial testing. They helped me get the layout set up quickly and I ended up really liking how they look but since they were created by someone else I want to make sure to give proper credit and see if its ok if I can use them. @herb_fargus would it be possible for me to use the controller graphics as long as I give you credit in the theme xml and on my github readme? I totally understand if not - just let me know either way what works best.
Thank you for taking a look and for any feedback
@fastpop72 re: developer and publisher I'll try to write up how to modify the theme xml to add those values in as @HurricaneFan had suggested. I currently rely on rating and last played for an arcade setup I built for my team so we leverage those frequently for scanning purposes. I can see your side though where you might want to scan based on developer instead. I don't plan on adding them to the base theme for now just because I don't have an idea yet how to add them in while keeping rating, last played and having the spacing I am looking for. But I'll keep it on my list to see if there is a way.
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@alphatoanant @Rookervik is the one who did all the art, I just modified bits of code so I'd ask him. As far as I'm aware the carbon licence doesn't forbid their use but attribution I'm sure would be appreciated either way.
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Thank you @herb_fargus. Makes sense on the license. Just always like to ask just in case as well as to give a heads up.
@Rookervik in prototyping the system view for this theme I used the controller images you had created for Carbon and really liked how they ended up looking (an example is 2 posts above this one). Would it be ok for me to use your controller graphics as long as I give you credit (in both the theme xml and github readme)? Something like "All controller images created by @Rookervik and originally from the Carbon theme"
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This is hands down the best theme for ES so far. Thanks for all your hard work.
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@alphatoanant I don't think there's anything you can't use from Carbon. I spent weeks on the artwork, but feel free to use it.
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Thank you @rookervik for your response and your skill/time in creating the controllers to being with. Much respect and thanks.
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