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    • BuZzB
      BuZz administrators @meleu
      last edited by

      @meleu I wouldn't be interested sorry.

      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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      • meleuM
        meleu @BuZz
        last edited by

        @buzz copy that.

        @hiulit let's keep the development extra-officially.

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        • hiulitH
          hiulit @meleu
          last edited by

          @meleu Alright!

          My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

          • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
          • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
          • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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          • hiulitH
            hiulit
            last edited by hiulit

            Good news everyone!
            We have a working Fun Facts Splashscreens generator! :D

            https://github.com/hiulit/RetroPie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens

            Fun Facts Splashscreens for RetroPie

            Not working yet! Well, it's working, but it's not officially released! It's just for testing purposes!

            This script generates splashscreens for RetroPie with a random Fun Fact!™.

            WARNING: Splashscreens are only only available on the Raspberry Pi.

            For now, this is the best way to use the splashscreen created by this script:

            • Create a Fun Fact!™ splashscreen. See the examples below.
            • Go to the Splashscreen Menu (the Splashscreen Menu can be accessed from the RetroPie Menu in EmulationStation or through the setup script under option 3)
            • Select the Choose Own Splashscreen option. See the Splashscreen wiki.
            • Select the recently created Fun Fact!™ splashscreen.

            Instalation

            cd /home/pi/
            git clone https://github.com/hiulit/es-fun-facts-splashscreens.git
            cd es-fun-facts-splashscreens/
            sudo chmod +x es-fun-facts-splashscreens.sh
            

            Usage

            sudo ./es-fun-facts-splashscreens.sh [options]
            

            If no options are passed, you will be prompted with a usage example:

            USAGE: sudo ./es-fun-facts-splashscreens.sh [options]
            
            Use '--help' to see all the options
            

            Options

            • --help: Print the help message and exit.
            • --enable-boot: Enable script to be launch at boot.
              • $1: Path to the splashscreen to be used.
              • $2: Text color.
            • --disable-boot: Disable script to be launch at boot.
            • --create-fun-fact: Create Fun Fact Splashscreen.
              • $1: Path to the splashscreen to be used.
              • $2: Text color.

            If no options are passed to --create-fun-fact or --enable-boot, the script takes the splashscreen and the text color defaults, splash4-3.png and white, respectively.

            Examples

            --help

            Print the help message and exit.

            sudo ./es-fun-facts-splashscreens.sh --help
            

            --enable-boot [options]

            Enable script to be launch at boot.

            WARNING: Backing up /etc/rc.local it's most recommended before using this option. It could erase important stuff. Use it at your own risk.

            Options:

            • $1: Path to the splashscreen to be used.
            • $2: Text color.
            sudo ./es-fun-facts-splashscreens.sh --enable-boot /home/pi/Downloads/retropie-2014.png black
            

            --disable-boot

            Disable script to be launch at boot.

            WARNING: Backing up /etc/rc.local it's most recommended before using this option. It could erase important stuff. Use it at your own risk.

            sudo ./es-fun-facts-splashscreens.sh --disable-boot
            

            --create-fun-fact

            Create Fun Fact Splashscreen.

            Options:

            • $1: Path to the splashscreen to be used.
            • $2: Text color.
            sudo ./es-fun-facts-splashscreens.sh --create-fun-fact /home/pi/Downloads/retropie-2014.png black
            

            Credits

            Thanks to:

            • @Parviglumis - For the idea of creating the Fun Facts Splashscreens.
            • @meleu - For all his help and wisdom with the code :D
            • All the people at the RetroPie Forum.

            My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

            • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
            • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
            • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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            • hiulitH
              hiulit
              last edited by hiulit

              Here's a little video demo where you can see it generates a new random splashscreens at every boot:

              Fun Facts! Splashscreens video demo

              P.S. I know!!! Get a new power supply!! I know!!! :P

              My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

              • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
              • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
              • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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              • meleuM
                meleu @hiulit
                last edited by

                @hiulit Good job! :D

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                • ParviglumisP
                  Parviglumis @meleu
                  last edited by

                  WOW. You guys are amazing!

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                  • hiulitH
                    hiulit
                    last edited by

                    @meleu @Parviglumis Thanks! : D It's been fun doing this project! There's a couple of things that could be improved to make it more 'bullet-proof' (aka robust) but I'm happy with it.
                    I hope you can try it and let me know if it works and if you'd like something else implemented.

                    My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                    • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                    • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                    • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                    • hiulitH
                      hiulit
                      last edited by hiulit

                      Also, I think it's time to add more Fun Facts!, right?

                      Here it is an online text editor that anyone can edit http://www.writeurl.com/text/w67sdbpbji22fdc7exd5/ps4uvs5e3cu0nn58m757/4fn5n3cx7x3fn4fkvdav

                      EDIT: Or, if you know how, create a pull request with changes to https://github.com/hiulit/RetroPie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens/blob/master/fun-facts.txt

                      Just add a new Fun Fact!™ at the end and I'll grab them from time to time and update the repository.

                      IMPORTANT: Every Fun Fact!™ must be in one line.

                      P.S. That's something that could be improved :P
                      P.S.S. Does anyone know if there's like a video games 'fun facts' database? It would be awesome if it came with an API :D

                      My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                      • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                      • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                      • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                      • F
                        Flapperultra
                        last edited by

                        awesome work but one question does it or will be able to show video splash screens I create?

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                        • hiulitH
                          hiulit @Flapperultra
                          last edited by

                          @flapperultra I'm sorry, but this script doesn't work with videos, only images. It creates a splashscreen (the one shown at boot) based on an image you choose and the color for the Fun Fact!™.
                          It was never intended to create videos with fun facts.

                          If you want to show a video splashscreen you've created, see the Splashscreen Wiki.

                          My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                          • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                          • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                          • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                          • meleuM
                            meleu @hiulit
                            last edited by

                            @hiulit there's another PR on your repo.

                            Also, I'm thinking if this functionality could be converted in a scriptmodule and submitted to @zerojay 's RetroPie-Extra repository... What do you think?

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                            • Z
                              zerojay
                              last edited by

                              If you build it, I'll take it. I accept PRs. :)

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                              • hiulitH
                                hiulit @meleu
                                last edited by

                                @meleu Thanks again for the PR! :) There's quite a few changes, so I'll try to understand everything. Then maybe I'll ask you some questions about it :P , test it and merge it.
                                @zerojay That's a great idea! I'll take a look at how to implement that :)

                                My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                • hiulitH
                                  hiulit @zerojay
                                  last edited by

                                  @zerojay @meleu I've created a PR ;) https://github.com/zerojay/RetroPie-Extra/pull/265

                                  My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                  • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                  • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                  • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                  • hiulitH
                                    hiulit
                                    last edited by hiulit

                                    I think we are ready for a v1.0.0!!! https://github.com/hiulit/RetroPie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens

                                    Here are the latest updates:

                                    • Added a bunch of new Fun Facts!
                                    • Had a lot of help from @meleu , so the code should be quite good :P
                                    • Some refactoring has been done. Check out the new README.
                                    • Created a GUI. Some examples:

                                    Retropie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens-GUI-01

                                    Retropie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens-GUI-02

                                    Retropie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens-GUI-03

                                    Retropie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens-GUI-04

                                    Retropie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens-GUI-05

                                    Retropie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens-GUI-06

                                    Retropie-Fun-Facts-Splashscreens-GUI-07

                                    Also, I created a scriptmodule that is waiting to be integrated in @zerojay 's RetroPie-Extra repository. This will make installation and usage easier, because the script will be in RetroPie Setup.

                                    My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                    • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                    • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                    • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                    • hiulitH
                                      hiulit
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks to @zerojay , Fun Facts! Splashscreens for Retropie is officially on the RetroPie-Extra repository!!! :D

                                      You can find it in the supplementary section.

                                      My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                      • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                      • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                      • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @hiulit
                                        last edited by

                                        @hiulit well done sir!!

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                                        • hiulitH
                                          hiulit
                                          last edited by

                                          Good news everyone! Fun Facts! Splashscreens v1.1.0 is here! :D

                                          Added

                                          • --apply-splash to use the generated Fun Facts! splashscreen.
                                          • --update to check if the Fun Facts! script needs updates.

                                          Deprecated

                                          • --splash is now --splash-path.

                                          Now it's possible to apply/set/use the Fun Facts! splashscreen right within the script, with the command --apply-splash.
                                          This will append the generated Fun Facts! splashscreen to /etc/splashscreen.list. This file is the one responsible to tell the system which splashscreen to show at boot.

                                          Also, I've added the --update command, to stay up to date with the latest changes ;)

                                          0_1513599944323_fun-facts-splashscreens-gui-06.jpg

                                          It would be awesome if you guys could try this script :)
                                          Let me know if it's working (or not), if you find some functionality is lacking, etc.

                                          Thanks!

                                          My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                          • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                          • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                          • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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                                          • hiulitH
                                            hiulit
                                            last edited by hiulit

                                            We are now at Fun Facts! Splashscreens v1.4.1! :D

                                            You can check the CHANGELOG to see the latest changes, but the main ones are:

                                            • More Fun Facts!, thanks to Thunderforge.
                                            • "Set the text color" is now split into 2 subsections, basic colors and full list of colors.
                                            • Check if there are updates to download.

                                            You can use the Update script option from within the script to get the latest version.

                                            If you are using the script via the RetroPie-Setup (if you installed it via the Retropie-Extra repository), go to:

                                            • Manage packages
                                            • Manage experimental packages
                                            • fun-facts-splashscreens
                                            • Update from source

                                            My little contributions to the RetroPie project:

                                            • Shell-Script-Boilerplate
                                            • Fun-Facts-Splashscreens
                                            • Limit-Last-Played-Games
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