Chicuelo Theme
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Yeah, I had a read of the CC license and I think it's ok. It just stops others from selling the work.
I chose this type of license for my mass README.md rewrite (which I will post a link for shortly on a separate branch):
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This seems to match up with most other themes for ES.
You can also select a similar one but instead of ShareAlike it is NoDerivatives, which is no modifications without permission first:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/I think the first one is fine?
Cheers
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I present a rewritten readme on a separate branch I created to update documentation!
It took a while actually, but i'm really happy with it.
You can see it here if you scroll past the files/folders:
https://github.com/movisman/es-theme-Chicuelo/tree/readme_updatesI have used proper Github markdown to make the formatting nicer and included anchor links to navigate up and down the readme nicely.
Hope you like it!
I am still working on the file, but it is mostly complete. If you are happy when i'm done i'll raise a PR to have this merged over!
Cheers
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Seeing all that previews from at the new readme, i think that C64 needs a different character image and that the current one should be used for ScummVM. I mean it's "Script creation utility for Maniac Mansion - Virtual Machine" and while Guybrush is a fitting character, i think that Dave would be better.
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Yeah, agreed. Those previews screen are also a little out of date now, at some point in the future @chicuelo will need to update them I think.
If Amiga eventually gets a Superfrog image and ST keeps Zool, could C64 utilise the unused Turrican image (seeing as Turrican was originally developed for C64?). And the the current C64 image could then be used for ScummVM.
I guess you then have Guybrush as the orphan then. Where could he be used instead? It would seem a shame for that to be wasted.
Cheers
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@cosmo0 said in Chicuelo Theme:
@chicuelo take care with the CC no commercial license. I understand you're working in a company that sells arcade bartops using this theme ? If so, I'm not sure if using this license would allow you from selling these. (update : a CC non-commercial license seems to prevent only others from selling your work, so it looks OK https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-types-examples/ )
You can choose a CC license here : https://creativecommons.org/choose/
Or another type of license : https://choosealicense.com/appendix/I work as a designer and I made arcades as a hobby, not for living so I don't have any trouble with licenses there!
Awesome work with that readme, its gorgeous!!
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I remember playing maniac mansion on the C64, and I love that game, also I played monkey island on pc and I think it represents better the point and click games because it was more familiar to people, thats why I used maniac for C64 and monkey for scumm
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I'm glad you like it, it took a while as I was learning the GitHub markdown stuff at the same time! Documentation is one thing I'm not too bad at, and as I can't really help with the character artwork I figured the readme could do with some enhancing - and then I got a bit carried away adding more and more info!
Agreed with Monkey Island, I played the first two through a few times when I was younger and they are iconic games for me and ones which I remember very fondly. It would be a shame not to keep / use Guybrush.
Cheers
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This awesome theme is getting better and better! I really like this theme. The list of missing consoles is getting smaller.
vectrex
sg-1000
ngp
ngpc
intellivision
nds
msx
msx2
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PR raised for the new readme! Will raise another over the weekend with further corrections i'm sure.
I noticed you have a branch called pr/1 in addition to the master one. I can see that hasn't been altered for ages and i'm not convinced it's needed any more. Maybe you could delete that branch to tidy things up?
Cheers
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Working on that! Soon the theme will cover the most used (and not too) systems!
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Great! updated the readme.
I have no I dea what a branch is and what is used for but I deleted :) now there is a master one only -
Awesome. Thank you! And thanks for deleting the orphan branch.
I have been working with command line for Git stuff but still finding some of it a bit odd to get to grips with and I keep forgetting some of the commands, so I installed GitKraken due to recommendation from someone else. So far I like it and I reckon i'll learn more this way. The documentation on their website is also much easier for me to understand. This is where I spotted that other branch!
About what a branch is - from the GitHub docs:
When you're working on a project, you're going to have a bunch of different features or ideas in progress at any given time – some of which are ready to go, and others which are not. Branching exists to help you manage this workflow.When you create a branch in your project, you're creating an environment where you can try out new ideas. Changes you make on a branch don't affect the master branch, so you're free to experiment and commit changes, safe in the knowledge that your branch won't be merged until it's ready to be reviewed by someone you're collaborating with.
As far as I understand, creating a branch is useful for when you are working on something but you don't want to affect the 'master'. Once you are happy with the work on the branch, you can then merge this into the master and remove the branch, as it's not likely to be required anymore.
For a project like this, where only you are managing the master and accepting PR's as they come in, unless you are making big changes to the theme, I doubt you'd need to use branches unless it helps your workflow. Someone who knows more about GitHub may correct me though, and please do (still learning).
With this, we are just adding new stuff and not even really changing files at the same time, so we don't really make use of the GitHub feature set. I just found it easier to work from my forked master and raise PR's off that!
Cheers
PS. I am a total novice with GitHub, only started using it regularly when I first helped with this theme! Prior to that I think I have done a couple of pull requests for other projects and that's about it!
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@movisman
Great explanation! Thanks! -
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@movisman
Done! -
Raised a PR for partial SuperGrafx (alternative system) support:
- Created and added SuperGrafx logo, plus theme.xml description for partial support
- Used PC Engine character background as the SuperGrafx is an upgraded version. Did not copy an existing controller though as SuperGrafx had it's own type. Left this blank for now but it would need creating to gain full support (like Super Famicom)
- Updated readme.md
Thanks
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Updated my PR to include PC Engine CD and TurboGrafx-16 CD systems. Created logo and theme.xml for both. These ones are fully supported/finished, as they use the same controller and character image as PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16.
Updated the readme.md to suit.
Cheers
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@movisman
Merged! -
Was just having a quick look to see if I could find controllers for any 'partially' supported systems, and it's really hard to find a Super Famicom controller or Supergrafx one.
I was wondering if you could take a copy of the other EU SNES controller, and then copy the logo and select/start writing from here and put it in place of the EU SNES logo and button names?
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8530/8553686769_5cc75647bd_o.pngBut that's the only difference between the two controllers (name and button font). Rest is the same I think!
You can see all three here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattgemmell/8548671880We already have the EU and US ones, just the Famicom one is required.
The best Supergrafx controller i've found is this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6L8vOhCmEx0/R8__zD3uUaI/AAAAAAAAC9w/LjzDNAPaLB0/s1600/l_supergrafx_pad2.jpgThere are others but they are at an angle or lower res.
I must be looking in the wrong places - these controllers are hard to find decent 'top down' images of!
What do you think? Or can you not work with these?
The good news is, once these are complete, I think we have all the main system variations + additional systems people might want to use (except Odyssey 2, which would need to be done at the same time as VideoPac).
Then it's just a case of finishing the primary systems (MSX, Neo Geo Pocket, etc, etc).
The readme I made should be fully up to date with what's left hopefully.
We also need a 'custom collections' bg to finish that theme off too.
Cheers
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