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    Change Order that Systems are Displayed on Home Screen

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    • chipsnblipC
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      nano has some keyboard commands, as long as you can input them on your phone, check here: http://staffwww.fullcoll.edu/sedwards/Nano/UsefulNanoKeyCommands.html#CopyAndPaste

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      • sirhenrythe5thS
        sirhenrythe5th @chipsnblip
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        @chipsnblip not from the Phone, but a Keyboard connected to the Pi did the job ☺.

        Thank you so much, this "Alt" + "A" was the combination that i was looking for. 👍

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        • thnderT
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          Thanks so much. Just done mine

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            rayvearn @Dochartaigh
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            @Dochartaigh I don't understand. Arent they all on a list? i need visual aid I think

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            • sirhenrythe5thS
              sirhenrythe5th @rayvearn
              last edited by sirhenrythe5th

              This method seems not to work anymore.
              I changed the system order as written above (and as i did it with success on my Pi3 using an old stretch-distro), but it does not have any effect on ES.

              It does take effect when i update all installed data using the retropie-script, it then reminds me, that i have a custom es_systems.cfg.
              It does that about 8 times (for every system i deleted from the configuration-file).
              But it does not change the visible order in ES at all.

              • Is this somehow related to the "Favorite"-Section in ES? I use Favorites, but recognized that this folder is not part of the es_systems.cfg
              • I dont make requests to the developers!, i know they have enough to do! But would it be possible in general to add the feature "Change System Order (as the user likes it)" in the ES-Settings? Maybe an idea for the future ;)

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                sleve_mcdichael @sirhenrythe5th
                last edited by sleve_mcdichael

                @sirhenrythe5th said in Change Order that Systems are Displayed on Home Screen:

                This method seems not to work anymore.

                What exactly does not work? I've customized the system order as well as made other edits to my es_systems.cfg file, without problem.

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                • sirhenrythe5thS
                  sirhenrythe5th @sleve_mcdichael
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                  @sleve_mcdichael The Changes i made in the es_system-configuration file do not show up in Emulationstation.

                  I am using retropie 4.7.12 on a Pi4 without any modifications.
                  I editet the es_system.cfg in ./emulationstation/ and when i open this file i see that my changes are saved (NES, SNES, GBA, MD, DC, ....).
                  When i load up ES it still shows the default order, sorted by alphabet.

                  As mentioned i did the same on my Pi3 and it worked from the start until now.
                  I dont know what the problem is, the only difference is, that i do not use "Favourites" on my Pi3-Image.

                  And as far as "Favourites" is concerned, how do you place this section in the place you want it to?
                  It does not show up in es_systems.cfg.

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @sirhenrythe5th
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                    @sirhenrythe5th said in Change Order that Systems are Displayed on Home Screen:

                    And as far as "Favourites" is concerned, how do you place this section in the place you want it to?

                    You can't, since it's not a 'system', it's a collection. The same thing applies to any other collection (custom or built-in).

                    I'm not aware of any changes that would 'break' the ordering from es_systems.cfg for actual systems - can you give a specific example (or maybe post your es_systems.cfg on pastebin.com) ?

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                    • sirhenrythe5thS
                      sirhenrythe5th @mitu
                      last edited by sirhenrythe5th

                      @mitu said in

                      You can't, since it's not a 'system', it's a collection. The same thing applies to any other collection (custom or built-in).

                      Ahhhh, i see, that makes sense, thank you for this clarification.
                      So that means that even if you get the sorting managed as you like it to be, "Favourites" will be displayed between "E" and "G".

                      I will try to use pastebin, but as i only have a smartphone and the Pi itself i have to tinker a little bit :)

                      What i did (on a Pi3 with success, on the Pi4 without) is the following:

                      • enter Midnight Commander
                      • sudo nano /.emulationstation/es_systems.cfg
                      • delete all the systems installed by default that i dont use (stella, gambate,...)
                      • change the order of the systems by their manufactor and release-date (NES->SNES->GBA i.e.) by cutting the entrys of these systems from <system> to /<system> and pasting them to the place i want them to.
                      • save and exit, close MC, start Emulationstation.

                      What is quite odd...i also deleted the entry of the "Retropie Setup" System-Entry.
                      This one is gone!
                      All the other changes are ignored, the shown order in ES ist still by alphabet (Amiga -> Arcade -> ...)
                      :/

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @sirhenrythe5th
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                        @sirhenrythe5th said in Change Order that Systems are Displayed on Home Screen:

                        So that means that even if you get the sorting managed as you like it to be, "Favourites" will be displayed between "E" and "G".

                        I think the collections are shown first, then the normal systems. So any collections will show up before any actual systems.

                        I will try to use pastebin, but as i only have a smartphone and the Pi itself i have to tinker a little bit :)

                        You can post from the command line:

                        curl -F 'f:1=<-' ix.io < $HOME/.emulationstation/es_systems.cfg`
                        
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