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    • cosmo0C
      cosmo0
      last edited by cosmo0

      Thanks, I'll try these folders.

      Just a question: why haven't you stuck with the gamelist.xml files generated by all the scrapers?
      Edit : ok so it uses the gamelist.xml, but not for the list of collections...

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        honorio96 @fluffypillow
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        @honorio96 on Windows you have to install video codecs (yes, I know, it's horrible). If you can play the file with Windows Media Player, it should work in Pegasus too. To see what codec a file uses, you can use eg. VLC, like this. I guess you could also just use some codec packs to play everything.

        Also in case someone has troubles with Steam videos, installing this and this made it work for me (the first one for video playback, the second for audio).

        I installed some codec and it worked perfectly.

        Thank's!

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        • fluffypillowF
          fluffypillow @cosmo0
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          @cosmo0 it's just that I personally don't like XML for user-editable files, so I added an alternative. But that's completely optional, and ES files are still supported. The two implementations are separate though, so game_dirs.txt defines only in which directories Pegasus should look for collections/metadata.txt, similarly to how es_systems.cfg contains the path to the ROM dirs and possibly gamelist.xmls.

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          • fluffypillowF
            fluffypillow
            last edited by

            This week's progress:

            • French translation by @cosmo0
            • Minor fixes and optimizations

            (not too much due to other issues). I've also started working on the favorites support.

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            • AndersHPA
              AndersHP @fluffypillow
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              @fluffypillow said in Announcing Pegasus Frontend:

              I've also started working on the favorites support.

              Neat!

              My "Bubble Bobble" Themed Bartop Arcade
              My Gameboy

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              • fluffypillowF
                fluffypillow
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                No changes this week due to being sick :/

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                  EctoOne
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                  So after 5 hours I finally managed to build a windows version that runs. Looking forward to try it out tomorrow. BUt I also have some questions, is it possible to hide my steam games or to deactivate the search for it? And is it possible to change the config path to the path of the exe? So that I can have a portable version running? I like to have all files in it's own folder, that makes editing files so much easier.

                  Edit: Welp, i guess i should've read the thread a little more. I just found the pre build binaries and how to make a portable version.

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                  • ClydeC
                    Clyde @fluffypillow
                    last edited by

                    @fluffypillow Get well soon!

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                    • fluffypillowF
                      fluffypillow @EctoOne
                      last edited by

                      @ectoone Steam and ES2 can't be turned off right now, but it will be in the future.

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                      • DarksaviorD
                        Darksavior @fluffypillow
                        last edited by Darksavior

                        @fluffypillow New bug. The names of games without art tend to disappear after playing a few games throughout the day today. Not all disappear. Not an issue with games with art. Loading a game after this happens doesn't bring the text back. A reboot fixes it. Not sure how to reproduce this other than loading games and exiting them throughout the day.

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                        • DeadStretchD
                          DeadStretch
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                          Reading through this whole thread I don't think the question I have was asked.

                          I am running a vertical CRT build and as far as it looking nice there are no real options.

                          I guess my question is would this frontend work with a vertical crt setup? Thanks

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                          • fluffypillowF
                            fluffypillow @Darksavior
                            last edited by

                            @darksavior hm that's interesting... might be some kind of memory usage issue? I wonder if it can be reproduced by continuously starting/stopping games, or reloading the theme with F5.

                            @DeadStretch sure, it should look something like this: pic

                            Might need to customize or create a theme if things are too small, but otherwise the program itself should work fine.

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                            • DeadStretchD
                              DeadStretch
                              last edited by DeadStretch

                              Awesome! Will mess with it tomorrow when I get some free time. Thanks.

                              [Edit] Did a quick install (and boy do I mean quick) and mine kinda looks like that screen, except if it was zoomed wayyyyy out. lol Looks like the real fun will start after work tomorrow. :D

                              Also wow at the load times! *refer back to posted jaw drops pics

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                              • fluffypillowF
                                fluffypillow
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                                While working on the favorites, I did some redesign on the game details page: https://webmshare.com/NRomm. What do you think?

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                                  tronkyfran @fluffypillow
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                                  @fluffypillow thats awesome!!!!!

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                                  • DeadStretchD
                                    DeadStretch @fluffypillow
                                    last edited by DeadStretch

                                    @fluffypillow Hey just a few inquires.

                                    To start since I am running a CRT I have a run command script when launching a game is switched to 240p though while "outside" of a game it sets it to 480p (makes reading text much easier). I can launch games fine from the Pegasus FE it's when I exit the games is when I get this error: EGL Error: Could not create the egl surface: error = 0x300b What's even more weird after that error the command line says "Aborted" in which none of my controls work. I have to SSH in to reboot the system. Image

                                    My Google searches return stuff I don't know about though it's all for a Linux PC.

                                    Second I am having trouble following the links to find the information I am looking for. I am just trying to learn how to resize things. As you guessed everything is too small to read with my setup in Vertical. I followed all the links but I still can't find the documentation on how to customize everything.

                                    Thanks

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                                    • fluffypillowF
                                      fluffypillow @DeadStretch
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                                      @deadstretch Hm that's an error in the low-level graphics code, happens when the driver couldn't create the program's window for some reason. Is this on a Pi right? How exactly do you change the resolution?

                                      For the vertical setup, I think you'll likely need to create a new theme (or modify the default one), as it's been designed mostly for larger resolutions. You can find the theme development documentation here, with two examples. If you want to hack the default theme (this will get ugly), it's code is here (look for pixelSize values).

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                                      • fluffypillowF
                                        fluffypillow
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                                        I've just merged this week's progress, there's what changed:

                                        • Added favorite support
                                          • you can set them on the game info panel (see below)
                                          • technically, they are stored in a config file (~/.config/pegasus-frontend/favorites.txt); the intention with the standalone file is to separate the static game data (gamelists) from the user preferences
                                          • ES2 files are not changed, so if a game is marked as favorite there, it'll also keep staying favorite in Pegasus too. ES2 support will be disableable in the future.
                                          • The setting is saved in the background when you press the button
                                          • Theme API changes: the game.favorite field is now writable
                                          • Translators: the button labels are not translateable yet, but will be in the future (there'll likely be a set of common strings, like "Developer" and such)
                                        • Changed the game info panel (https://webmshare.com/NRomm)
                                          • it can be opened with Ctrl/Square/XBox-X/Nintendo-Y
                                          • the filter menu can now be opened with Shift/Triangle/Y/X
                                        • Fixed formatting not working in error messages
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                                        • DeadStretchD
                                          DeadStretch @fluffypillow
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                                          @fluffypillow On a Pi 3b. The resolution switch happens from a run command on start/on end script.

                                          tvservice -c "NTSC 4:3 P" ; fbset -depth 8 ; fbset -depth 32; tvservice -s
                                          and
                                          tvservice -c "NTSC 4:3" ; fbset -depth 8 ; fbset -depth 32; tvservice -s

                                          I followed this guide to set it all up.

                                          I will look into the rest. Thanks.

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                                          • fluffypillowF
                                            fluffypillow
                                            last edited by

                                            No updates last week due to all kinds of unrelated issues, hopefully this one will be more productive. Maybe I could finally add that letter jump feature.

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