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Artwork & Layouts => Share your theme => Topic started by: tonesmalone on December 27, 2016, 05:51:09 PM
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Introducing GLaDOS.
The idea behind this theme is to provide a unified look across the entire setup, which lights up when media is available but is completely usable when it isn't. The theme shows a system image, manufacturer logo, year and system type on the main menu, and box art, cart art, rating and genre on the sub menu. It uses a logo based wheel, which simply shows text when no logo is available.
GLaDOS was originally adapted from the Flatio theme, and contains some art assets from that theme.
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SCREENSHOTS
- Main Menu
(http://i.imgur.com/8W9NoqL.jpg)
- System Menu
(http://i.imgur.com/s5915v6.jpg)
VIDEO
https://youtu.be/DBoL_jQcshI
SETUP / DOWNLOADS
- Github
https://github.com/nicktones/GLaDOS-16x9
- Latest Release (v2.0)
https://github.com/nicktones/GLaDOS-16x9/archive/v2.0.zip
- Collection Info Files
This is a set of over 180 collection info.conf files, each with the system type, manufacturer and year included. Simply drop them into the collection folder and the theme will pick up the info from there. Thanks to dougan78 for creating these.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By09f_kX5Z44d0lVcmUwc0JfNUE
- Manufacturer Logos
This is an updated set of manufacturer logos, from those included with the RetroFE release. This is not yet complete, and logos aren't as high a quality as they could be - please post if you have better versions of these logos. Add these to retrofe\collections\_common\medium_artwork\manufacturer\
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By09f_kX5Z44VEN5SzVCaHVrVjA
- Score Logos
This is an updated set of score logos, from those included with the RetroFE release. These images are not mine, but fit the theme nicely. Add these to retrofe\collections\_common\medium_artwork\score\
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By09f_kX5Z44UzdKUEdWZkpFTkk
- System Stories & Device Images
This is collection of system device images, along with a story file for each system. The device image and the story text files are all in system sub folders and are named device.png and story.txt for drop in use with RetroFE. Mostly speaking the story files are the first couple of paragraphs from wikipedia, other sources were also used.
So far there are 120 story files completed, and the rest are being worked on. System images aren't complete, again please post if you have better examples or missing images.
I personally have these in my Media folder - Media\System Images\<system_name>\ - you will need to update the collection settings.conf option, media.system_artwork. It seems RetroFE looks in this place for system images and system story files - provided they are named story.txt and device.png. The batch file and replace tool linked below is useful for mass editing collection options.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By09f_kX5Z44cnU4NTBhbzJFR2s
Batch File and Replace Tool
This batch find and replace tool is useful for setting paths in multiple collections in one go - https://findandreplace.codeplex.com
CHANGELOG
v2.0 (17/04/2017)
- Refreshed visuals
v1.3 (19/03/2017)
- Fixed game meta data text centre align
v1.2 (19/03/2017)
- Cart image size and position tweaks
- Number of players and score icon added to game screen
v1.1 (29/01/2017)
- loadFontSize added to text fields. Text is now much smoother. (Thanks to ryuuji)
v1.0 (21/01/2017)
- Initial release
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I like it. Nice work!
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Same here. Hope to see it finished soon. 😀
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Pretty much got this sorted now. Last thing I want to add is some scrolling text on the main menu. Can anyone point me to how I can do this?
Ideally I'd like to have this text come from story files in my base media folder - Media\Stories\MAME\story.txt - for example.
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Here is the story code I used in my 8bit theme
<!-- Scrolling text containing the vertical story -->
<reloadableScrollingText type="story" alpha="0" x="70" y="665" width="1240" height="170" fontSize="50" loadFontSize="50" fontColor="FAFAFA" direction="vertical" scrollingSpeed="15" startPosition="0" alignment="justified" startTime="5" endTime="1" alpha="1" layer="4">
<onExit>
<set duration=".00001">
<animate type="alpha" to="0"/>
</set>
</onExit>
<onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
<set duration=".25">
<animate type="alpha" to="1" />
</set>
</onMenuEnter>
<onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
<set duration=".00001">
<animate type="alpha" to="0"/>
</set>
</onMenuExit>
<onHighlightEnter menuIndex="1">
<set duration=".25">
<animate type="alpha" to="1" />
</set>
</onHighlightEnter>
<onHighlightExit menuIndex="1">
<set duration=".0000000001">
<animate type="alpha" to="0" />
</set>
</onHighlightExit>
</reloadableScrollingText>
Just edit the appropriate coordinates values and you should be good to go ;)
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Do you want a horizontal or vertical scrolling text? Examples of both can be found in Aeon Nox, and info in the manual.
For the Main menu, it will normally check the following files:
collections/Main/medium_artwork/story/MAME.txt
collections/MAME/system_artwork/story.txt
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Finally got round to getting this to version 1.0. Updated the first post with more info and download links etc.
Any advice on making this better would be gratefully received!
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180 collections! Wow!
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All links now added to the first post - google drive is still populating, shouldn't take too long.
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Good job. Thanks :)
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I'll give it a try, and let you know. :) Let me know when it's ready for release so I can add it to the download page as well.
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I'll give it a try, and let you know. :) Let me know when it's ready for release so I can add it to the download page as well.
Awesome. Cheers Pieter.
I'm pretty happy with it, so far. So once people have a chance to test, etc. then it would be good to add to download page.
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Anyone had a chance to test this yet?
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Anyone had a chance to test this yet?
Not yet, sorry. Been busy getting 0.7.20b4 ready. It's in the planning though. :)
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It works very well, fast and uses a few requirements to show everything.
Where did you get the info.conf files?
(https://3-t.imgbox.com/cbU5QJZx.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/cbU5QJZx) (https://0-t.imgbox.com/b7Df5jky.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/b7Df5jky) (https://0-t.imgbox.com/TCZoEifx.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/TCZoEifx) (https://1-t.imgbox.com/uAsx9N70.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/uAsx9N70)
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It works very well, fast and uses few requirements to show everything.
Where did you get the info.conf files?
(https://3-t.imgbox.com/cbU5QJZx.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/cbU5QJZx) (https://0-t.imgbox.com/b7Df5jky.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/b7Df5jky) (https://0-t.imgbox.com/TCZoEifx.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/TCZoEifx) (https://1-t.imgbox.com/uAsx9N70.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/uAsx9N70)
I made them. Links are in the first post, all the system settings.conf files are done and most of the story.txt files are done too.
I keep updating the links when I add to them.
The game info just comes from HyperSpin database files.
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It works very well, fast and uses few requirements to show everything.
Where did you get the info.conf files?
(https://3-t.imgbox.com/cbU5QJZx.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/cbU5QJZx) (https://0-t.imgbox.com/b7Df5jky.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/b7Df5jky) (https://0-t.imgbox.com/TCZoEifx.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/TCZoEifx) (https://1-t.imgbox.com/uAsx9N70.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/uAsx9N70)
I made them. Links are in the first post, all the system settings.conf files are done and most of the story.txt files are done too.
I keep updating the links when I add to them.
The game info just comes from HyperSpin database files.
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Roger.
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Works good for me :) Thanks. This is more than a layout, you offered plenty of resources also.
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I ve noticed that many of the text fields did not have set loadFontSize so I ve done it ... the text looks smooth now
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I ve noticed that many of the text fields did not have set loadFontSize so I ve done it ... the text looks smooth now
Fantastic, thanks! I'll get that added to GitHub and post a new release!
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New version published...
v1.1 (29/01/2017)
- loadFontSize added to text fields. Text is now much smoother. (Thanks to ryuuji)
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Looking very good! If you think it's ready for distribution, I can zip it up, and put it on the theme download page.
You could provide your own screen shots (main and collection preferably), or I could create some.
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Would you say it's ready for distribution yet?
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Would you say it's ready for distribution yet?
Yeah v1.1 is ready to go.
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Would you say it's ready for distribution yet?
Yeah v1.1 is ready to go.
Cool. :) Added to the theme download page.
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Would you say it's ready for distribution yet?
Yeah v1.1 is ready to go.
Cool. :) Added to the theme download page.
Awesome. :)
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If anyone gets a minute...
I can't get the video to fit perfectly. It's a few pixels out on a couple sides. Anyone got any ideas?
Also, I've added more story files, system images and manufacturer logos to the google drive that's linked to in the first post.
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you can create a container for it with the desired width/height and set the width to fit the container always
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you can create a container for it with the desired width/height and set the width to fit the container always
Just figured it out. The video border is the incorrect size. Will get it fixed.
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I've also just realised that RetroFE supports info.conf files that can contain system manufacturer, genre and year values. Presently I have these values in the settings.conf files in the collections I've shared.
I intend to move the values from the settings.conf file to a info.conf file. This makes it easier to share and maintain, as they will be drop in with people's existing setups.
I'll need to make a script for this as there are over 180 to do. If anyone is bored, feel free to make the script :)
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I've now updated the first post with collection info files, rather than the full collections. This makes it way easier to integrate the extra system info used in this theme to existing setups.
Cheers to dougan78 for creating these :)
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GLaDOS Theme v1.2 Released...
- Cart image size and position tweaks
- Number of players and score icon added to game screen
Score icons also added to first post.
(http://i.imgur.com/rPzyeeZ.jpg)
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New video for v1.2 uploaded to youtube
https://youtu.be/u3mLcy6IPPM
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Updated to v1.3
- Fixed game meta data text centre align
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I've replaced the 1.0 version in the Download section with this 1.3 version. :)
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Updated theme to version 2.0 - giving the theme a visual update.
First post links updated :)