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I will check Number 1; if that's the case it is a bug that I should fix.

Do not worry, I do not know why but now it works.

Number 2 is logical: onIdle is activated whenever the object doesn't have another animation active. If it should only activate when you stop the menu, then onHighlightEnter is what you need.

<reloadableImage type="coverBlack" x="430" width="1080" height="1080" alpha="0" layer="4">
  <onHighlightEnter menuIndex="0"><set duration=".1"><animate type="alpha" to="0"/></set></onHighlightEnter>
  <onMenuScroll menuIndex="0"><set duration=".1"><animate type="alpha" from="0" to="0"/></set></onMenuScroll>
  <onIdle menuIndex="0"><set duration="2"><animate type="nop"/></set><set duration=".3"><animate type="alpha" to="1"/></set></onIdle>
</reloadableImage>
With this code It doesn't work. The problem is that when the left / right once works correctly, but when you hold left / right to move faster between the games, the code:
<onIdle menuIndex="0"><set duration="2"><animate type="nop"/></set><set duration=".3"><animate type="alpha" to="1"/></set></onIdle> is executed

@Pieter Hulshoff I have encountered some problem issues that prevent me from coding a thing.

• When you use <onIdle> action type, it does not work when you load the menu. It is necessary to move the menu once to activate it. I would like the animations of <onIdle> to be executed when you open RetroFe, without having to move once the controller
• When you keep left or right in the menu, RetroFE does not detect it as doing an action, so it activates the code that is in <onIdle>. This is a problem, since I do not want the <onIdle> animations to be activated as long as you move quickly through the menu.

Let me know if 0.8.7 solves this issue: http://retrofe.nl/SMF/index.php?topic=177.msg1884#msg1884

Problem solved  . Waiting for the implementation of info files per game

@Pieter Hulshoff How can I create info.conf per game? for example:

Game name: "Super mario bros.nes"
Game info: "Super mario bros.conf" inside the folder of the collection

@makaveeti, I have to improve some details before publishing the skin. This will take some time, because I am very perfectionist.

@Pieter Hulshoff Two things:

• There is a problem when using multiple <menu menuIndex = "0">, it sounds "highlight.wav" as many times as you have used <menu menuIndex = "0">, distorting that sound.
  I think you will have to modify the code, so that it sounds only once "highlight.wav" even if you use more than one <menu menuIndex = "0">.
• I've thought of a way for everyone to edit the information on the controls screen using plain text. I just need you to create these tags for use in hyperlist xml files:
  
  <ButtonA>
  <ButtonAText>
  
  <ButtonB>
  <ButtonBText>
  
  <ButtonX>
  <ButtonXText>
  
  <ButtonY>
  <ButtonYText>
  
  <ButtonGuide>
  <ButtonGuideText>
  
  <ButtonMenu>
  <ButtonMenuText>
  
  <ButtonView>
  <ButtonViewText>
  
  <Dpad>
  <DpadText>
  
  <DpadUp>
  <DpadUpText>
  
  <DpadDown>
  <DpadDownText>
  
  <DpadLeft>
  <DpadLeftText>
  
  <DpadRight>
  <DpadRightText>
  
  <LeftStick>
  <LeftStickText>
  
  <LeftStickClick>
  <LeftStickClickText>
  
  <LeftStickUp>
  <LeftStickUpText>
  
  <LeftStickDown>
  <LeftStickDownText>
  
  <LeftStickLeft>
  <LeftStickLeftText>
  
  <LeftStickRight>
  <LeftStickRightText>
  
  <RightStick>
  <RightStickText>
  
  <RightStickClick>
  <RightStickClickText>
  
  <RightStickUp>
  <RightStickUpText>
  
  <RightStickDown>
  <RightStickDownText>
  
  <RightStickLeft>
  <RightStickLeftText>
  
  <RightStickRight>
  <RightStickRightText>
  
  <LeftBumper>
  <LeftBumperText>
  
  <LeftTrigger>
  <LeftTriggerText>
  
  <RightBumper>
  <RightBumperText>
  
  <RightTrigger>
  <RightTriggerText>
  

If point 2 works as I expect, I have also thought of a better clean way of implementing it in the retrofe code to make it a standard and that all designers and users can use it in comfort.

No duplication of images. For each game of this layout, you only need 7 images and 1 video (for background music):

1. Game cover (460 × 690 resolution)

• Google search / Do it yourself

2. Background (960 × 540 resolution)

• It's a piece of of 1. Game cover

3. Background blur

• 2. Background image + 30% Blur with Pixelmator /image editor

4. Background grayscale(grayscale version of the 2. Background image)

• Grayscale version of the 2. Background image with Pixelmator /image editor

5. Game Screen Title imagen (original game resolution)

• Google search / Do it yourself with emulator and screenshot key

6. Game Screenshot 01 (original game resolution)

• Google search / Do it yourself with emulator and screenshot key

7. Game Screenshot 02 (original game resolution)

• Google search / Do it yourself with emulator and screenshot key

Video (for background music)

• Youtube search for a game theme music / Download with browser plugin or Jdownloader

You really only need to apply blur (1 image) and greyscale (1 image) effect. I would like it to do so by code of the layout, but for now it can not  . Everything else does RetroFe with superposition of images.

I already thought how to implement the controls screen with plain text only. I have to talk to Pieter Hulshoff.

I'm continually thinking ways for people to be able to add more games in the simplest possible way. RetroFE has its limitations, so for tasks that can not be done by code, you have to look for another way.

You just got your wish: http://retrofe.nl/SMF/index.php?topic=177.msg1781#msg1781
Let me know if you encounter any issues.

@Pieter Hulshoff you are amazing! I am doing tests and this is sublime. This will be at a much higher level than what has already been seen. Many thanks