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Share your theme / Re: RetroBox 4:3
« on: April 01, 2018, 04:55:52 PM »
wish i could help you, sounds like there's lot's of features to add and just your expertise at the helm.
i have been reading the code to try and see how layout xml interacts with the code on the menu items but i cant seem to see what im looking for. :-\

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Share your theme / Re: RetroBox 4:3
« on: April 01, 2018, 03:03:08 PM »
ah i see what you mean now, i just tested to see if i could get it working, no luck.
an alternative would be to batch the images with the name of the rom, maybe a bit time consuming as you would need a complete list of players for all your roms, you could then add to an unused artwork folder and add it as a menu item rather than a re-loadable image.

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: April 01, 2018, 07:49:08 AM »
4858 commodore 64 added
675 zx spectrum added
1540 Amstrad CPC added

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Share your theme / Re: RetroBox 4:3
« on: March 31, 2018, 02:10:04 PM »
shouldn't it go under collections\SNES\medium_artwork\fanart\default.png

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Help / Re: Outline around text?
« on: March 30, 2018, 06:01:59 PM »
edit layout.xml unsure how to add pixels around fonts

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: March 30, 2018, 03:51:05 PM »
lol, i think they may be a lot of manual work with that one with lots of missing, i know i tried it before. but im sure i can get all main games stories and add the clones afterwards which shouldn't be too hard
 
i have 360 atari st to go through around 3000 left to scrape for c64 several acorn Archimedes left to get, then complete zx spectrum and cpc.

im trying to do the main systems because some of hyperlist is just wacky, trying to find info for a non commercial game is a nightmare if not impossible, but if people want them they could write a little synopsis and add to github or leave a download link and ill add them

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Share your theme / Re: [WIP] based on various kodi themes
« on: March 28, 2018, 05:43:35 PM »
Thanks Franky. ill get back to making the layouts soon, they don't take that long

@Peter i just saw your last reply sorry mate i never noticed it earlier , i just tried what you said regarding the third layer, i need to do some testing but i think that works for multiple layouts

just need a grid view and i can make some awesome views that will work for any system and still make the full screen look populated

with a grid view you would need to be able to make the size of the grid any size you want and the size of the place holders any size you want so if you wanted 3 rows of logos at the bottom of the screen or a full screen of box art it would be all achievable


**edit**

just did some quick testing this will work fine for multiple view layouts.

method i'll use is
main menu will be in it's own layout file

layouts/layout name/layout.xml

then i'll have each layout view in

layouts/layout name/colections/collection name/layout.xml

this way ill keep a backup of the various layout for the collections zipped within the layouts folder
so they can be applied to which ever collection you want them

thank you peter, problem 1 solved

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: March 28, 2018, 05:24:50 PM »
2110 Atari st story files added, i've removed all unlicensed from the database there's also a couple of apps and educational which i wont be getting story files for as they are impossible to find

im going to start the c64 now as i think it will help populate the cpc and zx spectrum some more

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: March 25, 2018, 06:31:08 PM »
Amiga finished (although there's title's missing from hyperlist)
im just trying to figure the best and easiest way to do the atari st

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: March 24, 2018, 05:51:36 PM »
Commodore amiga added, just got 320 stories to find,  i'll be completing this before zx spectrum

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: March 22, 2018, 09:09:13 PM »
updated NEC PC-Engine
added  NEC PC-Engine CD
added NEC PC-FX
updated Nintendo Game Boy
added Panasonic 3DO (some need descriptions)
added Pop Cap
added ScummVM
added Sega CD
added Sega Dreamcast
updated Sega Game Gear
added Sega Model 2
added Sega Saturn
added Touhou Project

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: March 21, 2018, 08:23:28 PM »
forgot to do the Git page yesterday here's a link im just uploading stuff to it now

https://github.com/billyc999/RetroFe-Game-info

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Help / Re: Layout Creation Help Request
« on: March 21, 2018, 06:19:53 PM »
try this in a layout file, let me know how it looks and whats wrong with it, and i'll see if i can fix it, im no expert i've only done this a couple of times

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<layout width="1680" height="1050" font="fonts/OpenSans.ttf" loadFontSize="72" fontColor="dedede">


    <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
    <!-- Sounds -->
    <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->


    <sound type="load"      src="sounds/load.wav" />
    <sound type="unload"    src="sounds/unload.wav" />
    <sound type="highlight" src="sounds/highlight.wav" />
    <sound type="select"    src="sounds/select.wav" />


 <!-- <image src="images/mainbg.jpg" alpha="1" width="1920" height="1080" layer="1"> </image> -->



    <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
    <!-- menuIndex 0 -->
    <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->



   
    <menu type="custom" imageType="logo" orientation="vertical" scrollTime=".2" scrollAcceleration=".02" >
      <itemDefaults x="center" y="center" xOffset="-210" fontSize="56" width="400"  layer="12"/>
        <item yOffset="0" alpha="0" />


      <item yOffset="-560" alpha="1">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="-420" alpha="1">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                    <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
      </item>
      <item  yOffset="-280" alpha="1">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
 
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item yOffset="-140" alpha="1" layer="12">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                    <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" to="0"/>
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  xOffset="-220" yOffset="0" width="420" layer="18" alpha="1" selected="true">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="140" layer="12">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                    <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
   
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="280" >
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
   
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="420" >
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="560" >
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                   <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
   
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
        <item yOffset="600" alpha="0" />
   </menu>
   
 <!-- wheels collection menu-->
     
    <menu type="custom" imageType="logo" orientation="vertical" scrollTime=".2" scrollAcceleration=".02" >
      <itemDefaults x="20" y="center" xOffset="20" fontSize="56" width="400"  layer="12"/>
        <item yOffset="0" alpha="0" />


      <item yOffset="-560" alpha="1">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="-420" alpha="1">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="i">
                <set duration=".15">
                    <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
      </item>
      <item  yOffset="-280" alpha="1">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="i">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
 
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item yOffset="-140" alpha="1" layer="12">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                    <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" to="0"/>
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  xOffset="20" yOffset="0" width="420" layer="18" alpha="1" selected="true">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="140" layer="12">
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                    <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
   
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="280" >
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
   
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                      <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="420" >
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>

            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
      <item  yOffset="560" >
            <onMenuEnter menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                   <animate type="alpha" from="0" to="1" />
                </set>
            </onMenuEnter>
   
            <onMenuExit menuIndex="1">
                <set duration=".15">
                     <animate type="alpha" to="0" />
                </set>
            </onMenuExit>
        </item>
        <item yOffset="600" alpha="0" />
   </menu>
<!-- video for both menus-->

      <reloadableVideo imageType="screenshot" x="0" y="0" alpha="1" width="stretch" height="stretch" layer="2">
    <onMenuEnter menuIndex="0">
      <set duration="0">
        <animate type="alpha" to="1" />
      </set>
    </onMenuEnter>
<onMenuExit menuIndex="0">
      <set duration="0">
        <animate type="alpha" to="0"/>
      </set>
    </onMenuExit>
  </reloadableVideo>

</layout>

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Help / Re: Layout Creation Help Request
« on: March 20, 2018, 09:29:17 PM »
no problem, i'll create what i think you want tomorrow, just a couple of  quick questions how many wheel logos do you want on the main screen and how many on the collection screen do you want the layout made at 1080p or lower

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General Discussion & Help / Re: Story files
« on: March 20, 2018, 04:44:49 PM »
if you hold off i will make it's own git later today, along with acorn Archimedes  i've started on zx spectrum which may take a few weeks to complete.

anyone who want's to help out give me a shout

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