[release-WIP] Theme Recalbox-multi (help needed)

[supernature2k]

Hi All,

I recently made a lot of changes to the recalbox-multi theme and need your help to finalize it.

The concept of recalbox-multi is that you have 30 54 themes in 1!
With only one theme, you can easily change the layout and color scheme to have something different:

• main screen

The same as standard recalbox theme you will say. That's right!

standard layout / darker colorset

white & black colorset

no description layout / white & black colorset

big picture layout / black & white colorset

portrait layout / bluechoco colorset

supernature2k layout / darker colorset

and the brand new one:

controls layout / darker colorset

To change the layout / colorset, you just have to comment/uncomment lines in the config file located in recalbox-multi/data/config.xml :

You can also "force" a specific layout for a system by doing the same in the theme.xml file of the system (e.g. /recalbox-multi/snes/theme.xml)

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This theme has been tested in several resolutions but I can't test everything, that's why I need help from you, especially for uncommon and low resolutions (640x480, 5/4, 16/10 and so on...)

Second thing I need is for the new layout, "controls". I was not able to find all the existing standard controls layout, a lot are still missing, see table hereunder:

Systems	Controller layout
Amstrad cpc	missing
Atari 2600	missing
Atari 7800	missing
Atari ST	missing
CaveStory	missing
Favoris	N/A
FDS (Family Computer Disk)	missing
Final Burn Alpha	missing
Final Burn Alpha Libretro	missing
Game & Watch	missing
Game boy color	Done
Game Gear	Done
Gameboy	Done
Gameboy Advance	Done
Image Viewer	N/A
Lutro	missing
Lynx	Done
Mame	missing
Master System	Done
Megadrive	Done
Moonlight	missing
MS X 1-2-2+	missing
MSX1	missing
MSX2+	missing
Neo Geo	Done
Neo Geo Pocket B&W	Done
Neo Geo Pocket Color	Done
Nintendo	Done
Nintendo 64	Done
Odyssey 2	missing
PC Engine	Done
PC Engine CD	Done
Playstation	Done
PR Boom	missing
Scumm VM	missing
Sega 32 X	Done
Sega CD	Done
Sega SG 1000	Done
Super Nintendo	Done
Supergrafx	Done
Vectrex	missing
Virtual Boy	Done
Wonderswan B&W	missing
Wonderswan Color	missing
ZX Spectrum	missing
ZX81	missing
Amiga 1200	missing
Amiga 600	missing
Apple II	missing
Colecovision	missing
Commodor 64	missing
Dreamcast	Done
Gamecube	missing
Playstation portable	Done
Wii	missing

The theme is available here

install it in /recalbox/share/system/.emulationstation/themes/

(sorry for the long post )

EDIT:

I forgot to say: you are also welcome to create new layouts and colorsets!!! you can easily create new ones starting from an existing one (new colorsets especially would be nice)

[DjLeChuck]

That's a lonnnng description

Good job. Really nice customizations possibilities!

[supernature2k]

@DjLeChuck thx

lot of explanations to give so yeah... pretty long post

[rockaddicted]

Good work dude

[poumtaq]

Hi, thanks for this new theme !
Could you add a "download" option to your git repo ?

[DjLeChuck]

@poumtaq There is an option: https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-themes/archive/master.zip But it downloads ALL the repo.

[supernature2k]

@poumtaq unfortunately I can't

@rockaddicted would it be possible to make a release like Eudora & simplelight?

[poumtaq]

@DjLeChuck yep nickel merci, pas grave je prends tout et ferai le tri !

[rockaddicted]

@supernature2k of course.

[azvarel]

Nice job @supernature2k you have made many possibilities =D

[supernature2k]

dowload link updated, thx to @rockaddicted

[idarius]

Alors testé en 480i sur CRT :

Big Picture :

Big Picture Blue :

Standard - Landscape :

NoDesc :

Supernature2K :

Controls :

Je testerai en 240p pour que t'es une idée

Mais en tout cas c'est parfait, le decalage que l'on voit c'est l'overscan de mon écran qui est réglé pour la résolution 240p en jeu. (EmulationStation tourne en 480i)

[cotedeporc]

Beau boulot!

[lackyluuk]

@supernature2k I use your new theme with my 7" display: https://www.adafruit.com/products/2300 (1024x600)

aaaand it works great I have tested:

• no description layout / white & black colorset:
  

• supernature2k layout / white & black colorset
  This is not very suitable for small screens like this. Too many information on the screen.
  

• big picture layout / white & black colorset
  This is my absolute favourite layout for this size of screens. Only as much information as needed. Big pictures. This gives a nice overview

Thanks for your work

[supernature2k]

@lackyluuk thx very much for the feedback!

what about system info? is it readable?

[lackyluuk]

@supernature2k It is readable although it is a small font size. What about using the whole space below the system logo instead of having all the information in the middle at small font size?

Is it maybe also possible to increase the game names a little bit in the detailed view? Currently we see 17 games on one page. On small screens the number could be decreased to 10 - 14 or something like this?

[supernature2k]

@lackyluuk

thx very much!

For the system info, I just let it as it is in recalbox theme. Let's see what @reivax and @Global-Moderators think

For number of items in gamelist there is no other solution than creating a specific layout for small screens

[Substring]

/me thinks there is soooooo much space unsused. But i really do not care that much about the visual part of the project Except this multi idea is awesome !

[Substring]

@lackyluuk the problem with big scraped images is the resolution ... I think we fixed it at 350^x wide, something like that. So strzetching it on a 1080p screen can be ... errr .. ugly

[rockaddicted]

@Substring everyone can choose the scrape size by editing es_settings.cfg file (why not export this setting in ES in the futur)