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verion

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Re: NEVATO theme
« Reply #75 on: February 21, 2016, 10:44:58 AM »
Everything seems to be working.

The code is a mess, because I've simply hacked it to force working in 4:3, 16:10 and 16:9 aspects without using surfaces.
But it is working and it's all that counts (for now)
I'll be probably rewriting this - but it will be after the initial feedback, because for sure something will surface on setups other than mine.

So I'll be releasing it within a few days.

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Re: NEVATO theme
« Reply #76 on: February 21, 2016, 12:11:03 PM »
My screen has a ratio of .562 if I understand it correctly.

Width/Height

768/1366=.562

I'm looking forward to seeing if Nevato will work without too much tinkering.

I'm affraid that it won't work for vertical screens :)
After a few hours of tinkering - I'm pretty sure that vertical screen needs separate layout.
- different size of elements
- different position of elements (like - artwork above cab)

I was wondering if the cab image should be also different - featuring vertical screen (not horizontal).
I don't know about you - but I'm playing only vertical games with my screen oriented verically - so vertical cab screen would be better for vertical snaps

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Re: NEVATO theme
« Reply #77 on: February 23, 2016, 04:21:40 PM »
How do i get this theme? I have a old 4.3 laptop running mame and i really want this theme. So if it's available how can i download this?

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Re: NEVATO theme
« Reply #78 on: February 23, 2016, 07:02:06 PM »
Perhaps this feature: * Issue #163 - Added "preserve_aspect_ratio" setting for entire layout
will allow NEVATO to work with my 768x1366 resolution.

I'll let you know...

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[download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #79 on: March 02, 2016, 01:02:41 AM »
FINALLY! The NEVATO theme is ready for download.
I hope you'll like it.


download
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you can download the theme from a dedicated webpage:
www.ONYXarcade.com/nevato


a quick summary:
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  • it works with 16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 5:4 aspects
  • it does not work with vertical aspects
  • it's hi-res, native resolution is 1920x1200, but of course it scales down and up
  • led-style marquees for gaming platforms are included in download
  • you can switch to that marquees in NEVATO layout options MARQUEE ARTWORK > emulator-name
  • you can rename the marquees artwork to match your emulator name [ snes-marquee.jpg, mame-marquee.jpg, etc ]
  • you can use your own marquee (if you have one) -  in NEVATO layout options choose MARQUEE ARTWORK > my-own and replace "my-own-marquee.jpg" file with your own.
  • Default size is 400x123px, but it will stretch-to-fit, so any other resolution should be fine.
  • if you are using FANART as a background artwork, be sure you have fanart path defined in settings GENERAL > EMULATORS > MAME > fanart > enter-the-path
  • it's a good idea to add flyer path to fanart path, this way you'll see flyer artwork if you are missing fanart for a particular game
  • the copy of a font "digital_7" is included in a download - you have to install it in your system if you want that LCD screen font to display correctly. This is free for personal use.

testing and reporting bugs
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Please test it and report any issues.
It is working perfectly on my setup (i5, intel HD, OS X 10.10, AM v. 1.6.2), but it can be broken on yours - please let me know.

OTHER EMULATORS (than mame)
I was testing it only with mame, since I'm not using any other emulators.
So please test it with other emulators and let me know if it is ok.
The most problematic can be using flyers with different aspect than arcade ones - especially if emulator is using cd-covers or cartrige photos. This is because mame flyers are vertical rectangles and with horizontal or square artwork the background artwork coordinates may require some fixing.

USER FIXES AND CHANGES
If you'll come up with a fix or a change to this theme - please let me know so I can incorporate it in a theme. I would prefer to have one perfectly working theme than a bunch of forks fixing various issues.


4:3 (or 5:4) ASPECT
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I don't have 4:3 monitor - so I was testing theme in a window with fixed resolution. It should emulate 4:3 screen, buy I can't be sure. Please test it with 4:3 screen and let me know if it works or if something needs fixing
« Last Edit: March 02, 2016, 05:00:00 AM by verion »

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #80 on: March 02, 2016, 01:44:35 AM »
Great Theme. Test it tonight  :)

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #81 on: March 02, 2016, 01:46:20 AM »
Keep in mind that I didn't test it with 2.0 RC yet - so I don't know if it's working with that version of AM.

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #82 on: March 02, 2016, 04:18:17 AM »
Thanks for releasing. You're right, it doesn't work with vertical monitors  (768x1366). I'm going to play with it and see if some minor modifications will get it working. The final burn centers to my screen when I test that, but this is a different thing entirely.

Your website looks great!

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #83 on: March 02, 2016, 04:59:19 AM »
I'm glad that you like the website.

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As for the vertical layout I doubt that "minor" modifications will do the trick.
But here are some clues to get you started:

You can un-comment lines 76 and 77 and edit it to be:

fe.layout.width = 1600;
fe.layout.height = 1200;

It should fix the aspect - so the cab image with marquee and snap will be visible and undistorted
You can decrease fe.layout.width to have cab image little squashed horizontally so it will be completely visible.
But it is pretty useless IMHO, because the spin wheel will be off-screen.
You can move spin wheel to the left adjusting coordinates after line 578, but it will cover up the cab image.

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So... after a few hours of tinkering I'm pretty sure that vertical screen need totally different layout. Especially 16:9 like yours that is very narrow and very tall.
But I would like to wait for initial feedback - because I would like to fix this theme first (if needed) and then create a vertical one based on fully-working horizontal.

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I have a great (I hope) idea for totally different vertical theme - but I don't have enough time ATM and because coding this theme took sooooo long, maybe I'll team up with someone that is better with coding.

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #84 on: March 02, 2016, 05:03:36 AM »
Thank you for releasing this amazing layout.
5:4 isn't working… is giving an error about maskFactor in line 206.

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #85 on: March 02, 2016, 05:06:23 AM »
can you open layout.nut and

You can un-comment lines 76 and 77 and edit it to be:

fe.layout.width = 1600;
fe.layout.height = 1200;

save and restart AM

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #86 on: March 02, 2016, 05:10:09 AM »
My screen is 1920 x 1080 and AM 2.0

While I change the background art = flyer, the screen can't show it correctly.  :'(
« Last Edit: March 02, 2016, 05:26:17 AM by kent79 »

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #87 on: March 02, 2016, 05:22:21 AM »
@xbs

OK. It should be fixed now. You can re-download it or just replace layout.nut with the one attached.
« Last Edit: March 02, 2016, 05:28:58 AM by verion »

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #88 on: March 02, 2016, 05:24:17 AM »
@kent79

I can see what is wrong - but I can't replicate it right now.
Give me a moment.

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Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« Reply #89 on: March 02, 2016, 05:42:00 AM »
It looks like AM is preserving mask aspect ratio on your system, but it is not on mine (as intended).
I've just added preserve_aspect_ratio = false for the mask.

Can you try with attached layout.nut?