Attract-Mode Support Forum
Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: fumblingwisdom on January 28, 2017, 11:57:21 AM
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Do the display menu's have to be entered exactly in your desired order, or is there a way to shuffle them around. This has turned into a bit of a never ending journey
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Displays appear in the order that they are listed in the attract.cfg file. Rearrange their order there.
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Aww shucks..you beat me to it :P
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Thanks a lot! That will save me a ton of time. Since I may have your attention, How do I go about making video snaps appear on my wallpapers ? I tried editing existing wallpapers and the fanart appears but I'd like to know now to designate the screen area. Cheers
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Where flyers, fanart, videos, etc. appear on the screen is determined by the settings of the layout.nut file of the layout/theme you are using.
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So I can't just switch wallpapers ? I used the original with everything in the same place but pasted some different graphics on top. The fan art still displays the cutouts of the consoles over the wallpaper, and even though the video screen is in the exact location the video doesn't appear. What would I have to edit/include in the layout.net file? Thanks
Edit: Here's what I made, based on the Unified Theme
https://postimg.org/image/y43mlijup/
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This should be a separate question in the theme or scripting section of the forum.
The layout.nut determines where everything is located on the screen. The layout.nut uses the images as layers placing one image on top of the other images. Your problem is that the "background" (what you are calling the wallpaper) is laid on the screen after the video so if you don't have a hole for the video, you won't see it. You can fix this by rearranging the order that the images get applied in the layout.nut. You can also cut a hole in your backgrounds (wallpaper) so the video will show through it.
Not all layouts work the same. Some layouts will work like you want and always lay the video on top of the background.
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Sorry about being in the wrong forum, but since I've come this far. What program do you suggest for editing .NUT files. And how do I 'cut' a hole in the background ? Software or by editing a document
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The layout.nut is just a text file. You can edit it with any text editor (i.e. notepad, write, vi, nano, Notepad++, etc.)
The backgrounds are image files (.png or .jpeg) and can be edited with something like mspaint or Photoshop.
FYI - Don't expect for this to be a simple task. It's not rocket science but it's also not something most beginners will try to do.