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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: hu on February 13, 2016, 12:08:56 PM

Title: Error opening layout: Layout is empty, initializing with the default layout
Post by: hu on February 13, 2016, 12:08:56 PM
Hi,
   I have just installed attract and I am unable to load any layout.
  Attract seems to be  working fine, I can list my mame games and load them without problems. However I can only see a blank screen with a text list of games.
   When I start attract or try to toggle layouts I always get the following error
  ! Error opening layout:
 - Layout is empty, initializing with the default layout settings

   Attract version is 1.6.2
   My OS is Debian testing and I installed attract from source.

    I would appreciate any help, since this front end seems really promising, but in my current situation is not really useful.

Thank you in advance.
Title: Re: Error opening layout: Layout is empty, initializing with the default layout
Post by: hu on February 14, 2016, 08:16:21 AM
Hi,

  I found what the problem was. I my $HOME/.attract directory there were no layout files, they were all inside /usr/local/share/attract. Copying them into my home attact config directory made it work
  You  can close this thread

Regards