[download] NEVATO theme

[Muppet]

Fantastic theme. I love it, thanks.

I noticed a couple of small bugs:
1. If I disable video sounds in the layout settings, once I start then exit a game back to attract mode the video sound starts playing.
2. Videos are stretched to fill the cabinet instead of keeping their aspect ratio. It makes vertical games look squashed and fat.

[verion]

@1

I can confirm that - when I exit the game the sound is back on - but only for that one game, if I move up or down to another game - the sound is muted again. So I'm assuming that this is a bug in AM. Can you tell me what system you are using? (I'm on mac). So I can file the bug if I can't fix it myself.

@2
I have separate layout (and separate monitor) for vertical games, so it was not an issue for me.

What would you prefer for vertical games (assuming that the aspect is kept):
a) scaled to fit the width / part of the video is cropped (invisible)
b) you can see a whole video, but with black bars on the sides

[Muppet]

Yes, you're right as soon as you change the game the sound stops. I'm on Mac too.

I'd go for the black bars. Thanks

[verion]

Hmmm... I was hoping that you are on windows. So maybe this bug is mac related.

Can someone running NEVATO on windows check this potential "bug"?

Steps to recreate:

1. in layout options set "mute video snaps sound" to "yes"
2. in layout options set "cab screen" to "video"
3. go back to NEVATO - and it should be silent (no game sound from video playing on cab screen)
4. quit and start back Attract Mode (just to be sure)
5. it should be still silent (no game sound)
6. launch the game (mame)
7. quit the game
8. you should hear game sounds (from video playing on cab screen) - THAT'S THE BUG
9. switch up or down to another game
10. the sound should stop

[starc2k]

thanxs for this precious layout....but i can use the layout....i just downloded de layout pack, unzipped it and put inside the layout folder, but when y choose the nevato layout, only have a background image y a list of games (no artwork, no wheel, etc) what i´m doing wrong?

[verion]

looks like the theme is not recognising your display resolution/aspect - you can set it manually. Look earlier in this thread - there is a info how to do it.

[ilpier83]

Hello guys,
you know how to add swf? in this theme.
I'm a beginner 
thank you

[verion]

I'm not sure if SWF is even supported in AM. So I'm affraid the there is no way to do this.

...and what you want to accomplish? Can you share your idea? Maybe it can be implemented in other way than SWF.

[Enverex]

On that same note, does AM support SVG images? It seems to do some pretty terrible scaling on PNGs so SVGs seem like they'd fit better.

[ShinobiZ]

Hello,

Just tried this under Windows 10, there is the same bug .

Regards
Thierry

Hmmm... I was hoping that you are on windows. So maybe this bug is mac related.

Can someone running NEVATO on windows check this potential "bug"?

Steps to recreate:

1. in layout options set "mute video snaps sound" to "yes"
2. in layout options set "cab screen" to "video"
3. go back to NEVATO - and it should be silent (no game sound from video playing on cab screen)
4. quit and start back Attract Mode (just to be sure)
5. it should be still silent (no game sound)
6. launch the game (mame)
7. quit the game
8. you should hear game sounds (from video playing on cab screen) - THAT'S THE BUG
9. switch up or down to another game
10. the sound should stop

[verion]

Thanks for checking - I'll file it as a bug.

[Tharon]

Fantastic theme. I love it, thanks.

I noticed a couple of small bugs:
2. Videos are stretched to fill the cabinet instead of keeping their aspect ratio. It makes vertical games look squashed and fat.

Just search for this string in the nut file :

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if ( my_config["enable_bg_art"] == "video")
And change the string below from

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bgart.preserve_aspect_ratio = false;
to

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bgart.preserve_aspect_ratio = true;
I have a problem too. I'm using the ArcadeRoom theme from Spinelli, and i like it a lot. But most of the flyers doesn't fit well in the background. Spinelli said to resize them all with phothoshop, but i don't like this option. There is a way to costrain them within a set border ?

[ptiwee]

You may want to try subimg_width and subimg_height ? I use it in my Flat theme to display squared flyers.

[Squilenator]

I have a problem too. I'm using the ArcadeRoom theme from Spinelli, and i like it a lot. But most of the flyers doesn't fit well in the background. Spinelli said to resize them all with phothoshop, but i don't like this option. There is a way to costrain them within a set border ?

I would love a way to do that too.

[Tharon]

Ok. I managed to figure how the script works (it's all new to me).

I changed the string

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local bgart = fe.add_artwork( "flyer", flw*0.4321, flw*0.023, flw*0.256, 0);
with

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local bgart = fe.add_artwork( "flyer", flw*0.4321, flh*0.0416, flw*0.256, flh*0.562);
And now the flyer fit the showcase. Still not centered, but it's a good start.

Also i've changed the background a bit, adding a cork background, like a bulletin board.