BryMD's Improvements #229
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And for everyone else, here are the icons:
...and the wallpapers:
Edit: New icons/wallpapers added! |
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Hi Guys! Appending additional improvements: NEW GAMES
NEW ICONS
As always, attaching the improvements as a ZIP-file to this post. Grind on! Sincerely, |
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Thanks for this updates, we have this pinned on the main to-do list for the next release. |
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No worries, @TriForceX ! PS: If possible, keep this issue open! I've got more stuff on the way ;) Sincerely, |
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OK, so here is my final batch for now. NEW GAMES
NEW ICONS
DOS
As always, attaching the cumulative improvements as a ZIP-file to this post. I'm now moving on to testing game-compatibility of @pthalin 's awesome J2ME-port, as well as the Custom PCSX-Rearmed Config Library. Keep up the good work! Sincerely, |
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Nice updates, do you think you can make the zip package as an standalone file? i mean having the same structure as the gmenu and its skins stuff? if not dont worry, we can do it later, but if you have some time to do it would be appreciated. |
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Hi @TriForceX ! Man, been battling myself for the past couple of months in regards to your request, and sadly I cannot comply with arranging all my updates in the CFW folder structure for the time being. As a medical doctor in the middle of a pandemic, there simply isn't enough time available for me between shifts. Sorry about that! That said, here are my freshest contributions to the CFW: NEW SHORTCUTS
NEW ICONS
NEW SKINS
I still have a crap-ton (metric) of additional improvements on the wing, but haven't found time to structure them properly for upload yet. Attaching the cumulative improvements as a ZIP-file to this post. Sincerely, |
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Just a quickie update: NEW ICONS
PS: For those who didn't know, Szymor has been awesome again and ported Sqrxz 1 and Xump to the BittBoy/PocketGo as well! Updates added to the cumulative ZIP-file. Sincerely, Edit: Throwing in an icon for Xump as well for good measure! |
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Hi guys! OK, so here are my progresses as of recent: NEW ICONS
NEW SHELL SCRIPTS
NEW SHORTCUTS
Now back to the trenches :) Sincerely, PS: I've radically cleaned up file tree of my install of the MiyooCFW to better mirror what is presented in GMenu2X. I've tried my best to restore all the attached shortcuts back to default paths, but no promises! As such, I'd recommend the attached shortcuts to be beta-tested before going live ;) |
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Already prepped a new update: NEW ICONS
NEW SHORTCUTS
Enjoy! Sincerely, |
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@BryMD many thanks! for now another group with me is working on testing the next release, we are fixing few things, then we will include all of this stuff. Im still following your updates, thank you very much |
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Hi @TriForceX ! No worries, man! After all, you guys are doing all the important heavy lifting around here ;) I'm simply polishing the surface you have provided with the CFW to give it the most logical, most consistent, most integrated, most aesthetically unified, and easiest-to-use experience the CFW can offer. And I'm quite aware that none of these hyperboles are particularly important to the CFW's target demographic - but they are very important to me personally, and I'm simply dumping all my progresses towards this goal here in this thread just in case others find them valuable as well ;) Keep up the awesome work, you guys! Sincerely, |
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Another quickie update: NEW ICONS
NEW APPLICATIONS
Sincerely, |
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Final update for now: NEW ICONS:
Enjoy! Sincerely, |
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Hi guys! Been keeping on grinding the past couple of weeks, and already churned out a wad of fresh updates: NEW ICONS:
NEW SKIN:
NEW CONFIGURATIONS:
I've also cleaned up the folder structure of my updates to make it easier to understand and add to the CFW (if desirable). Enjoy! Sincerely, |
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Yet another quickie: NEW ICONS:
NEW WALLPAPERS:
Enjoy! Sincerely, Edit: Added EasyRPG icon. |
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Hey guys! Just a small progress update: Currently working on a complete alternate emulator icon set for FontiGrid depicting consoles instead of controllers! The console icons (as the original controller icons) are mostly from Yoshi's AWESOME and MASSIVE game console icons set ( https://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/gp2x.cgi?0,0,0,0,50,2607 ). I'll add them to the cumulative ZIP-file as soon as they're golden! In other slightly related news, I'm now cumulatively managing 7 PocketGo consoles divided between family and friends - and will seemingly be rounding an even 10 consoles by the year's end :P Anyways, keep up the AWESOME work with the CFW! Sincerely, |
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FontiGrid does not get enough love I think. It's the best balance between appearance/functionality - having every emulator or game laid out before you in a fashion way. Thanks for your contribution! Can I ask what blur effect are you using for backdrops in the icons? |
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Hi @Apaczer ! No worries ;) To me who has followed GMenu since its inception, FontiGrid is as good as it gets!! Most earlier skins look and feel more like a computer operating system rather than a games console, and newer skins (think NeonWave and GameShow et al) look absolutely stellar but sadly feel quite cumbersome (require the user to build a cognitive map of where everything is located). From a design standpoint, I believe that what makes FontiGrid so right for many are the fusion between design cues from iOS (and thus a modern feel) and design cues from emulator front ends (every icon is like a miniaturized front end section). For the backgrounds, all are scaled to 62.5% of original aspect using bilinear resampling. Then a gaussian blur with a radius of 1.0 pixels is added. As for the pixel art, I've mostly utilized Yoshi's brilliant game console icons set (see my previous post) interspersed with completely original pixel art by your's truly ;) Sincerely, |
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Hi again @BryMD, Following your instruction (+copying others work) I've managed to come up with a RetroArch's icon for the FontiGrid. Regards! |
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Thank you for this post I love beeing able to launch scommvm and dos games from menu. |
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Hey @TriForceX !
I have a wad of ready-made improvements to the CFW I need to get off my back. As a medical doctor in the middle of a global pandemic I just can't be bothered with learning Discord, so making it easy for myself and dumping it here :P
A quick rundown on my background: Have passionately been following the development of GMenu2X ever since the GP2X days, but always found a better reason not to invest time or money in an actual console (read: a Windows netbook, my first iPhone, my very own Mac-museum). During the pandemic I've needed a portable project to keep me sane between my shifts, and the PocketGo simply came at the right time at the right price.
Then on to the (subjective) improvements I've made:
NEW ICONS
In my opinion FontiGrid is still the most unified and complete theme for GMenu2X, though still not perfect. As such, I've designed new icons for the following:
New icons for FinalBurn Alpha, DOSBox and szymor's awesome YATKA are in the works.
NEW SHORTCUTS
I'm completely blank on Linux-programming, but have found the following games working on existing ports:
NEW SORTING
No one has bought a PocketGo to wordprocess in WizWrite, so why on earth is Applications still the first section (other than simply maintaining alphabetical order)?! Some shortcuts default to folders that MUST be named 'applications' and 'settings', so have myself concocted a down and dirty workaround by enumerating the remaining folders as '1. emulators' and '2. games'. This will sort the important sections first and the enumeration will remain hidden in their titles.
I'm attaching the improvements as a ZIP-file to this post. Use the improvements or don't. Regardless, this is my current contribution to the community :)
Keep up the AWESOME work!
Sincerely,
BryMD
brymd.zip
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