Draco1962

Tom - I have encountered another issue similar to the one that I reported previously regarding the dialog and error box images popping under instead of over the foreground image when Foreground set to Top Most in Theme Editor. This one involves the following image files: ArrowUp.png ArrowUpPressed.png, ArrowDown.png, ArrowDownPressed.png, MediaControl.png, MediaControlStop.png, and Window.png files. These images should display over the top of the foreground image. Will it be possible to correct this in the 12.00 release? Thanks in advance! Mike

What's with my Xbox 360 Live topic getting hijacked by the Wii Ones? LOL!

Well, um, yeah... so?

Hey now! I had to work on my birthday!!!

I say take the initiative and run with it! He may suggest revisions or if it is plausible to incorporate them in future releases or not. As always, if someone can find a better way of doing things I encourage them to make suggestions via the Feature Requests thread under the Pinned Topics forum. Tom is one of the few hobby programmers for the front-ends that takes what the users suggest seriously and implements what changes he can on a regular basis.

Welcome back, Alpha! I hope your holiday was enjoyable. I am sure any help you can provide is much appreciated. A lot of changes since you departed and on the way!

Hmmm... another logo? Sheesh! "Working in the coal mines, going down, down...." As soon as I get some game characters to add (hint, hint) to the logo I will gussy it up and post.

Happy Birthday! +1 to What Adultery said! I appreciate your efforts and contributions!

Anyone from here is welcome to friend me on Xbox Live - Draco1962 same as here. I probably will nto be able to make it tonight (keeps the missus awaake before work in the morning) so might best for me is usually Friday evening through early Sunday evenings.

I was thinking that it might be kinda fun if those of us with Xbox 360's could meet via Xbox LIVE sometime for a private match in a game everyone might have. My faves are the Call of Duty games, as well as any of the Halo games. What games do you have and what might you be interested in playing online against one another or as "Clan GameEx" against others?

It may also be beneficial to clear out your cache. To do so, look under \gameex\data and delete the files that have cache in the file name. Not to worry as these will rebuild. Sometimes the cache files do not overwrite as they should (you may want to be certain that there are no rights issues as this is a common cause).

@Adultery - agreed! My first attempt at themes are a good example. Granted, I have an artistic eye having been an art student while in school which helps tremendously in getting to know how various media perform on certain surfaces, but when I look back on my first attempts I am like "Gads! Who the heck did THAT? Oh, I did." followed by the urge to try to bury it deep in the litter box.

Of course you could strip it down and then have it powder coated to a nice glossy sheen - or mod the heck out of it! The Zalman cases are pretty nice, but I can think of a few ideas already to take advantage of the damage.

Not sure why the media buttons are not working for you. I did a comparison of your theme.ini and I am not seeing that there should be an issue with the actions of the media buttons or their placement. What I would like to do at this point, if yo are game, is have you zip your entire theme as if you were going to submit it to the GameEx site and put it on one of the download sites (or host it somewhere if you have that ability) so that I can download it and see if I can replicate the issue you are having and/if so, come up with a resolution.

Here are some links to a few post-apocalyptic case mods: Now this one is not post-apocalyptic, but still shows scratches, dings, and stains due to wear and abuse... Of course, there is also the DracLabs link in my sig for more.

I guess that makes me a landlord then. I have kicked out a few in my time... "Kick the baby.." "Don't kick the baby!" "KICK THE BABY!" " EiEeeeeeeeee!"

Send me a copy of your theme.ini file and I will take a look. Are you running the latest GameEx version 11.99?

In Theme Editor you will find them under Task Bar > MCE Button Over and MCE Button Down. Are you French or Quebecois?

LMAO! That's OK, and you are most likely correct. I am a fan of Warehouse 13 and they tend to mix the genres a bit. Everyone tends towards the retro-game look in the many themes I have viewed for this and other front-ends and I like them. However, I thought it would be a cool change in the HTPC arena as I have not seen anything like it in my "surfing" thus far. I may decide to go more in that direction than hard-core steampunk and it may end up being a blend of the two... we shall see!

I have always been fascinated with the steampunk styles that show up in movies, such as Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under he Sea," "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," etc. I have been tossing about an idea for yet ANOTHER HTPC theme based upon the look and feel of that genre. I have attached some of the logos that I have released before, but have added a sepia tone effect to them. I think that they would be fine with the theme, also along with a scan line effect as part of the actual theme foreground to overlay the image fields accordingly. As usual, your feedback is much appreciate!

I do not use Zinc so I cannot speak specifically about the features. So far as I have been able to determine, however, there is no Hi-Score support. The links to the forums, etc. at the Zinc home site all appear dead and default to the main index page. I would hazard a guess that further development of Zinc is dead and a resolution to your question lies with the latest MAME versions and compiling your own version to include hi-score support for those games.

What kind of controller and how is it connected? Are there any drivers involved? DId you check Device Manager to see if there are any devices showing a yellow triangle?

On every level there are leechers in life. Sux when it happens to you. I have to imagine how much more it must suck for those that have to do it (and not saying for the ones that have the choice and do it anyways) to survive.

I have had friends and family members deal with great loses due to fire. My aunt lost her home a few years ago to a fire while at the hospital on the day my uncle died from surgical complications following abdominal aneurysm repair. Talk about a double-whammy. It is horrific to say the least when you have so many things, momentos, pictures and keepsakes. I thank God she was not there. Surprisingly, some things that were important to both did survive because they were shielded in a fire-rated safe.

Dammit, I could totally do that myself! Great link! Thanks for the share, Adultery! Mod Ninja out!