Found 2 small bugs in GameEx...

[Marker0077]

These are small problems, nothing big, but would be nice to see fixed in the future...

#1) When using the "PC Apps" emulator profile I discovered that images for .lnk/.rom/.wtf'ever files are sized different vertically than emulator images.

I try to keep my emulator/rom images at about 256x256 but when I use the same image size with .lnk files, it's streched out & doesn't have as much eye candy to it (unless your into that normal TV screen stretched into widescreen look :-) (except this is shrunk vertically not stretched horizontally)).

#2) While in configuration, I went into "Text/Language" & changed the "Menu - Emulators" option to read "Emulated & PC Games" instead of just "Emulated Games". This had no effect on how the menu is viewed in GameEx.

I am using a slightly different profile. I copied the default profile & renamed it to "Default - 0077", then created some images for each individual emulator myself, however, that is the only changes I have made to the theme; But regardless of what theme you are in, I would think that the "Menu - Emulators" field would be universal in all.

Thanks for your time.

[amos_82]

Have you tried changing the Text/Language: to -Custom- instead of English?

Thats what works for me.

[Adultery]

Have you tried changing the Text/Language: to -Custom- instead of English?

Thats what works for me.

Yes, Amos is right.

Also, have you tried photoshop to set the image size properly so it doesn't goof your .ink up?

Just a suggestion.

[Marker0077]

Have you tried changing the Text/Language: to -Custom- instead of English?

Thats what works for me.

Thanks

Yes, Amos is right.

Also, have you tried photoshop to set the image size properly so it doesn't goof your .ink up?

Just a suggestion.

There really is no 1 right size for pics in GameEx. I suppose I can play around with it.

[Marker0077]

FYI, Emulator images are 259x259 & ROM images are 259x193. No matter what size you make the image, that's what GameEx is going to stretch the image to (tested in 800x600 resolution).

I really like the ability to use shortcuts to add/remove pc games in GameEx but appearence is more important so I'm just going to set up PC Games through external applications.

Too bad there's no way to change the imaging size, like in a theme or something. I know some themes can change the position of where images are viewed in GameEx, perhaps there's one for size as well.

[Tom Speirs]

FYI, Emulator images are 259x259 & ROM images are 259x193. No matter what size you make the image, that's what GameEx is going to stretch the image to (tested in 800x600 resolution).

I really like the ability to use shortcuts to add/remove pc games in GameEx but appearence is more important so I'm just going to set up PC Games through external applications.

Too bad there's no way to change the imaging size, like in a theme or something. I know some themes can change the position of where images are viewed in GameEx, perhaps there's one for size as well.

GameEx should display the image at the right size, but it does not correct the aspect ratio for emulated games. I wonder if its because the horizontal and vertical size is the same. Obviously an image at 259X259 is not at the correct aspect ratio for any sized display.

[Marker0077]

GameEx should display the image at the right size, but it does not correct the aspect ratio for emulated games. I wonder if its because the horizontal and vertical size is the same. Obviously an image at 259X259 is not at the correct aspect ratio for any sized display.

The image was at 256x256 & I used the EXACT same image for a ROM & for an emulator. For emulators, it displayed it at 259x259 & for ROMs it displayed at 259x193.

I originally thought this was due to the theme so I created a cuztom theme & changed the ROM image size, however, it had no effect. It stays the same size regardless.

[amos_82]

Hi Marker, i think ive seen this before:

The trick is to resize the image slightly so the dimensions aren't equal:

the first image is 200x200, the second images was resized to 204x200.

[Marker0077]

Okay, I'll try that image size. Personally, I don't care what it is, as long as it looks good in GameEx. Thanks.

[Marker0077]

Alright, finally got to testing this & here's what I found. Again, all of this testing was done at an 800x600 resolution.

The WidthxHeighth on Emulator images are 259x259 (showing on screen, not actual image size), so I started making the images 259x259. When doing this for emulator pictures, it works perfectly. When doing this for ROM pictures on the other hand, it goes over to 259x193.

The image sizes on the left are the actual image size, the sizes on the right are what was actually shown.

259x259 = 259x193

260x259 = 259x258

261x259 = 259x257

259x260 = 258x259

So basically, no matter what image you choose, just make sure either the width or the heigtht is off by 1 pixel & it should show fine. It's not exact but to the naked eye, you won't be able to tell a difference.

Thanks for everyones feedback on this, hope mine is useful.