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[Aimless_E]

GameEX got me thinking...would anyone be apposed to me adding "Dynamic" background support. I personally don't like epilepsy inducing interfaces like gameEX but something calm like what panorama employs might be nice. I figure I have at least "two months" and the theme support code needs major attention. If no one cares I wont worry about it but I would like to know what you think.

[B-ZaR]

GameEX got me thinking...would anyone be apposed to me adding "Dynamic" background support. I personally don't like epilepsy inducing interfaces like gameEX but something calm like what panorama employs might be nice. I figure I have at least "two months" and the theme support code needs major attention. If no one cares I wont worry about it but I would like to know what you think.

A nice idea, but at least I'd prefer that you first got the basic functionality done, tested and ready for release before adding features. I suggest that you finalize the current features you have, release a beta and get some feedback. If you get lots of problems with current features, you can use the time you have to fix them. If it's all good, you can label it 1.0 and start working on theming for version 1.5. Resist the feature creep!

[fearofshorts]

As much as I like a pretty interface, the core functionality really should be completed first.
Of course, go ahead and make the backgrounds if you want to/have time to. It would be a nice feature.

Thanks for all your work! A console like the Pandora needs to have programs like this to get the most out of the hardware. Personally I intend to use a secondary OS when I need to play very-high system req. roms with the GUI stripped out, background apps culled and just this frontend in the foreground. Like a true media center.

[Aimless_E]

Finally back. I have my dev environment setup on my new laptop and all thats left is waiting for my Pandora. The Theme engine is still busted but I'll have it working as soon as all the usability bugs are worked out of the main program.

[hells_dark]

Yey !

[Gruso]

Cool.

[SomeGuy99]

[Aimless_E]

Still working, still waiting. I hope there is still need for the program once I receive my Pandora.

[MooTheKow]

Still working, still waiting. I hope there is still need for the program once I receive my Pandora.

Need is definitely still there. What is the current state of the app? I have an actual Pandora I could help test on if you wanted.

[hells_dark]

Still working, still waiting. I hope there is still need for the program once I receive my Pandora.

Hey don't worry, that's just the begining

[Googer]

I actually think the need for this (or something like it anyway ) will always be there - I'd much rather use a universal front-end for emu-launching for a couple reasons. It would allow for consistency in game browsing, searching, filtering, and selection no matter the target platform / emulator (including the possibility of advanced collection management features such as marking a version of cross-platform games as the 'best' so that would be the one automatically chosen if selected from a master game list, etc.), and it would also free up all the emulator developers to simply work on the emulator itself and not worry about having any kind of built-in GUI, etc., for this sort of thing and just make sure their command-line support is up-to-snuff.