New GUI idea (with box art)

08-22-2012, 04:27 PM **#31**

This would be very nice, but I doubt it'll merge with the master branch.

**Zee530** · (This post was last modified: 08-22-2012, 06:13 PM by Zee530.)

Unless you can get it to extract all that info, we're talking about almost a 100MB download per build or more

**Axxer** · (This post was last modified: 08-23-2012, 01:31 AM by Axxer.)

@Zee530 It would do a set up kinda thing and download the box art / descriptions upon finding all of the ISOs; everything else is on the ISO.

EDIT: I haven't had much of a chance to work on this yet, I'm hoping I'll have more of a chance once this week is over and my school schedule lightens up a bunch.

Legend80 · 08-27-2012, 02:13 AM **#34**

I hate it. I like seeing various information about my games in the main ui so i can decide what to play and what settings need changed for each. Plus I would hate having to click through two windows (instead of one) to start my game.

Maybe as an OPTION that would be fine, but there is too much sacrificed for aesthetics sake if this would be the new and only standard. I vote NO to that.

**Axxer** · 08-27-2012, 02:25 AM **#35**

I never intended it to fully replace the current model, I just wanted to make something primarily for HTPC to resemble how you would choose a game from a cabinet.

As for your comment on options, I was thinking the same thing:

1) Include both list and grid views
2) Include a checkbox that says "Show more info before playing" or something like that so that you can skip the info screen if you like.

Would that make you not "hate it"?

**Axxer** · 09-07-2012, 08:31 AM **#36**

Well, since I went back to school I have had basically no time to work on this, so this project might just be "hibernating" for now. I'll see what I can do.

I wouldn't think it would take TOO long to get a basic version running (i.e., you have to get all images yourself to put them in a folder and there wouldn't be any text yet), but I don't have any time really at all. I'll work on this soon if I can, but I'm seriously busy with school/family stuff.

SN3S · 09-08-2012, 03:10 AM **#37**

Why not just do what I do, and use XBMC, Advanced Launcher, and set it up to run Dolphin from XBMC.

It's exactly what the OP asked for, and it'll save dev time for Dolphin. XBMC might have a bit of an extra footprint, but if you're looking for visual views and such in dolphin I'm assuming your PC is powerful enough to handle both XBMC and Dolphin.

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=85724

**Axxer** · (This post was last modified: 09-09-2012, 06:18 AM by Axxer.)

THANK YOU! That will do for my main concern (which was the launching of the games). Having the extra info associated with games would be nice, though, but I could just use the description field for that.

Links would go there too. EDIT: it has a GameFAQs scraper so maybe that could get some the guide links for me? Idk. I'll figure it out later.