Yet another enhanced EZ Omega D.E kernel

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As mentioned in the title, this is an enhanced kernel for EZODE. It aims to enhance functionality as much as possible while maintaining compatibility with official kernel. You don't need to make any changes to the file structure, simply flash in and enjoy the new kernel.
The functions it has are as follows:

1. Pogoshell plugin support
Similar to the SimpleLight theme, Pogoshell plugins can be used for their functionality. Renaming the relevant plugin to <Openable File Extension>.[gba|mb|bin] is sufficient. For example, goomba.gba can be used to open files with an extension of gb, so rename it to gb.gba. Place the renamed plugin in the/PLUGINS directory.
2. Dynamic switchable themes
Based on the structure of image.bin, which is consistent with the official kernel theme, theme authors can create theme packs by editing the file. Change the extension to .odetheme, place it in any directory on the card, select the theme, press A, and wait for a few seconds to apply. Please note that the theme function needs to be enabled in the settings section. All custom settings added to this kernel are located on the right side of the original About page. Press R on the About page to access the relevant settings.
3. Archive backup
These are also features that need to be enabled in custom settings. After activation, each time the archive is saved, the original archive will be copied to the /SAVE/BAK directory. You can connect your storage card to your computer at any time to restore the previous saved data.
4. Skip archiving
If you hold down L while booting up, the save process will be skipped directly (this will discard the last game progress). If you have enabled auto save but your previous game score was poor and you want to start over, this feature will be helpful.

Due to the fact that the author is a transgender individual and has been subjected to insults from some administrators in EZ official customer service group. for that, a small transgender flag pattern has been added to the About page of the kernel. If you feel that this affects the beauty of the theme, you can manually create an empty file called I_SUPPORT_TRANSGENDER in the /FLAGS directory, which will hide the pattern.

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Correction, the title should be kernel, not firmware.
Ah... thanks for pointing that out... but it looks like there's no way to change the title of an already posted thread in this forum? Can't even find where to delete the posted post so it's not appropriate to repost it...
 
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Ah... thanks for pointing that out... but it looks like there's no way to change the title of an already posted thread in this forum? Can't even find where to delete and post the post so it's possible to repost it...
Best you can do is report the original post and ask for a title change.

Sorry to hear you've experienced transphobia from the EZ Flash team, very disappointing.
 

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'Due to the fact that the author is a transgender individual and has been subjected to insults from EZ officials for that [...]'

Sorry, but what's up with that? I've never heard about that before, neither seen it. It sounds weird, since they (understandably) seem to have a distant way of interacting with others.
 

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'Due to the fact that the author is a transgender individual and has been subjected to insults from EZ officials for that [...]'

Sorry, but what's up with that? I've never heard about that before, neither seen it. It sounds weird, since they (understandably) seem to have a distant way of interacting with others.
This is what happened in the EZ official customer service group for Chinese users. One of administrator in the group in a conversation that had nothing to do with cartridges (in fact, a user was looking for advice on buying a gaming computer, and the administrator suggested buying a Mac), called ZaindORp by "人妖", which is a derogatory names for transgender female in Chinese, because of her objections. And another administrator also said some insulting words in the group after ZaindORp left the group. It's believed that not all EZ official members are like this, but at least these two make ZaindORp still very angry when she thinks about this matter.
 
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Very nice, I like the idea of custom themes. It seems like you're using the default folder setup, with the system folders sitting on the root of the SD. Personally, I prefer the simple light version, where the system folders (CHEAT, IMGS, SAVER, etc.) are put into a SYSTEM subfolder on the SD card - makes for a cleaner root. Maybe consider moving the folders into a SYSTEM subfolder as well :)
 
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Very nice, I like the idea of custom themes. It seems like you're using the default folder setup, with the system folders sitting on the root of the SD. Personally, I prefer the simple light version, where the system folders (CHEAT, IMGS, SAVER, etc.) are put into a SYSTEM subfolder on the SD card - makes for a cleaner root. Maybe consider moving the folders into a SYSTEM subfolder as well :)
Doing so can indeed make the root directory more tidy overall. However, the concept of this kernel is more about improving it without destroying the official kernel behavior as much as possible, so it is not designed that way... But it's not difficult to make a compilation that is consistent with SimpleLight in folder layout. Maybe it's possible to release a separate compilation here? After all, it is different from the original concept, and such a feature is not planned to be written into the main branch.
 
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Doing so can indeed make the root directory more tidy overall. However, the concept of this kernel is more about improving it without destroying the official kernel behavior as much as possible, so it is not designed that way [...] After all, it is different from the original concept, and such a feature is not planned to be written into the main branch.
That's fair enough, Simple light is still there to use for people wanting its enhanced features.

BTW, are skins kernel specific? I tried using these (https://github.com/orzgithub/omega-de-kernel_ZaindORp/releases/tag/Skins4kernel_gnatydnac) skins, I could see a small window flashing that said its loading the theme, but it would not apply the theme, even after toggling the custom theme in the advanced settings.
 

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That's fair enough, Simple light is still there to use for people wanting its enhanced features.

BTW, are skins kernel specific? I tried using these (https://github.com/orzgithub/omega-de-kernel_ZaindORp/releases/tag/Skins4kernel_gnatydnac) skins, I could see a small window flashing that said its loading the theme, but it would not apply the theme, even after toggling the custom theme in the advanced settings.
The skin won't take effect at once when you press A at that setting interface, but when you switch to another interface or after you reboot your GBA.
 

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This is what happened in the EZ official customer service group for Chinese users. One of administrator in the group, who can probably be regarded as a part of official team, in a conversation that had nothing to do with cartridges (in fact, a user was looking for advice on buying a gaming computer, and the administrator suggested buying a Mac), called ZaindORp by "人妖", which is a derogatory names for transgender female in Chinese, because of her objections. And another administrator also said some insulting words in the group after ZaindORp left the group. It's believed that not all EZ official members are like this, but at least these two make ZaindORp still very angry when she thinks about this matter.
It should be clarified here that the administrators of EZ's user group, other than myself and the aftermarket staff, are regular EZ product users and not members of the EZ TEAM.
Personally, I don't have a negative view on diversity, but the vast majority of people in China do.
 

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It should be clarified here that the administrators of EZ's user group, other than myself and the aftermarket staff, are regular EZ product users and not members of the EZ TEAM.
It is such a relationship. Okay, the description written above has been changed.
 
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