Hacking Nintendont Themes and Custom Mods

[VinsCool]

what about the progress bar position?

Everything else is fine, just the gamecube logo a bit too squished.

Spoiler

 

[AbdallahTerro]

this one please: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3dv1hyv1irucpb3/boot.dol?dl=0
edit:
and finally this one (now looking at the pic it needs only a bit widening:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2eoosdwha5lju9/boot.dol?dl=0

 

[VinsCool]

Definitely better

Spoiler

 

[AbdallahTerro]

the last one should be in between maybe a good compromise for all users

can you please add spoiler tags, those pics are huge

 

[Acidflare]

the last one should be in between maybe a good compromise for all users

can you please add spoiler tags, those pics are huge

can you try a 16:10 aspect ratio, please. I have a 29" tv

 

[VinsCool]

Mine is 32" if it is useful to know.

 

[AbdallahTerro]

 

[VinsCool]

I really like your backgrounds

 

[AbdallahTerro]

I'll try adding background loading from custom path, Joostin figured the bugs yesterday and made few suggestions.
If all works as expected I'll make a dol that can both be used as default theme and as loading bar theme at the same time if custom background png is found.
Hopefully if all goes as expected theme selection and download will be the last step

 

[AbdallahTerro]

Progress for today:
background selection works now

void Initialise()
{
    int i;
    AUDIO_Init(NULL);
    DSP_Init();
    AUDIO_StopDMA();
    AUDIO_RegisterDMACallback(NULL);
    CheckForGecko();
    gprintf("GRRLIB_Init = %i\r\n", GRRLIB_Init());
    myFont = GRRLIB_LoadTTF(font_ttf, font_ttf_size);
        fatInitDefault();
    GRRLIB_FreeTexture(background);
    int which_bg = 0;
    FILE * temp_bg_fp = NULL;
    if ((temp_bg_fp = fopen("NinBackLight.png", "r")))
        { 
            which_bg = 1;
            fclose(temp_bg_fp);
            temp_bg_fp = NULL;
            background = GRRLIB_LoadTextureFromFile("NinBackLight.png");
        }
    else if ((temp_bg_fp = fopen("NinBackDark.png", "r")))
        { 
            which_bg = 2;
            fclose(temp_bg_fp);
            temp_bg_fp = NULL;
            background = GRRLIB_LoadTextureFromFile("NinBackDark.png");
        }
    else
        {
            which_bg = 0;
            background = GRRLIB_LoadTexturePNG(background_png);
        }
    screen_buffer = GRRLIB_CreateEmptyTexture(rmode->fbWidth, rmode->efbHeight);
    for (i=0; i<255; i +=5) // Fade background image in from black screen
    {
        GRRLIB_DrawImg(0, 0, background, 0, 1, 1, RGBA(255, 255, 255, i)); // Opacity increases as i does
        GRRLIB_Render();
    }
    GRRLIB_DrawImg(0, 0, background, 0, 1, 1, 0xFFFFFFFF);
    gprintf("Initialize Finished\r\n");
}

 

[Acidflare]

I'll try adding background loading from custom path, Joostin figured the bugs yesterday and made few suggestions.
If all works as expected I'll make a dol that can both be used as default theme and as loading bar theme at the same time if custom background png is found.
Hopefully if all goes as expected theme selection and download will be the last step

So being able to mix and match loading images with loading bars?

 

[AbdallahTerro]

yes so far so good
I made a patch that works very well
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vo0ap9mj2duyv3d/Custom_Backgrounds.patch?dl=0

you have to place either NinBackLight.png or NinBackDark.png in the boot.dol or loader dol folder
then you get 3 cases:
1. no NinBackLight.png or NinBackDark.png >> Nintendont boots normally using default background
2. NinBackDark.png is found >> Nintendont will hide all text and loads that background with a silver loading progress bar
3. NinBackLight.png is found or both files found >> Nintendont will hide all text and loads that background with a custom purple loading progress bar

In case B is pressed during autoboot, the default theme gets loaded automatically

 

[VinsCool]

yes so far so good
I made a patch that works very well
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vo0ap9mj2duyv3d/Custom_Backgrounds.patch?dl=0

you have to place either NinBackLight.png or NinBackDark.png in the boot.dol or loader dol folder
then you get 3 cases:
1. no NinBackLight.png or NinBackDark.png >> Nintendont boots normally using default background
2. NinBackDark.png is found >> Nintendont will hide all text and loads that background with a silver loading progress bar
3. NinBackLight.png is found or both files found >> Nintendont will hide all text and loads that background with a custom purple loading progress bar

In case B is pressed during autoboot, the default theme gets loaded automatically

Lol I don't know why THIS version couldn't be implemented in official nintendont
Background and status bar is optionnal after all

 

[JoostinOnline]

Lol I don't know why THIS version couldn't be implemented in official nintendont
Background and status bar is optionnal after all

I'm sorry the official version isn't good enough for you.

 

[Gomza]

Seriously, why this can't be contributed to official loader?

 

[VinsCool]

I'm sorry the official version isn't good enough for you.

It is

 

[AbdallahTerro]

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zugp6h4dg0pcruy/AACCD0tZ0aGg5_UMdvRSg5KOa?dl=0

you'll find here rev 238 dol with 1 sample of each background files
just place the boot.dol and the png file in the same folder to use the custom background
otherwise the default stuff will load as usual

 

[naxil]

AbdallahTerro i have download your custom dol but the menu is not usable... i think u need to use a white font

 

[VinsCool]

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zugp6h4dg0pcruy/AACCD0tZ0aGg5_UMdvRSg5KOa?dl=0

you'll find here rev 238 dol with 1 sample of each background files
just place the boot.dol and the png file in the same folder to use the custom background
otherwise the default stuff will load as usual

Thank you

 

[AbdallahTerro]

So from now on I can only share png files
unless I want to update the dol itself