That's what I'm not sure about, and what I'm going to test.Does this only happen while the title loading is happening?
That's what I'm not sure about, and what I'm going to test.Does this only happen while the title loading is happening?
Thanks buddy, let me know and I'll do my best to fix itThat's what I'm not sure about, and what I'm going to test.
Actually I had that problem too once and deleting hbl.cfg and hbltheme.cfg fixed it. Not sure why it fixed it, but there is a lot of change going on in the config stuff so it shouldn't be surprising that it gets confused with old files sometimesI used to get crashes when trying to go to the second page of the settings. I fixed up by deleting the .cfg files.
this what i mean and sorry if you didn't understand what i meant
Just wait until Smealum releases his *Hax2.5 (with RegionFive inside).@mashers your looking at a regionfree gaming exiting back to the HBL
Here's a couple of things he have planned.@mashers What's next on this list?
Thanks for all the feedback on the latest beta guys. I'll respond t each point below but won't quote the posts as it will make it too hard to read (plus I'm replying on my iPad so it's harder to quote).
Thanks guys, your feedback is amazing
- Adjust size of translucent boxes: I feel this will be overly complicated. If you need a custom sized/shaped translucent box then this could perhaps be incorporated into the wallpaper image itself
- Water animation appearing at the top of the screen: yes I noticed this too. Previously it was hidden behind the status bar, but if you make the bar translucent then you can see it. It's to do with the water dropping down. Once I've got translucent animated water I'll change it so the water fades to become transparent rather than dropping down when it needs to get out of the way
- Folder loading: I will be putting this in a background thread the same as the title menu so a loading page won't be needed
- Moving folders out of root: good idea, and will also remove the need to add the .hbfolder extension. Perhaps the whole config could go into /gridlauncher/ and then anything within /gridlauncher/folders/ will be added as a folder. Any thoughts?
- Konami code: there's no reason not to reinstate this now (I removed it when I was having memory issues and was trying to get the executable size down).
- ZL/ZR: I'll try to make them multiple page scroll while holding them down
- Loading indicator: nice idea. I'll add it to the todo list
- Touch screen unresponsive: I think I know why this is. I've added a touch detection block when moving between screens. This was because previously a touch would be detected by a menu and then also by whatever the menu opened, causing unexpected results. The touch detection block starts when changing the menu status and prevents the menu from responding to touch events for a short while. I'll play around with the timeout delay on this to see if I can make it feel more responsive without reintroducing the original issue
- Saving theme settings: good idea to save in a background thread. Added to the todo list
- Toolbar icon alpha sliders: good idea, I'll make it a separate option from the alpha value of the buttons backgrounds
- Title menu number of rows: yes this is a bug. I moved the variable which stores the number of rows from one global variable to a separate variable for each menu. I just forgot to update it so it stays in sync with the option. Added to the todo list to fix
- Choppy water animation: this is likely because of the multi threading. Not sure I can change this, but I'll see if I can optimise anything. I don't like the idea of changing to the static water during loading as it will look like the app has frozen completely
- Showing button names on reboot page: eventually these information/option pages will have D-Pad control so A will select the current option and B will go back. So the button names won't really be necessary
- Holding buttons for multiple scrolling: possible but tricky... I'll consider it
- Removing "Author:" - agreed, I'll remove it
Yes I believe this is the problem. I also need to add an option to disable the preloading of the titles in case some users only want this to happen then the open the title launcher. Unfortunately there is little I can do about the fact that loading it in the background causes performance issues as this is mostly down to the fact that it's multitasking. I could perhaps try to optimise the code I have added, though the more features I add clearly the more the performance is going to suffer. Perhaps users with lots of titles to load will either need to disable the preload (once I have added it) or disable some of the other features like the translucent panels.Maybe you should add a way to stop that thread when you select homebrew?
Enjoying your own Homebrew? Or is it store bought? LolYes I believe this is the problem. I also need to add an option to disable the preloading of the titles in case some users only want this to happen then the open the title launcher. Unfortunately there is little I can do about the fact that loading it in the background causes performance issues as this is mostly down to the fact that it's multitasking. I could perhaps try to optimise the code I have added, though the more features I add clearly the more the performance is going to suffer. Perhaps users with lots of titles to load will either need to disable the preload (once I have added it) or disable some of the other features like the translucent panels.
Right now the next beta is not in a releasable state. I am migrating EVERYTHING into a subfolder from root so you will only have /boot.3dsx and /gridlauncher/, and am also adding the theme selector. Currently it's very broken and I've had a few beers
Hah! I wish I could take credit for that, but no it's StellaEnjoying your own Homebrew? Or is it store bought? Lol
Somebody claim hbthemes.com!Hah! I wish I could take credit for that, but no it's Stella
Ok, the new folder structure and theme selection seems to be working. I've not got it so in /gridlauncher/themes/ I've got my DKC theme/wallpaper and a new Mario one, and I can select between them. For some reason it doesn't always save the selection so when you go back into the launcher it sometimes reverts back to the previous theme. Not quite sure what's happening here, but I've made good progress anyway
Wouldn't it be easier to just ask the 3DSThemes.com people to have a homebrew launcher section?Somebody claim hbthemes.com!
Problem with that: EPILEPSY THEME!If the icon loader taxes the system I guess animated backgrounds are outside the realm of possibilities huh?
I know the regular home menu has "animated" backgrounds by scrolling through options, but I'd love to have an automagically rolling loliball on my bottom(or hell, TOP) screen.
- Folders no longer need the .hbfolder extension
This is the one change I'm not particularly fond of, because I feel it's easier to organize homebrew when they're all close to eachother, including the 3ds folder. Everything else is good.6. Move all your folders except /3ds into /gridlauncher/folders
So you mean moving /3ds to /gridlauncher/folders/3ds ?This is the one change I'm not particularly fond of, because I feel it's easier to organize homebrew when they're all close to eachother, including the 3ds folder. Everything else is good.
I meant having some way to keep them together at the root or something; although that wouldn't automatically detect each folder like it does now unless .hbfolder is kept. I'm probably just used to old ways, but I don't like having to go two/three folders in deep for organization.So you mean moving /3ds to /gridlauncher/folders/3ds ?