Magpie (Default Mod) v0.4.3

DanDavis872

It's been no small amount of time since I knocked around even in a markup language, but affection for Playnite and free time have gotten me to try my hand again. I'm calling the theme Magpie since it's a) monochromatic and b) composed of design cues stolen from other launcher themes, namely GOG's rounded corners and drop shadows on covers and the general color scheme of the Metro theme for Steam. Since I've gotten it to a point where I'm using it more than tinkering with it I figured I would go ahead and share in the hope that others might enjoy it too and maybe give suggestions or find bugs.

It's still 90% the Default theme by Crow, so proportionate credit to them, and thanks for the code snippet for rounded cover corners by xyifer12, which was the initial change I made that encouraged me to do any more.

Got me a repo: https://github.com/Tally/Magpie-Playnite-Theme

If for some reason you have icons failing to display, download the version released on GitHub. Embedding the symbol font makes it too large to attach to a forum post but will remove the dependency on Segoe UI Symbol.

v0.4.3 Release (Sorry this is forever late. Been an interesting summer.)

Fixes descriptions for Playnite 8

v0.4.2 Release - At the encouragement of darklinkpower, using a method from Deide (thanks both)

Images displayed in description of Grid or Details views cannot exceed 100% of element's width.

v0.4.1 Release

Removed all button borders.
Play button is opaque when hovered.

v0.4.0 Release:

Restyled buttons, scrollbars, and tabs across the theme.
Put the details & description in their own scroll viewer.
I forget.

Known Bugs in v0.4.0

The area at the top of the description cannot be interacted with/selected because the visibility activation zone for the edit button covers it.

v0.3.0 Release:

Revamped the Details view.
Smoothed some icons.

v0.2.1 Release:

Made item group headers more noticeable (separator line and colorized).
Slightly adjusted formatting of Details view.

v0.2.0 Release:

Fixed description panel being misaligned with panel(s) enabled in some cases.
Fixed misalignment of install button relative to play button.
Filter button highlights as a button should now.
Adjusted main menu button to reduce distortion.
Changed icons for sorting in the main panel, and pane display on grid items.
Further rearranged Details view.
Removed headers from Details sections.
No Flat Edition. It can be provided, but I've been told that I resolved a significant amount of the performance cost.

v0.1.0 Release:

Adopted more appropriate semantic versioning.
Rearranged Details page.
Changed a lot of icons.
Brought grid item highlights, outlines, and backgrounds in line with my original preferences.
Added a single color for readability. For those who prefer to adjust it (like I do) it's easily located and changed in Constants.xaml
Probably broke some stuff.

v0.0.2 Release:

Readjusted some colors to make the scrollbars visible on a blank background among other things.
Added a 'Flat' variation that doesn't include drop shadows on the Grid view which, in a densely populated library, could prove a detriment to performance.

Some Previews:
https://imgur.com/a/AKayHoj (v0.3.0 Details View)
https://imgur.com/a/zqUTNUW (Grid View)

Grid view without BG or titles
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Grid view with game BG and titles
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Details view without BG
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Details View with BG
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Soul1355 · 07-26-2020, 11:54 PM

ooh, interesting layout, I like the floating title/launch section for the details view, though I'm not sure I'm sold on the centering for it.
I noticed the description text ignores the justification from opening the "explorer panel," though the background/container for it seems to align properly.

DanDavis872 · 07-28-2020, 09:40 PM

(07-26-2020, 11:54 PM)Soul1355 Wrote: ooh, interesting layout, I like the floating title/launch section for the details view, though I'm not sure I'm sold on the centering for it.
I noticed the description text ignores the justification from opening the "explorer panel," though the background/container for it seems to align properly.

Fixed that bug for v0.2.0. I'm really not sure what I ultimately want the Details page to look like either, but there's not another layout that I've seen that I'd prefer for now either. If logo support is added, that may help crystallize my ideas.

CyberDragon56 · 07-29-2020, 06:20 PM

What font did you use for the game titles?

DanDavis872 · 07-30-2020, 08:20 PM

(07-29-2020, 06:20 PM)CyberDragon56 Wrote: What font did you use for the game titles?

It follows your choice in the preferences just in small caps.

Soul1355 · 08-01-2020, 08:05 PM

(07-28-2020, 09:40 PM)DanDavis872 Wrote: Fixed that bug for v0.2.0. I'm really not sure what I ultimately want the Details page to look like either, but there's not another layout that I've seen that I'd prefer for now either. If logo support is added, that may help crystallize my ideas.

Cool, and it looks great with the cover image giving the floating box a bit more weight.
yeah, the details section seems hard, the theme I've been using is just to move the details on the default theme so I know what you mean; I like the feel of it on the right side fwiw. I'll probably be using this too now, but I'm eager to see how it evolves.[url=https://playnite.link/forum/thread-125.html][/url]

DanDavis872 · 08-03-2020, 08:00 PM

OP updated with v0.3.0.

Mido_Vodella · 08-22-2020, 11:09 PM

I like it! Just out of curiosity do you plan on adding support for clear logos?

DanDavis872 · 08-22-2020, 11:21 PM

(08-22-2020, 11:09 PM)Mido_Vodella Wrote: I like it! Just out of curiosity do you plan on adding support for clear logos?

Yes, once they are their own metadata field or otherwise independently usable. All themes that currently use them replace icons with the logo, which I prefer not to do.

Mido_Vodella · 08-23-2020, 06:10 PM

(08-22-2020, 11:21 PM)DanDavis872 Wrote:
(08-22-2020, 11:09 PM)Mido_Vodella Wrote: I like it! Just out of curiosity do you plan on adding support for clear logos?
Yes, once they are their own metadata field or otherwise independently usable. All themes that currently use them replace icons with the logo, which I prefer not to do.

Ah I see. I just use them as the game's cover, but there's a white background for each of them using the theme. Either way, thanks for replying!

keysr · 08-24-2020, 09:35 AM

Any plans on integrating SuccessStory? I've had no luck trying to get anything to show up, not even the toolbar button.

DanDavis872 · (This post was last modified: 08-25-2020, 04:02 AM by DanDavis872.)

(08-24-2020, 09:35 AM)keysr Wrote: Any plans on integrating SuccessStory? I've had no luck trying to get anything to show up, not even the toolbar button.

I'd forgotten about that for a while. Even with the default theme I've had such poor luck getting SuccessStory to work consistently, that I couldn't tell when it was my theme or the extension that was the problem, so I just gave up and deleted it. I'll look into getting my theme to work with it better, though. Thanks for the reminder.

danilote1234 · 09-08-2020, 04:21 PM

Hi! Great theme, but is there any way to get rid of the white bars? I do prefer the artwork to fill the space instead of this. Thank you in advance.

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RabidLime · 09-10-2020, 10:14 PM

(07-30-2020, 08:20 PM)DanDavis872 Wrote:
(07-29-2020, 06:20 PM)CyberDragon56 Wrote: What font did you use for the game titles?
It follows your choice in the preferences just in small caps.

having trouble with mine to get the same as in your screen caps. i'd like them to be nice and big like yours.
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