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javeryh's Woodgrain Cabaret Copy
Arroyo:
Holy Bedjeezez, I step away for a couple of days and missed out on all this. Wow! that marquee and monitor look awesome!!! Well done Javery!
I see that you have pretty much decided on the "final" version of the layout. Personally I liked this one the best:
Just looks nice, and it looks comfortable.
If I can help with your Marquee issue, let me know. I've had a lot of practice with HyperMarquee.
Jimbo:
When I read the "how to play"... it took me a while to stop expecting some instructions below it (like the other 2 boxes). Maybe it's just me, but is the "how to play" bit in the middle strictly necessary? Can you try a version without that how to play bar in the middle?
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Arroyo on August 31, 2020, 04:07:32 pm ---Holy Bedjeezez, I step away for a couple of days and missed out on all this. Wow! that marquee and monitor look awesome!!! Well done Javery!
I see that you have pretty much decided on the "final" version of the layout. Personally I liked this one the best:
Just looks nice, and it looks comfortable.
If I can help with your Marquee issue, let me know. I've had a lot of practice with HyperMarquee.
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Yeah... I like that one too. I'm not sure how feasible it is though. The trackball mounting plate is 6"x6" and the CP is only 6.5" tall. Also, the front needs to be about 0.75" before I can drill through because of the marquee monitor sitting right underneath. I'd also have to drill a hole in the mounting plate for the exit button (and probably lose 1 of the posts on the mounting plate). So not a lot of wiggle room. I'm really torn on the controls - part of me still wants to play as many games as I can so spinner/trackball are appealing but the other part of me wants simplicity above all and a more focused cabinet. I go back and forth hourly!
As for the monitor issue - I don't have a marquee problem. That works perfectly. My issue is that the control board on the CRT seems to be damaged. It is plugged into the motherboard but the green LED does not come on and I cannot access the menu. The image needs to be readjusted - it is about 1/2" off center and is also about 1/2" smaller than it should be all the way around. I really don't know how to fix it.
Do you remember how you set up the "press to pause / hold to exit" button in RocketLauncher?
--- Quote from: Jimbo on August 31, 2020, 04:08:52 pm ---When I read the "how to play"... it took me a while to stop expecting some instructions below it (like the other 2 boxes). Maybe it's just me, but is the "how to play" bit in the middle strictly necessary? Can you try a version without that how to play bar in the middle?
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I messed around a bit more based on your suggestion. I'm not sure I like it better. The boxes need to be anchored to something. Maybe if I changed the boxes to the left and right of "How to Play" to be arrows pointing to each box it would be more visually pleasing?
BGoulette:
The line weight of the boxes has been bothering me: I see they mirror the heavy stroke around the controls, but they dwarf the text they surround, and the high contrast white overpowers the much lower contrast red. Have you considered reducing the weight of the white stroke around the text?
Jimbo:
--- Quote from: BGoulette on September 01, 2020, 11:09:58 am ---The line weight of the boxes has been bothering me: I see they mirror the heavy stroke around the controls, but they dwarf the text they surround, and the high contrast white overpowers the much lower contrast red. Have you considered reducing the weight of the white stroke around the text?
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I agree - the boxes are really high contrast and in your face. They pull your eyes away from the controls. With thinner lines that might even make it look better without the "how to play" line across the middle? Maybe also see if darker lines look better too?