I have just coded this WII Front end if you want to test it out.

[Barry Barcrest]

I saw the wii o/s and thought i would do something simular as there doesn't seem to be much in the way of config options for the current one. So far i have got it to display the warning screen, then drop into the menu when you click. You can then click the menu items and it brings up a menu screen so i would say i am about done offering what the other Wii OS emulation does.

This is where i am right now...

Features:
Change the Backdrop.BMP to any file you wish.
Change the Menu BMP files to any that you wish. (Specify a different one for each channel button)
Change the front warning screen to any BMP you wish.
True Windowed and Fullscreen mode.
Support any resolution supported by your hardware.
Configure each menu button with a command line.
Scoll the thumnail page left and righ using the arrows
Animated the arrows
Displays Date Correctly at the bottom
Right Click the channel and edit it in the frontend

Each menu button is configured by a txt file called channel0.ini - channel35.ini If it doesn't find the INI it just loads a blank channel button. So far in the ini file i have the following;

Button Image
button1.bmp
Main Image
zelda.bmp
Menu Image
Nes.bmp
Title
Zelda
Players
1 - 2 Players
Command Line
C:\NES\Nes.exe Zelda.nes

Do i need to add anything else for the config for each channel?

Change the 0 to a 1 in the pissos.ini to make it fullscreen and you can set the resolution in there too. Although it doesn't re-position everything yet.

DOWNLOAD:
http://www.freeboxjukebox.com/files/beta/pissOS3.zip

[Dazz]

Cool!  I posted a thread sometime ago about the Wii o/s and thought it might make an interesting front end.  Glad to see that someone is running with it.  I'll download this once I get back near my machine and give it a shot.

[Howard_Casto]

Eek man the images are a tad mangled. 

Bitmaps are a big no-no as well.  They take up more memory and you can't do nice effects with them like transparencies.  Pngs make the most sense as there are image packs available for most emulators.

When you click on the start buttons you get wierd artifacts on them. 

It's kind of silly to keep the email and settings buttons on the interface.  Remember you don't have to do it exactly like the wii.  That space could be used to display comething else. 

A good effort, but for the love of god don't swipe the images from that "wii os" some guy over at wiili made as it looks like crap.  Play with some photoshop or gimp and make new images and it'll be great. 

[Barry Barcrest]

You can substitute the images for your own, i'm no gfx guy which is why i used thoose. If you want to make me some that's great. There are a couple of bugs in this Wii front end but i don't know if it is worth carrying on with anyway, i will post up another version i have here as it is already done and it fixes the following;

Taskbar doesn't show up when you exit if using full screen. (FIXED)
Depending on what you have put in the button ini it might not launch the app (FIXED)
Some other fixes i forget now.

I will edit the link on the main page.

[Barry Barcrest]

I just fixed up a couple more bugs...

BUG: Left/Right arrows would show up on app/game select menu (FIXED)
BUG: Menu music Kept Playing when you launched something (FIXED)

I have used this a fair bit today and it all seems to work now. I will post the updated version tonight when i get home for anyone interested.

[Barry Barcrest]

I made a small update so you can skin the buttons. Here is a new skin created by someone over on my forum.

DOWNLOAD:
http://www.freeboxjukebox.com/files/beta/pissOS3.zip