ThemeMaster is an EmulationStation theme manager for small screen devices running ArkOS, RetroOZ, TheRA, JELOS, UnofficialOS or NostixOS.
Following devices are supported : Gameforce Chi, Powkiddy RGB10 RGB10 Max/3, RGB30, X55 and XU10, Anbernic RG351P/M/V RG552 and RG503, RK2020, Odroid-go Advance, Super and Ultra units.
User Guide
Installation
- First, download the latest version of ThemeMaster from here.
- Open the zip file and extract the ThemeMaster.sh file and ThemeMaster folder.
ArkOS (021-02-13 or newer)
- Place ThemeMaster.sh and ThemeMaster folder in
/roms/tools.- NB : on RG351V, if SD2 is being used for roms, installation must be in
/roms2/tools/.
- NB : on RG351V, if SD2 is being used for roms, installation must be in
- Run ThemeMaster from ArkOS Options > Tools menu.
TheRA
- Place ThemeMaster.sh and ThemeMaster folder in
/opt/tools.
RetroOZ (0.50 - Beta - 2 July or newer)
- Place ThemeMaster.sh and ThemeMaster folder in
/roms/tools(or directly in /opt/system/Tools).
JELOS
- Place ThemeMaster.sh and ThemeMaster folder in
/storage/roms/ports. - Run ThemeMaster from JELOS Ports menu.
Controls
Navigation
- Controls are : d-pad to move, A to validate, B to select an item in radiolist and checklist.
- Select key exits ThemeMaster.
- You can force quit ThemeMaster by pressing Select + Start.
Image viewer
- Controls are : X to quit displaying a picture, Y to rotate a picture.
Modes
Theme Gallery mode (default one)
In Theme Gallery mode, ThemeMaster relies on information from Emulationstation-OGA-Theme-Gallery by Jetup to create a bespoke theme collection (allowing access from different GitHub accounts at once). Collection is cached locally and updated at startup whenever new commit exists on Emulationstation-OGA-Theme-Gallery repository.
GitHub Repository mode
In GitHub repository mode, ThemeMaster creates a live theme’s collection by pulling information from a GitHub account based on repositories starting with “es-theme”.
- You can change the account to be used from ThemeMaster Settings menu.
- The list of GitHub accounts to be used can be manually configured by editing the “collections” variable in “ThemeMaster.cfg” file. NB : before adding an account, please check that repositories are pre-set with the correct ES folder structure (as ThemeMaster relies on GitHub source).
How it works
- Theme’s update management is based on latest GitHub commit’s date.
- Theme management is based on GitHub repository’s name.
- Uninstaller allows removal of stock themes which you may not be able to reinstall via ThemeMaster.
- User’s preferences are saved in the “ThemeMaster.cfg” file which is generated after first launch.
- Files within the “data” subfolder are automatically (re)generated by the application.
Nota Bene
- Beware that name duplicates (between different GitHub accounts) is not managed ; this could lead to unwanted behaviour if you choose to swap between theme collections (e.g. replace a theme with another).
- Prerelease versions may have been barely tested, use at your own risk.
Credits
ThemeMaster reused some external code to emulated keyboards and to display pictures :
- ‘tm-joypad’ binary is based on AnberPorts-Joystick by Kris Henriksen,
- ‘image-viewer’ binary is based on Image Viewer by Adrien Ricciardi.
Background
Original script ArkThemes was developed for ArkOS by TadMSTR based on AnberPorts with contributions from choo t and JohnIrvine.
Most evolutions have been initially implemented on ArkThemes-fork which has reached EOL following the release of ThemeMaster (new name suggested by 5uck3rpunch).
Support ThemeMaster
No better support than ThemeMaster being used! If you have a GitHub account you can show it by starring the project.
Feel free to suggest any enhancement and to report any issue directly through GitHub. Alternatively - and for any questions, comments or feedback - you can find me on the Retro Game Handhelds Discord’s server.