Getting Started

Written By Brian Faeran

Last updated 6 months ago

How It Works

LaunchBox for Android themes use 2 different Views:

  • Filters Views
    Contain the layout for the root view. By default, the root view displays a list of Platforms, but a user can change this to many different filters, like Genres, Developers, and Play Modes.

  • Games Views
    Contain the layout for displaying games.

Each view has different types you can choose from, and each type contains specific View Settings that a user can adjust.
Example files for each type of view are provided — choose the one that works best for your theme.

Get Started

An example theme is provided, which shows examples of all available types of Views.

Location:

LaunchBox\Themes\Example Theme

Setup Steps:

  1. Copy the Example Theme folder and rename it to your theme name.

  2. The theme folder structure will look like this:

    LaunchBox\Themes\[Theme Name]\Filters Views\Examples LaunchBox\Themes\[Theme Name]\Games Views\Examples

  3. In both Examples folders are the different view types you can use as a starting point (each view file ends in .xaml).

  4. To make an example view viewable in LaunchBox for Android:

    • Move it outside of the Examples folder.

    • Change the name of the view file to reflect the type of view you are making.

  5. Edit the view file in your favorite text editor to make custom changes.