NymphCast GUI fails to start due to failing to load fonts about nymphcast HOT 12 CLOSED

Closing this issue for now. Please create a new issue if needed.

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The resources were not being loaded properly from the local file. I have added a few changes so that these local fonts (in the NymphCast project folder) are also loaded.

This probably will have to be changed for distribution again.

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No luck, with the last command I get the same result.

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I have updated the code so that it supports having the resources folder (.emulationstation) in one of three locations:

1. As the in-project folder when executing the binary in the format ./bin//nymphcast_server (default).
2. In the home folder (~/.emulationstation). Used automatically when exists.
3. As the location specified using a new CLI parameter (-r/--resources) passed to the server. This expects an .emulationstation folder to exist in that location.

I have tested the first two in a Ubuntu VM, and am able to load the GUI that way.

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Uh but where is that .emulationstation folder supposed to come from?

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It exists under src/server.

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Ah so distributions will need to install the somewhere then?

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Yes, I imagine it will have to be copied somewhere, much like the wallpapers folder and other resources.

I have updated the README accordingly. Please let me know if you need more information :)

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It seems I misunderstood the use-case for the standalone GUI thing. I guess this has to be used in combination with some software called emulation station?

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EmulationStation is a GUI which is also used by e.g. RetroPie. I used it as the basis for NymphCast's GUI, and am using it for displaying media shares and playing these back from media server instances.

The resource folder contains the graphics, configuration files, etc. for this GUI.

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Ok so in that case something is going wrong still. I can see the GUI coming up for a second but it then shuts down:

Aug 01 18:37:14 lvl0:   No systems found! Does at least one system have a game present? (check that extensions match!)
(Also, make sure you've updated your es_systems.cfg for XML!)
Failed to start the GUI. Aborting...

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If this is still an issue for you, could you please describe the steps taken before launching the server? The es_systems.cfg file mentioned is found in src/server/.emulationstation, which should be the default location where the server looks in GUI mode.

The log file lists the exact location where it looks. Please have a look at it, or post the entire log/email it so that I can take a look at it.

Thank you :)

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