KevinMos3 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I intended to post about this a long time ago, but never got around to it. Since the Harmony Cart sorts files/directories according to when they were created on the SD card, you can do some interesting sorts. To make the menu more attractive for my tastes, I created blank text documents and named them with all hyphens to separate certain groups of folders. I'm sure most ppl will not care for my folder choices, but some may like the idea of using blank files to decorate the menu. Here's what my menu looks like: [Commercial] [Cassettes] ------------------------ [Homebrew] [Hacks] [Prototypes] [NTSC Conversions] [Flashback 2] ------------------------ [Paddles] [Driving Controller] [Light Gun] [2-Button Hacks] ------------------------ [special Releases] [Trainers] [Demos] [brazilian] [supercharger Compatib..] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [[[ Harmony Software ]]] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx So the lines of hyphens and "x"s are the 0-byte files. You could also add them to your ROM folders so that you have separations between letter groups like this: 0 ]--------------------- 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe.bin A ]--------------------- Acid Drop.bin Adventure.bin Adventures of Tron.bin Air Raid.bin B ]--------------------- Bank Heist.bin Barnstorming.bin Basic Math.bin BASIC Programming.bin Basketball.bin Battlezone.bin C ]--------------------- Cakewalk.bin California Games.bin Carnival.bin Centipede.bin Challenge of Nexar.bin ...and so on What ideas have others had for sorting their directories/files and decorating their menu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snstay Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Hey, I think your idea is awesome. I have my set organized by hardware. check it out let me know what you think. (Good to see more rom organization posts here) Thanks Scott http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59161327/Scotts%20Harmony%20Cart.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I downloaded a set that was organized by company (Atari, Activision, Imagic, etc...) I like that setup, but an alphabetical list by title would be cool too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snstay Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 There is probably enough room on a 2gb card to have them organized in every diffrent way! We should pool everyones set and see what we can come up with huh. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 My collection is pretty clean (with all the variants taken out), and has lots of hacks and homebrews, yet still only takes up just over 8MB. I use an old 512MB SD card, so I could have about every sorting method we could think of and still have lots of space left over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snstay Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Is there a way you could post or pm me your set. Id like to see your handywork! thanks Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Is there a way you could post or pm me your set. Id like to see your handywork! thanks Scott seconded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 I wouldn't mind sharing. I'll have to make a few tweaks to it first though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer4x4 Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Excellent idea! Are there multiple files named the same? (12 hyphens, or Xs...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snstay Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Awesome Kevin cant wait to see it!!!! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Excellent idea! Are there multiple files named the same? (12 hyphens, or Xs...) No, each successive one has one more character than the last or else there would be a naming conflict. I trimmed off the extra characters to represent what the menu actually looks like on a TV. I coulda taken a pic, but uploading it on dialup would have been a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snstay Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Ha kevin i just noticed your clever location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer4x4 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Excellent idea! Are there multiple files named the same? (12 hyphens, or Xs...) No, each successive one has one more character than the last or else there would be a naming conflict. I trimmed off the extra characters to represent what the menu actually looks like on a TV. I coulda taken a pic, but uploading it on dialup would have been a pain. Ahh, makes sense, great, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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