PS3 HTML Frontend Idea with simple wMM game browser example included

Coverflow GUI for PS3 2.0 is now available.
- Now includes ROMS category
- Lots of bug fixes and code improvement
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Thanks to @DeViL303 for this fantastic GUI!! http://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/releases

https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/commit/f8b58f11c2e0dee16e3111dc9a2176cb06060949
- Refactored almost all functions
- Renamed many variables, removed redundant function parameters
- Added ROMS category
- Now read games from gamelist.js (except PS3)
- Fixed mount of games when action don't include /mount_ps3
- Fixed clear screen when category don't have items
- Fixed items display when category has less that 5 items
 
That's so much better, Glad you like it.

BTW Shout out to @xps3riments for showing me the trick years ago to move everything -100% up then draw whole page out there for transparent background on PS3 web browser. He used it when making HEN enabler. I dont think its ever been used like this before though.

Other random ideas for the html I had when I was making it:
  • To get more usage out of the limited button set, D-Pad + X buttons. When you press X on a game and/or category it could open a small popup context menu, with mount, or rescan category being default options.
  • Add a row of "normal" buttons to very top or very bottom that can be moved onto with up or down to make segment active for top 5 most used options or something.
  • Could have a grid view too on very same page. So move everything up 200%, then have it so pressing down when on categories row jumps down 100% and shows full grid of items instantly, no page change needed.
  • or simply have a button linking to another html that shows a grid view using same transparent background trick, so it looks and acts like photo GUI essentially.
 
DeViL303 said:
That's so much better, Glad you like it.

BTW Shout out to @xps3riments for showing me the trick years ago to move everything -100% up then draw whole page out there for transparent background on PS3 web browser. He used it when making HEN enabler. I dont think its ever been used like this before though.

Other random ideas for the html I had when I was making it:
  • To get more usage out of the limited button set, D-Pad + X buttons. When you press X on a game and/or category it could open a small popup context menu, with mount, or rescan category being default options.
  • Add a row of "normal" buttons to very top or very bottom that can be moved onto with up or down to make segment active for top 5 most used options or something.
  • Could have a grid view too on very same page. So move everything up 200%, then have it so pressing down when on categories row jumps down 100% and shows full grid of items instantly, no page change needed.
  • or simply have a button linking to another html that shows a grid view using same transparent background trick, so it looks and acts like photo GUI essentially.
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Yes these are cool ideas. I think that instead of the "normal buttons" would be easier to have a 3rd slider menu that shows in the top of the screen where the debug window shows. The top slider would let reuse a good amount of the current code.
EDIT: it was actually much easier to add a new category and include a hardcoded list with the icons, titles and action links.
https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/commit/3c6b260d7130ebc3566141909798d862ff8c4ffe

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I'm done with this Coverflow for now.

The grid mode is a nice idea, but webMAN MOD already has 4 grids GUIs: /index.ps3, slaunchMOD, LaunchPad MOD and PhotoGUI.
I have used +16 hours making the improvements to your code. I don't know if I want to put more time making redundant GUIs.

Any contribution from you or other developers that want to implement these ideas are welcome.
 
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DeViL303 said:
Thanks for fixing it. I know it was pretty bad.

I'm a bit the same with it. might get back to it someday.
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The code was not bad... indeed it had a good coding style, well structured and it was easy to follow.
There were some conditions not managed and the GUI needed some effects.

It was harder to fix only because I needed to test the changes directly on the PS3. That requires to be uploading files by FTP frequently.
 
Shame that my html skills are basic, Been working on my own idea for webMAN MOD via a fake OS but I wanted to start fresh. It's hard to implement the commands for a filemanager, loading bar, etc. for a loading bar it has to look really basic. I guess being as sleepy as I am anything is hard to do.
 
aldostools said:
Coverflow GUI for PS3 2.0 is now available.
- Now includes ROMS category
- Lots of bug fixes and code improvement
GPkIei7W4AAg5dP


Thanks to @DeViL303 for this fantastic GUI!! http://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/releases

https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/commit/f8b58f11c2e0dee16e3111dc9a2176cb06060949
- Refactored almost all functions
- Renamed many variables, removed redundant function parameters
- Added ROMS category
- Now read games from gamelist.js (except PS3)
- Fixed mount of games when action don't include /mount_ps3
- Fixed clear screen when category don't have items
- Fixed items display when category has less that 5 items
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Ps2 Cover now works but ps3 dont. Please fix!
 
Cloud-Stri said:
Ps2 Cover now works but ps3 dont. Please fix!
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The file mygames.xml may be missing or have a bad format. Try refreshing XML.

Or try this: open games.html in notepad, search this line:
Code: 
if(typeof slides != "undefined" && categoryId != categoryIds.PS3)
replace it with
Code: 
if(true)

Save the file games.html and upload it to PS3 to the folder /dev_hdd0/xmlhost/game_plugin

This change will force to use gamelist.js instead of mygames.xml
 
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aldostools said:
The file mygames.xml may be missing or have a bad format. Try refreshing XML.

Or try this: open games.html in notepad, search this line:
Code: 
if(typeof slides != "undefined" && categoryId != categoryIds.PS3)
replace it with
Code: 
if(true)

Save the file games.html and upload it to PS3 to the folder /dev_hdd0/xmlhost/game_plugin

This change will force to use gamelist.js instead of mygames.xml
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THX bro it works!!

@aldostools can u add psn Games to cowerflow gui?
App_home Games dont work.
 
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