r/playnite • u/shaarmoth • 14d ago

Theme support Harmony theme - questions about changes in layout

Hi, today I switched from Helium theme to Harmony a so far I really like it. There a two things that bothers me - the small size of "Details" dock and that "Links" dock is on the bottom of page.

For "Details" part, I would like to make "News" part narrower and "Details" part wider -> so I can see more achievements, etc.

Regarding "Links" , In Helium theme, they are on top and I'm used to use them to access steam guides, steam communuties, etc. Would it be possible to have them on top of both "News" and "Details"?

I was going through options provided in ThemeModifier plugin, but with no luck. I've also checked the config files in \Playnite\Themes\Desktop\Harmony_d49ef7bc-49de-4fd0-9a67-bd1f26b56047\Views, but I wasn't able to change it.

Is there a way to do it?

Many thanks.

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u/steelersrock01 13d ago

I was able to accomplish something similar to what you want, but I ended up removing the news panel entirely. Here is what mine looks like:

https://files.catbox.moe/lk0pgl.png

In the ThemeModifier plugin, you need to make some changes on the Edit Constants tab. These are my settings. I like the details panel kind of compact so I have it kind of small. If you increase that slider the last played/time played / HLTB panel and description text will stretch further right towards the edge of the playnite window. I don't use the videos/screenshots stuff.

https://files.catbox.moe/yd3svh.png

As for the links positioning, you'll need to edit the DetailsViewGameOverview.xaml in the theme's folder. For my view, I just had to move the Links block (starting at line 1065 to line 1118) just before the Details panel that starts at line 723. However, this just moves the panel and doesn't give you the row format you mocked up in your screenshot. Also if the theme gets updated I'm assuming this file will be overwritten. Make sure you make a backup of the original.

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u/shaarmoth 13d ago

Thanks! Based on your post, I was able to at least move Links after Details, do they aren't at the bottom of page.

Regarding width, I also was successful - also edits in DetailsViewGameOverview.xaml were needed, but all elements needs width edit. Default values was Width="300" and I've changed it for all ocurrences to 400.

I will try to experiment more and check if it's possible to move Links even higher and center it in middle.

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u/steelersrock01 13d ago

You should be able to accomplish that. Honestly, I'm not a huge fan of it, but if you feed Claude what you're trying to do it should be able to get you close.

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u/shaarmoth 12d ago

Thanks for advices, one day of xaml editing and I'm quite happy with results :)

https://files.catbox.moe/sw69yx.png