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The global settings.conf file defines how your overall system operates. See below for a list of configuration parameters that can be specified for your global settings.conf.
Variable | Allowed values | Description |
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fullscreen | yes, true, no, false | Run the front-end in fullscreen |
horizontal | stretch, #pixels | Screen pixel width (i.e. 1920) |
vertical | stretch, #pixels | Screen pixel height (i.e. 1080) |
layout | a folder name in /layouts | The layout/theme to use for RetroFE (i.e. Aeon Nox) |
hideMouse | yes, true, no, false | Hide the mouse cursor on the screen when the FE is active |
showParenthesis | yes, true, no, false | Hide item/ROM information between () |
showSquareBrackets | yes, true, no, false | Hide item/ROM information between [] |
firstCollection | a folder name in /collections | Specify the name of the first collection to load on start (i.e. Main) |
videoEnable | yes, true, no, false | Enable video display |
videoLoop | #loops | Number of times to loop video playback (enter 0 to continuously loop) |
exitOnFirstPageBack | yes, true, no, false | Exit the frontend when the back button is pressed on the first page |
attractModeTime | time (in seconds) | Enter 0 to disable attract mode, otherwise enter the number of seconds to wait before the menu scrolls to another random point |
rememberMenu | yes, true, no, false | Remember the last highlighted menu item if re-entering a menu |
autoFavorites | yes, true, no, false | Automatically switch to the Favorites playlist if it is available |
autoFavorites | yes, true, no, false | Overwrite system SDL default for SDL_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS to force RetroFE to (not) minimize when the focus on the full-screen window is lost. |
collectionInputClear | yes, true, no, false | Clear the input queue when entering/exiting a collection |
baseMediaPath | i.e.(d:/media) | Override if you choose to have your media stored outside of RetroFE. Can be used by your Collection Settings.conf. |
baseItemPath | i.e.(d:/roms) | Override if you choose to have your roms stored outside of RetroFE. Can be used by your Collection Settings.conf. |