How to add padding to standard art view?

I’ve got my 34XX just about completely set up. I’m only running GBA content and I’m only displaying the front box art image. With box art set to align Right Center this is almost exactly what I want, but I’d like the image to be centered between the game titles and right screen edge instead of being flush to the screen edge. I read the Artwork page and tried creating a Nintendo Game Boy Advance.ini file in the catalogue folder, but everything I’ve tried just results in no art being displayed at all. The following is one of many attempts… can someone tell me what I’m missing?

[viewport]
WIDTH = 0
HEIGHT = 0
COLUMN_MODE = 0
COLUMN_MODE_ALIGNMENT = 0

[image1]
FOLDER = box
ALIGN = 8
MAX_WIDTH = 0
MAX_HEIGHT = 0
PAD_LEFT = 0
PAD_RIGHT = 15
PAD_TOP = 0
PAD_BOTTOM = 0

you’d probably be better off using a theme override
muxplore.ini (66 Bytes)
copy this to your /MUOS/theme/override directory

all you would need to do is adjust the two values in this file for how much space you want the list items to have. then under

Configuration -> Customisation

set

Content Box Art = Front
Content Box Art Align = Center

you would also need to get rid of any of the ini’s you created

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Beautiful - that works perfectly after a bit of tinkering with values. Thanks so much for the quick reply!

I don’t yet understand why this approach is the right one compared to just messing with the artwork parameters directly, but then I haven’t dug into themes at all either. I’m sure it makes sense somehow, but I’m happy enough with the default theme that I don’t care to dig into the details.

Thanks again!

it’s mainly just a bit overkill. The other method adds a ton of options for resizing or doing multiple images. this approach is just simpler if you all you want to do is center a single image.

If I were… let’s imagine… to get a 35XX or other model loaded with more systems beyond GBA, then I’d have to go the other way to customize the artwork per system? Correct?

not necessarily this way centers the artwork in the remaining space so as long as you size your artwork accordingly it should be fine.