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# FAQ: ES-DE Frontend General - Questions
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<img src="../../wiki_images/logos/es-de-logo.png" width="150">
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## Why can't I press the up button in menus to jump to the bottom row and vice versa?
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[Source](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/FAQ.md#why-cant-i-press-the-up-button-in-menus-to-jump-to-the-bottom-row-and-vice-versa)
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Why this does not work is that menus in ES-DE are not lists but grids.
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A grid can not only contain selectable rows with text but also other features like buttons. <br>
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For example, in one part of the interface there could just be a list of ROMs but in another there could be various button elements as in the scraping menu.
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Enabling the up and down buttons to wrap around would therefore not work consistently as it would sometimes jump to the last row of the grid or to a button at random depending on the layout of the grid.
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Every time it would require a different number of button presses depending on the grid layout.
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This type of contextual navigation feels very weird in practice, especially when you must press the up button twice to find the underlying cause of a list in some lists but more times in others depending on the button layout.
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The solution we opted for instead is:
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- `L1` or `Page Up` Jumps up 6 rows in menus and 10 rows in gamelists.
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- `R1` or `Page Down` Jumps down 6 rows in menus and 10 rows in gamelists.
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- `L2` or `Home` Jumps to the top of the menu or gamelist.
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- `R2` or `End` Jumps to the bottom of the menu or gamelist.
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## How can I add more themes?
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ES-DE comes with a built in Theme Downloader `UI Settings - Theme Downloader`. But you can also add themes manually in the: `~/retrodeck/ES-DE/themes` folder.
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## Is there a list of themes?
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Yes, check here: [ES-DE: Themes List](https://gitlab.com/es-de/themes/themes-list).
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## How do you switch between themes inside of RetroDECK?
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You can switch between them by opening the menu and then navigate to `UI Settings - Theme Set` to select the theme you want to use.
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## "Why does the theme I am using not work?" or "Why does the layout look broken?" (black screen with blue text)?
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- Please make sure you are specifically using a theme that is compatible with [ES-DE](https://www.es-de.org).
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- If you are trying to use a theme that was built for Batocera it will not be compatible.
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- ES-DE uses a unique theme engine so themes are not directly portable from Batocera.
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See the ES-DE's Guide 📘 for more details.
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## Why does the theme layout look squished?
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- The Steam Deck has a screen aspect ratio of `16:10` and most themes that you will find are built for an aspect ratio of `16:9`. Depending on the theme's design this may cause the layout to appear squished when using it on the Steam Deck's display.
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- All the included themes are built for 16:10 aspect ratio so you should not see this issue with any of them; however, if you are downloading a theme from another source there is a chance this can occur for you.
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- There are 2 ways to fix this if it does occur: (1) see if a specific version was built for `16:10` aspect ratio and use that instead or (2) edit the theme to make it compatible with that aspect ratio.
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## Can I manually add custom game images/videos/media for games that I can not scrape?
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Yes, check the file structure over at Emulationstation DE's user guide on gitlab.
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[Manually copying game media files](https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de/-/blob/master/USERGUIDE.md#manually-copying-game-media-files)
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## Where is my scraped data?
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In: `~/retrodeck/ES-DE/downloaded_media` folder.
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## I got some weird error message about quota after scraping!
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The error message mentions something about quota. You have a quota limit on how much you can scrape each day from [Screenscraper](https://www.screenscraper.fr/) where each item you scrape counts as 1 quota of the daily total.
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You can pay them to get a bit more daily quota and show your support or just wait 24 hours.
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## The Scraper said: The Server or Service is down?
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The service is down, check [Screenscraper](https://www.screenscraper.fr/) when they get back up.
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## Can I only scrape one game or can I narrow down the scraping method?
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Yes, check the `EmulationStation-DE Guide 📘` for more details.
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## Can I move the downloaded_media folder?
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You can move it with the the move RetroDECK option inside the configurator.
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## Can I copy the downloaded_media folder to another device?
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Yes, just copy it into the other device RetroDECK folder.
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## The scraping is very slow...
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[Screenscraper](https://www.screenscraper.fr/) offers different types of donations that can increase your speed with extra threads.
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## My systems storage ran out after scraping...
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You can clean out images and videos that takes a lot of space under: `~/retrodeck/downloaded_media`.
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### But I still want them...
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The only way to still keep them is either delete something else from the storage or buy more storage.
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## Can I launch a speicifc game with another emulator then default, but keep the rest on the default?
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Yes, if you want for example launch one of the PSX games with Duckstation instead of RetroArch.
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First navigate to the game in the gamelist, then open the `Gamelist Options Menu` - `Edit This Game's Metadata` - `Alternative Emulator` - `Set the emulator here`.
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