Collections and favorites not working

I'm trying to replicate this guide but the Y button ain't working neither for adding favorites nor to configure the custom collection.
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation/

Anyone faced this issue?

Hello
Maybe because here it's not a Retropie forum, but Retrobat one.
The version of EmulationStation isn't the same

So better to search for explanations where they are correct :
https://retrobat.forumgaming.fr/t135-faq-retrobat-wip#1282

getupor wrote:Hello
Maybe because here it's not a Retropie forum, but Retrobat one.
The version of EmulationStation isn't the same

So better to search for explanations where they are correct :
https://retrobat.forumgaming.fr/t135-faq-retrobat-wip#1282

I know that RETROBAT != RETROPIE, but the ES core underneath is pretty similar.
What I can't reach to understand is WHY, if Retrobat's ES allow for custom collections, the mechanism is completely crippled.
I know, it's my bad because the "CREATE NEW CUSTOM COLLECTION FROM THEME" option is deprecated from newer ES builds.
Still, they allow to create custom collections and in that mode you can browse the interface to add that games to the custom collection, using the "favorite button" but instead of adding to favorites, the game adds to that collection.
This behaviour is completely broken on retrobat.

tsellad wrote:
I know that RETROBAT != RETROPIE, but the ES core underneath is pretty similar.

Similar in name, but totally different in behaviour.
The ES version modded by F.Caruso is improved with additionnal settings.


BTW, to use the "New collection from theme" option, you have to get a theme which got allready exist collection.



If not, you have to use a "custom game collection"

getupor wrote:

tsellad wrote:
I know that RETROBAT != RETROPIE, but the ES core underneath is pretty similar.

Similar in name, but totally different in behaviour.
The ES version modded by F.Caruso is improved with additionnal settings.


BTW, to use the "New collection from theme" option, you have to get a theme which got allready exist collection.

http://getupor.free.fr/Retrobat/Add%20Games%20To%20Collection_EN.mp4

If not, you have to use a "custom game collection"

I know, I know.
The thing is, I can't run a custom collection because the game adding feature using the favorite button doesn't work. It just adds the game to favorites, not to the custom game collection I'm trying to build.

tsellad wrote:.
The thing is, I can't run a custom collection because the game adding feature using the favorite button doesn't work.

Have you look at the first link that I gave you, more precisely have you follow the indication on the PDF
http://retrobat.ovh/notice/notice.pdf

getupor wrote:

tsellad wrote:.
The thing is, I can't run a custom collection because the game adding feature using the favorite button doesn't work.

Have you look at the first link that I gave you, more precisely have you follow the indication on the PDF
http://retrobat.ovh/notice/notice.pdf

I'm afraid that you don't understand my problem.
I've read the manual, I know the favorite button needs a long press.
The problem is that building a custom collection relies on the same favorite button, but instead adding it to a generic favorite list, it should add to the newly created custom collection.
That's the behaviour that isn't working properly.

getupor wrote:

tsellad wrote:
I know that RETROBAT != RETROPIE, but the ES core underneath is pretty similar.

Similar in name, but totally different in behaviour.
The ES version modded by F.Caruso is improved with additionnal settings.


BTW, to use the "New collection from theme" option, you have to get a theme which got allready exist collection.

http://getupor.free.fr/Retrobat/Add%20Games%20To%20Collection_EN.mp4

If not, you have to use a "custom game collection"

BTW, that side menu you show on the video is present on vanilla ES, but not on retrobat.
That's exactly what I want to do.

But this video extract is from Retrobat installed on my computer...

Can you told us which version of Retrobat you are using (menu system > information) and which theme ?

getupor wrote:Can you told us which version of Retrobat you are using (menu system > information) and which theme ?

4.0.2
The context menu has been overriden:
In vanilla ES is the Y button, but in retrobat is long press A button.
It's fixed now.
Thanks for your help and patience.