matchaman Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 (edited) I wasn't very lucky in finding results about this. Is there a way to arrange platforms by release date (or other orders) instead of system names? Especially in Big Box, it would look much better to me if oldest systems showed first and each one followed the other historically (or the opposite). Edited August 17, 2018 by matchaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, matchaman said: I wasn't very lucky in finding results about this. Is there a way to arrange platforms by release date (or other orders) instead of system names? Especially in Big Box, it would look much better to me if oldest systems showed first and each one followed the other historically (or the opposite). You can right click a platform in the left bar and edit, and there is a sort order option in there, sort as you please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchaman Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 Fantastic! I edited Platforms.xml for quicker access and copy/pasted the release date in that field, since it's using the Japanese standard of yyyy-mm-dd. Can I ask another question here without opening another topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Just kidding feel free to ask any questions you have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchaman Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 hahah I was wondering if it's possible to use custom icons before each platform in LaunchBox, kind of like OpenEmu: I can't find a field for icons, only Banner, Clear Logo, Device and Fanart, while I'd love to see the device png appear on the left as an icon (or use a custom .ico). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 It isn't possible although I will admit that does look pretty good with the icons there in your screen shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchaman Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 It's indeed some cute icing on the cake. Crossing my fingers this could be added... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil9000 Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Wow, that OpenEmu does look a lot like Launchbox doesnt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchaman Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 Yeah, it's a Mac-only interface for libretro AFAIK. Very limited in customization options though, nowhere near as complete as LaunchBox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syntaxian Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) Resurrecting this thread - the custom sort did achieve the intended result within standard LaunchBox, but seems to have mixed results in BigBox. There are traces of it following the pattern I've sorted for but goes haywire in it's arrangement more than it does stick to the pattern. Edit: I found a workaround. Turns out the only platforms that were out of the position I wanted them to be where the sort items 1 & 2. I changed 1 & 2 to be the last entries sorted in the series and now there is continuity in BigBox. I'm guessing that when I reach sort 10 - It treats 1 as the first of the 10's. Similarly, when I reach Sort 20, it moves Sort 2 to the front of that as well. Edited September 9, 2021 by syntaxian Issue Workaround Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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