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Sort platforms by release date (or custom order)?


matchaman

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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).

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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. :) 

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hahah :D

I was wondering if it's possible to use custom icons before each platform in LaunchBox, kind of like OpenEmu:

intro-nes-grid.png

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).

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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.

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