Display Game Ratings as Percent or Other Formats

📋 Summary

Add native options in LaunchBox and Big Box to display game ratings as a percentage (and optionally other formats), without changing how ratings are stored or entered.


Problem

LaunchBox currently displays ratings primarily as a 5 star value. This works well, but it limits theme creators and UI customization:

  • Themes often need ratings shown as percent, out of 10, or text

  • Converting star values inside XAML usually requires heavy triggers or visual hacks

  • These conversions can add overhead in wheels and large lists, causing lag

  • Plugins can solve it, but add complexity and reliability concerns for both creators and users

Theme creators need a lightweight, native way to render ratings in different formats.


💡 Proposal

Introduce display format options for ratings, handled by the core logic engine:

  • Keep rating entry and storage unchanged

  • Add new display outputs such as:

    • Percent (0 to 100%)

    • Out of 10

    • Optional text labels (e.g., Mixed, Good, Excellent)

  • Expose these as theme friendly fields so creators can use them without custom conversion logic


📦 Benefits

  • Gives theme creators more flexibility without hacks or plugins

  • Reduces UI overhead from XAML conversions and triggers

  • Improves performance in wheels and large views

  • Keeps the existing rating system intact while expanding presentation options


💡 Notes

  • Default behavior should remain 5 star display

  • Mapping rules for text labels could be configurable or fixed

  • Percent and out of 10 can be derived directly from the existing 0.1 to 5.0 rating value

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Status

Open To Community

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LaunchBox for Windows

Date

28 days ago

Author

SIMPLY AUSTIN

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