Expand "Missing Images" Section Browsing to Support All Media Types

📋Summary

Extend LaunchBox’s current Missing Image Group functionality to include all available image categories, including more specific and newly added types like Box Spines, Disc Art, and gameplay-specific screenshots. This would improve the ability to visually audit which artwork is missing from games and better adapt the media viewer to system-specific content.


❗Problem

Currently, the Image Group filter in LaunchBox allows users to browse specific types of media across games—such as box front, clear logos, or carts. This is incredibly helpful for spotting missing artwork. However, the feature only supports a limited number of broad image categories, and many subtypes (like Box Spine, Screenshot - Game Over, or Disc Art) are excluded from the view options.

In addition, the same categories are presented for all platforms, even if they don’t logically apply (e.g., showing cartridge images for CD-based systems). This can lead to inefficiencies when managing or sourcing missing media.


💡Proposal

  • Add full support for all image subcategories within the Image Group selector, including:

    • Box - Spine

    • Box - Full

    • Disc

    • Cart - Front / Back

    • Screenshot - Title / Select / Game Over / High Scores

    • Arcade - Marquee

    • Steam Banner

    • Other platform-specific categories

  • Optionally allow users to customize which image types appear in the selector per system, so irrelevant media types can be hidden (e.g., no “Carts” for Dreamcast).

  • Dynamically adjust available image groups based on the selected platform, offering a cleaner and more context-sensitive experience.


✅Benefits

  • Makes it easier to audit and maintain complete, consistent media libraries

  • Saves time during artwork curation and media pack creation

  • Adapts better to evolving community standards as new image types are added

  • Improves overall polish and organization for users with large or heavily customized libraries 🧼🎨

  • Helps users spot and fill in missing artwork with greater precision

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LaunchBox for Windows

Date

11 months ago

Author

purringc

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