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Reorder Rules in Auto-Populate Playlists

šŸ“‹ Summary

Add the ability to reorder lines in the Auto-Populate rules editor in LaunchBox. While rule order does not impact functionality, this allows users to better organize and visualize their criteria.


šŸŽÆ Feature Overview

When building an Auto-Populated Playlist, users could use up/down arrows or drag-and-drop handles to reorder individual rules. Since all rules are evaluated as an ā€œANDā€ condition, this change is purely visual and intended to improve readability.


šŸ›  Example Use Case

  • A user creates a playlist with 8 rules.

  • They want to group similar rules (e.g., all metadata filters together) to make it easier to review.

  • Instead of deleting and recreating rules in a new order, they simply move them up or down.


šŸ“¦ Benefits

  • Improves visual clarity when editing or reviewing complex rule sets.

  • Supports consistency across multiple playlists.

  • Saves time by removing the need to manually rebuild rule order.


šŸ’” Notes

This request is for quality-of-life purposes only. Rule order does not affect how games are filtered or selected—it simply provides users with a cleaner and more organized editing experience.

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Jul 22, 2025

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • VodkaParalyzer

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    Jul 22, 2025

    In LaunchBox, add ability to resort lines in the Auto-Populate rules

    In LaunchBox, add the ability to move lines in the Auto-Populate rules up and down

    Totally aware that this won’t have an effect on how the games are selected, but for people that like consistency, it provides the abilty to have these all appear the same