The display grid

Fitting the display to your screen

The grid fits exactly the space available: there is never a scrollbar nor a cut-off row. You decide the number of columns and rows, and the application works out the size of the covers. This is the setting that changes the look of your cabinet the most.

1

The sliders

Settings, Display section: two sliders control the number of columns and rows. Multiplying the two gives the number of covers per page — the rest moves to the next page. A preview sits beside the sliders so you can judge without leaving the settings.

The sliders — Application screenshot
The sliders — Application screenshot
2

Few columns: large covers

Dropping to six columns gives each cover a lot more room. This is the setting to pick for a touchscreen or a cabinet seen from a distance: artwork is recognisable at a glance and the targets are wide enough for a finger.

Few columns: large covers — Application screenshot
Few columns: large covers — Application screenshot
3

Many columns: see everything at once

At fourteen columns, the same page shows far more artists. This is the setting for a large collection browsed with a mouse: fewer pages to go through, at the cost of smaller artwork.

Many columns: see everything at once — Application screenshot
Many columns: see everything at once — Application screenshot
4

The grid skin

The skin sets the mood: colours, materials, the look of the labels. Seven styles are on offer, from the original cover display to seven-inch single labels behind a lit pane of glass, by way of a midnight-blue Jazz Club or a charcoal-and-coral Rock’n’Roll. A Vintage jukebox mode switch at the top of the section sets the theme, the skin, the VU meter and the layout in one go — and gives your previous settings back if you turn it off.

The grid skin — Application screenshot
The grid skin — Application screenshot
5

The tile shape

Independently of the skin, the shape decides the silhouette of the covers: the original square, a seven-inch single whose cover becomes the centre label, that same record standing alone against the background, a vinyl peeking out beside a cover that stays square and therefore fully readable, or a round badge ringed in the theme colours. The change is instant: the grid redraws without leaving the settings.

The tile shape — Application screenshot
The tile shape — Application screenshot