Physical Storage and Binders

Physical Storage & Binders

One of Bindarr's most distinctive capabilities is tracking the exact real-world location of every physical card in your collection. Instead of just maintaining a digital inventory, Bindarr knows which physical binder, page number, and pocket slot (1–9) or box row each card lives in.

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Container Types

Bindarr supports two primary physical storage paradigms:

Container Type	Structure	Ideal For
Binder	Organized by numbered Pages, each with a fixed pocket grid (e.g. standard 9-pocket 3×3, 4-pocket 2×2, or 12-pocket 4×3). Includes interactive flip-book page navigation.	Master sets, rare binders, vintage holos, trade binders.
Box	Organized by Rows (channels) with custom capacities and configurable physical Dividers.	Bulk storage, playsets, deck boxes, sleeved cube storage.

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Slot Coordinate System & Positioning

Under the hood, Bindarr uses a sparse integer positioning system:

$$\text{position} = \text{slot} \times 1000$$

• Slot 1 $\rightarrow$ position: 1000
• Slot 2 $\rightarrow$ position: 2000
• Slot 3 $\rightarrow$ position: 3000

This design allows manual card insertions and re-ordering without requiring bulk rewrites of every subsequent row in the database.

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Sorting Schemes & Rules

When creating or editing a container, you can assign a Sorting Scheme:

Sorting Scheme	Description
Custom (Manual)	Cards stay exactly where you place them. Enables freeform drag-and-drop filing and custom binder curation.
Set & Number	Automatically sorts cards chronologically by official set release and collector number (e.g., #001 through #151).
Price	Automatically ranks cards by current market value from highest to lowest.
Name	Sorts alphabetically by card name.
Type / Color	Groups cards by type (Pokémon: Grass, Fire, Water, Psychic; MTG: WUBRG, Artifacts, Lands).
Language	Groups printings by language.

Foil Sorting Options

Containers can also enforce foil separation:

• No foil sorting: Foils and non-foils are intermixed according to the primary sort scheme.
• Foils First: Foil printings take precedence at the front of each group.
• Separate Foil Section: All foil cards are grouped into designated foil compartments.

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Compartment Assignments & Visual Dividers

For large binders or multi-row boxes, you can map specific criteria directly to specific compartments:

• Visual Dividers: In structured sort views, Bindarr automatically renders visual set banners and category dividers between pages or box rows.
• Compartment Category Rules: Assign specific sets or card types to specific pages (e.g., Page 1–5: Base Set, Page 6–10: Jungle, Page 11–15: Fossil).

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Arranging & Filing Cards

Bindarr provides two distinct interfaces for organizing cards depending on your device:

Desktop: Drag-and-Drop

1. Open your Binder or Box in the Storage tab.
2. If the container uses Custom sorting, drag any card from the Unsorted Queue at the bottom directly into an empty pocket.
3. Drag a filed card to a new pocket to move it.
4. Dropping a card onto an occupied pocket will automatically swap the two cards.
5. Drag a card back to the Unsorted Queue to unfile it.

Mobile & Touch: Arrange Mode

To avoid conflicting with native page-swipe gestures on smartphones:

1. Tap the Arrange button in the container header to enter arrangement mode.
2. Tap the card you want to move (it will highlight with an active border).
3. Tap the destination pocket or slot to place or swap it.
4. Tap Done to exit arrangement mode and resume normal browsing.

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Container Capacity & Locking

• Capacity Limits: Each compartment enforces its configured pocket limit (e.g. 9 cards per page). The UI prevents overfilling pockets.
• Locked Containers: You can lock a completed binder or master set to prevent accidental card additions or moves.