feature request: book front cover feature

I would like to request a feature so we can use an image as cover image of a book, which is then shown in JabRef when we click the book entry. This would be an optional feature (enable/disable the cover viewer).

A "cover" folder (chosen by the user) should be used then to select the cover image for each book and JabRef find the images in this folder.

I don't know if this easy or possible to make in combination with the bibtex format.

[ThiloteE]

jabref still has issues with managing multiple entries that are part of the same book, volume or series. See issues related to "crossref". If a cover feature were to be implemented eventually, it would be neat to at least implement it in a way that related entries can "share" the cover.

[Siedlerchr]

Some ideas are also disussed in the forum thread how other programs can do this:
https://discourse.jabref.org/t/display-cover-images-for-books/3647

[thanhnguyen123-dev]

Hi,

Our group is doing an assignment at our university, which is contributing to an Open-Source project. We are considering this issue to work on, so I am wondering if this issue is good to go and if we can be assigned to work on this issue. Looking forward to hearing a response. Many thanks.