Exponential weighting when randomising the photos to display

[snexus]

Description

Thanks for the great app!

I have some feedback regarding the image selection feature. Currently, selecting images using a strict cut-off date (e.g., 'the last X days') feels too rigid. While I mostly want to see recent images, I’d occasionally like to see photos from further back in my history as well.

I propose adding an optional 'exponential weighting' feature. This would assign a higher probability of selection to recent images, with the probability gradually decreasing for older images, rather than excluding them entirely.

Use Case

Provides more control over selected variety, resulting in more interesting image rotation.

Details

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Pre-Submission Checklist

• This is a feature request and not a bug report

• I have checked for related issues and checked the documentation

[TokenRing]

Literally came here to request this, am going to try to look at the source code to figure out how difficult this might be to make a pull request for. Right now I'm using 90 days - this is for two pictures frames for my baby's two sets of grandparents - but yeah, as the OP says, 90 days is "good" but it'd be nice if 10-20% of the pictures were older than that, just to spice things up.