diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/components/MediaLinearLayout.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/components/MediaLinearLayout.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index bde7caa..0000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/components/MediaLinearLayout.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-package org.mosad.teapod.ui.components
-
-import android.content.Context
-import android.graphics.Bitmap
-import android.widget.LinearLayout
-import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
-import kotlinx.android.synthetic.main.linear_media.view.*
-import org.mosad.teapod.R
-
-
-class MediaLinearLayout(context: Context?) : LinearLayout(context) {
-
-    init {
-        inflate(context, R.layout.linear_media, this)
-    }
-
-    fun setTitle(title: String): MediaLinearLayout = apply {
-        text_title.text = title
-    }
-
-    fun setPoster(url: String): MediaLinearLayout = apply {
-        Glide.with(context)
-            .load(url)
-            .into(image_poster)
-    }
-
-
-}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/library/LibraryFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/library/LibraryFragment.kt
index de7a134..6e85798 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/library/LibraryFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/ui/library/LibraryFragment.kt
@@ -29,15 +29,13 @@ class LibraryFragment : Fragment() {
             val parser = AoDParser()
             mediaList = parser.listAnime()
 
-            println("setting adapter")
+            // create and set the adapter, needs context
             withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
                 adapter = CustomAdapter(requireContext(), mediaList)//ArrayAdapter(requireContext(), R.layout.linear_media, R.id.text_title, mediaList)
-
                 list_library.adapter = adapter
-                adapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
+                //adapter.notifyDataSetChanged()
             }
 
-
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/CustomAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/CustomAdapter.kt
index 645d917..0872be8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/CustomAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mosad/teapod/util/CustomAdapter.kt
@@ -7,26 +7,22 @@ import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.ArrayAdapter
 import android.widget.ImageView
 import android.widget.TextView
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.bumptech.glide.Glide
 import org.mosad.teapod.R
-import org.mosad.teapod.ui.components.MediaLinearLayout
 
 class CustomAdapter(context: Context, private val media: ArrayList<GUIMedia>) : ArrayAdapter<GUIMedia>(context, R.layout.linear_media, media) {
 
     override fun getView(position: Int, convertView: View?, parent: ViewGroup): View {
-        return if (convertView == null) {
-            val guiMedia = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.linear_media, parent, false)
+        val view = convertView ?: LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.linear_media, parent, false)
 
-            val textTitle = guiMedia.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.text_title)
-            val imagePoster = guiMedia.findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.image_poster)
+        val textTitle = view.findViewById<TextView>(R.id.text_title)
+        val imagePoster = view.findViewById<ImageView>(R.id.image_poster)
 
-            textTitle.text = media[position].title
-            Glide.with(context).load(media[position].imageLink).into(imagePoster)
+        textTitle.text = media[position].title
+        Glide.with(context).load(media[position].imageLink).into(imagePoster)
 
-            guiMedia
-        } else {
-            convertView
-        }
+        return view
     }
 
 }
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