*Bruce*, yes, I can manually reorder files in the "Project" list in the
project sidebar, as well as in the Currently Open Documents (COD) pane.

The COD pane defaults to alphabetical; that is, if I open a file in the top
pane for the first time, it inserts itself in alphabetical order into the
bottom pane. I like that behavior.

*Fletcher*, if I drag a folder from the Finder into the Project pane, its
contents do not show up as alphabetized.

Is the "Project" pane in the Projects sidebar alphabetizing itself for
anyone?  Is this a bug or my misuse/misconfiguration/misunderstanding of a
feature?

David W.

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> David Weinberger <[email protected]>: May 03 09:00AM -0400
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> Holger,
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> Thanks for the tip. But I'm not saying D'oh! quite yet :)
>
> I hadn't paid any attention to that preference setting, so thanks.
> Unfortunately, the most relevant option ("Add documents to sidebar in
> alphabetical order") was already checked. The option says:
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> BBEdit will add newly created or opened documents to the sidebar list in
> alphabetical order, if possible. Turn this option off to always add
> documents to the end of the list.
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> It doesn't affect the ordering of a project's files in that project
> sidebar; even with the option selected, it places additions to the project
> at the end of the list. I don't know if that's a bug, if it isn't meant to
> apply to the "Project" listing, or if I'm misunderstanding the setting.
> (That third option is always the most likely.)
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> Bruce Van Allen <[email protected]>: May 03 07:18AM -0700
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> Just checking - have you tried dragging items up or down in the project
> sidebar to change the order? Works over here, even with "_Add docs in alpha
> order" checked.
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> Fletcher Sandbeck <[email protected]>: May 03 07:41AM -0700
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> FWIW, I've always thought the Project listing was alphabetical. It
> certainly appears that way in the projects I use. Come to think of it I
> can't even drag items into a different order...
>
> However, if I add a "Collection" to the sidebar in the project then the
> files within that collection can be dragged into a different order. If all
> my files are within a collection then the sort seems customizable but if
> they are outside a collection then they are alphabetical. Similarly if I
> add an "Item" to the sidebar then that item can be dragged around, even
> into the folders that I have.
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> David, you could try dragging a folder from the Finder into the project
> sidebar and seeing if it behaves more like you want.
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