On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:38 AM, tiemonster <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is there a reason that the default ordering on the User model is by > pk? Would it be a reasonable request to ask that the default ordering > for this model be username? I have several models that have a m2m to > the User model, and it's very hard to find someone to add using the > admin when the users are in pk order. I wanted to test the waters > before opening a ticket. > Actually there is no default ordering, and yes, there is a reason, see: http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/6089, which also shows a workaround for getting ordering back for specific form fields. Granted that is a bit of a pain, and there is some dissatisfaction expressed at the end of the ticket, but I don't see a specific proposal for how to address the issue while still not introducing problem for sites with large numbers of users, so that's the way it is now. Karen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en.
