https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=523690
Bug ID: 523690
Summary: Reorganize and expand the sorting options, because
they are frustratingly limited so far
Classification: Applications
Product: dolphin
Version First 26.04.3
Reported In:
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 194733
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=194733&action=edit
A suggested menu: all choices in one place, and some additions
DESCRIPTION
The provided "sorting modes" are limited, harming user productivity.
Explanations below highlight the problems and offer solutions. They are in
regards to the Settings > Configure-Dolphin > View > Content-Display (Tab)
configuration menu page. After the explanations, a layout for an improved menu
is shown.
1. A choice between case-senstive and case-insensitive sorts is given only for
alphabetical sorts. This option is also needed for "natural" sorts.
2. The should be a choice for the sorting to ignore or incorporate space
characters.
3. Confusingly, how folders are sorted is spread across two menus; the one
bread-crumbed above, and another that is accessed in either of these two ways:
Hamburger > More > View > Sort-by, --OR-- (if the top row menu is active
instead) similarly from "Settings" --OR-- from View > Sort-by. So, the "View"
tab in the first path is a different thing than the "View" menu choice in the
other two paths. This makes following online advice difficult.
So, a solution is to have the "Sort-by" menu choices open the tab that is
otherwise opened by Settings > Configure-Dolphin > View > Content-Display; and
put all of the setting there in one place. If fact, for this purpose there
should be a new tab called "Onscreen Sorting" (with other items left on the
Content-Display tab).
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
See the menuing pathways described above.
OBSERVED RESULT
Sorting at present has missing options, and existing choices are scattered in
two places.
EXPECTED RESULT
My menu mockup (attached image) shows one way that all sorting-related settings
and on-the-fly choices could be put in one place, and with vitally needed
additional sorting choices.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a
terminal window):
KDE Plasma Version: 26.04.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.28.0
Qt Version: 6.11.1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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