Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-30 Thread Charlie S
On Thu, 31 May 2018 10:42:17 +1200 Richard Hector sent: > On 30/05/18 11:12, Charlie S wrote: > > On Tue, 29 May 2018 14:22:08 + (UTC) Curt sent: > > > >> On 2018-05-29, Charlie S wrote: > >>> > >>> I wonder how one discovers what file managers there are installed > >>> on this system. I

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-30 Thread Richard Hector
On 30/05/18 11:12, Charlie S wrote: > On Tue, 29 May 2018 14:22:08 + (UTC) Curt sent: > >> On 2018-05-29, Charlie S wrote: >>> >>> I wonder how one discovers what file managers there are installed on >>> this system. I suppose have to name each one and see which are >>> installed that way.

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
On 30/05/18 11:49, Charlie S wrote: My file manager window was too small, the spin control hidden. Ah! Thanks for letting us know. At the same time there is a wallaby hopping round the room and wombats running all over the floor. So when unplugging, plugging in leads on shelves have to negoti

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Charlie S
On Wed, 30 May 2018 07:14:45 +1200 Ben Caradoc-Davies sent: > On 29/05/18 13:46, Charlie S wrote: > > On Tue, 29 May 2018 13:26:37 +1200 Ben Caradoc-Davies sent: > >> On 29/05/18 13:08, Charlie S wrote: > >>> Hello Everyone, > >>> Suddenly my file managers show the files in reverse order > >

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Charlie S
On Tue, 29 May 2018 18:50:40 +0200 Stefan Krusche sent: > On my system here is also a configuration option in the opening > dialog of kate next to the field where the directory is shown. There, > in a submenu, I can choose that directories be shown first. Also, > with F12 as a hotkey, directories

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Charlie S
On Tue, 29 May 2018 11:47:58 -0500 David Wright sent: > On Tue 29 May 2018 at 22:27:43 (+1000), Charlie S wrote: > > On Tue, 29 May 2018 11:51:31 +0200 Siard sent: > > > > > > But when I go Ctrl-O when in Kate or Lyx the order is > > > > reversed. > > > > > > I tried Kate. To reverse the o

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Charlie S
On Tue, 29 May 2018 14:22:08 + (UTC) Curt sent: > On 2018-05-29, Charlie S wrote: > > > > I wonder how one discovers what file managers there are installed on > > this system. I suppose have to name each one and see which are > > installed that way. > > xdg-mime query default inode/direct

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Charlie S
On Tue, 29 May 2018 15:14:35 +0200 Siard sent: > Charlie S wrote: > > It must be an idiosyncrasy of FVWM, that it doesn't show that little > > spin control there? > > > > I just tried it again in both programs to be certain. There is > > nothing there, and no matter what I point and click on, the

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
On 29/05/18 13:46, Charlie S wrote: On Tue, 29 May 2018 13:26:37 +1200 Ben Caradoc-Davies sent: On 29/05/18 13:08, Charlie S wrote: Hello Everyone, Suddenly my file managers show the files in reverse order to the norm, i.e directories on top and individual files beneath. Don't k

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Stefan Krusche
Am Dienstag 29 Mai 2018 schrieb Charlie S: > On Tue, 29 May 2018 11:51:31 +0200 Siard sent: > > > But when I go Ctrl-O when in Kate or Lyx the order is reversed. > > > > I tried Kate. To reverse the order, click the 'Name' header. > > Note the small black triangle at the right side of the header >

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread David Wright
On Tue 29 May 2018 at 22:27:43 (+1000), Charlie S wrote: > On Tue, 29 May 2018 11:51:31 +0200 Siard sent: > > > > But when I go Ctrl-O when in Kate or Lyx the order is reversed. > > > > I tried Kate. To reverse the order, click the 'Name' header. > > Note the small black triangle at the right s

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Curt
On 2018-05-29, Charlie S wrote: > > I wonder how one discovers what file managers there are installed on > this system. I suppose have to name each one and see which are installed > that way. xdg-mime query default inode/directory works here (xdg-mime is part of xdg-utils) to discover the defau

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Siard
Charlie S wrote: > It must be an idiosyncrasy of FVWM, that it doesn't show that little > spin control there? > > I just tried it again in both programs to be certain. There is nothing > there, and no matter what I point and click on, there is nothing that > will change the order of the directorie

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Charlie S
On Tue, 29 May 2018 11:51:31 +0200 Siard sent: > > But when I go Ctrl-O when in Kate or Lyx the order is reversed. > > I tried Kate. To reverse the order, click the 'Name' header. > Note the small black triangle at the right side of the header > pointing up or down. After contemplation

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-29 Thread Siard
Charlie S wrote: > But when I go Ctrl-O when in Kate or Lyx the order is reversed. I tried Kate. To reverse the order, click the 'Name' header. Note the small black triangle at the right side of the header pointing up or down.

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-28 Thread Charlie S
On Tue, 29 May 2018 13:26:37 +1200 Ben Caradoc-Davies sent: > On 29/05/18 13:08, Charlie S wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > Suddenly my file managers show the files in reverse order to > > the norm, i.e directories on top and individual files > > beneath. Don't know how it was accidentally d

Re: File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-28 Thread Ben Caradoc-Davies
On 29/05/18 13:08, Charlie S wrote: Hello Everyone, Suddenly my file managers show the files in reverse order to the norm, i.e directories on top and individual files beneath. Don't know how it was accidentally done? Using FVWM - Debian Stretch Any clues where I might configure th

File managers show files and directories in reverse order.........

2018-05-28 Thread Charlie S
Hello Everyone, Suddenly my file managers show the files in reverse order to the norm, i.e directories on top and individual files beneath. Don't know how it was accidentally done? Using FVWM - Debian Stretch Any clues where I might configure this to return it to what is was