Oh! I forgot one weirdness.
In <$list filter="[tag[avatar]] [tag[path]] +[!tag[noshow]]
+[!sort[sord]]">, I had to include the [!sort[sord]] because for some
unknown reason, it's sorting backwards (alphabet, desc). This returned it
to ascending alphabetical order.
On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 4:56:33 PM UTC-6, Aidan Grey wrote:
>
> That's right, Mark - I don't want pord (which IS numeric) to be visible.
> It's only there for ordering.
>
> When I use the two <$list> tags, I get 5 items in the list, all links to
> the current tiddler (see A below)
>
> The original I copied from earlier in this chain is:
> <$list filter='[tag[client]each[2_surname]get[2_surname]sort[]]'
> variable=Surname>
> <$list filter='[tag[client]2_surname<Surname>sort[1_givenname]]'/>
> </$list>
>
> 2_surname = pord AND 1_givenname = title
>
> You're right that I got the filter wrong, so I fixed it (see black B
> below) but still get the same result - current tiddler title 5x. What am I
> still doing wrong?
>
> I found a solution, but it's labor intensive:
>
> 1. added this as new field: sord: {{!!pord}} {{!!title}}
> 2. used this filter: <$list filter="[tag[avatar]] [tag[path]]
> +[!tag[noshow]] +[!sort[sord]]">
> 3. for the extra tiddlers I wanted to force to top, sord = {{!!pord}} 1
>
> Not as labor intensive as manual method, but... still not ideal.
>
>
>
> A -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> <table>
> <tr><th>Path</th><th>Avatar</th><th>Taalen
> Name</th><th>Colorway</th><th>Day</th></tr>
> <$list filter='[tag[avatar]each[pord]get[pord]nsort[]]' variable=apath>
> <$list filter='[tag[title]pord<apath>sort[title]]'>
> </$list>
> <tr>
> <td> {{!!path}}</td>
> <td><$link>{{!!title}}</$link></td>
> <td> {{!!tname}}</td>
> <td>{{!!colorway}}</td>
> <td>{{!!adate}}</td>
> </tr>
> </$list>
> </table>
>
>
> B --------------------------------------------------------
>
> <table>
> <tr><th>Path</th><th>Avatar</th><th>Taalen
> Name</th><th>Colorway</th><th>Day</th></tr>
> <$list filter='[tag[avatar]each[pord]get[pord]nsort[]]' variable=apath>
> <$list filter='[tag[avatar]pord<apath>sort[title]]'>
> </$list>
> <tr>
> <td> {{!!path}}</td>
> <td><$link>{{!!title}}</$link></td>
> <td> {{!!tname}}</td>
> <td>{{!!colorway}}</td>
> <td>{{!!adate}}</td>
> </tr>
> </$list>
> </table>
>
>
> On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 4:39:20 PM UTC-6, Mark S. wrote:
>>
>> There's a lot that's unclear here. What kind of value is "pord" ? It
>> should be numeric, since you're doing a numeric sort. But I don't see
>> "pord" used in your output.
>>
>> If you want your table rows to follow the result of the inner list, then
>> you have to take out the / AND put a second </$list> after the table row
>> structure.
>>
>> BUT, you're not following Tobias' example. In the first list you filter
>> by tag avatar, but in the second you're filtering by "title" tag. So the
>> connection
>> between the two lists is a bit random. In Tobias' example, both inner and
>> outer filters first use tag[avatar] .
>>
>> If you only have a small number of avatars, you could just filter by
>> tag[avatar] and use the list field to determine the sort order. The easy
>> way to do this is to click on an avatar tag,
>> then drag and drop the listed tiddlers until you have the order you want.
>> Now when you do a simple <$list filter="[tag[avatar]]">....</$list> it
>> should sort per the
>> list.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 2:38:08 PM UTC-7, Aidan Grey wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks Mark,
>>>
>>> So here's my code - what am I doing wrong? If I leave the second
>>> closure, I get the current tiddler listed 5 times (as below). If I take out
>>> the second closure (remove / from the second $list), I get nothing.
>>>
>>> Also - do you (or anyone) know why an exclamation point doesn't sort
>>> before alphabet like everywhere else? Is there any way to force a specific
>>> item to sort first, like a custom sort list a la excel: ThisTiddler, a, b,
>>> c,. d...?
>>>
>>>
>>> ----
>>>
>>> <table>
>>> <tr><th>Path</th><th>Avatar</th><th>Colorway</th><th>Day</th></tr>
>>>
>>> <$list filter='[tag[avatar]each[pord]get[pord]nsort[]]' variable=apath>
>>> <$list filter='[tag[title]pord<apath>sort[title]]'/>
>>>
>>> <tr>
>>> <td> {{!!path}}</td>
>>> <td><$link>{{!!title}}</$link></td>
>>> <td>{{!!colorway}}</td>
>>> <td>{{!!adate}}</td>
>>> </tr>
>>> </$list>
>>> </table>
>>>
>>> On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 2:55:48 PM UTC-6, Mark S. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I don't think
>>>>
>>>> sort[middlename]sort[givenname]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> can be depended on to sort correctly. It might work occasionally ,
>>>> depending on your browser implementation. I think for
>>>> a reliable sort you have to use multiple list widgets, each nesting the
>>>> inner one as shown in the original discussion.
>>>>
>>>> My solution would be to make a button that would allow you to create a
>>>> "sortby" field for all your entries, and then sort by that field. This
>>>> would of course
>>>> mean that you have to remember to press the "Sort" button to refresh
>>>> your list from time to time. For some reason, the idea that you have to
>>>> press a button before getting a result, something familiar to anyone
>>>> who's ever had to refresh a web page or calculations in a spreadsheet,
>>>> seems to invoke pure horror among some individuals ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 11:56:32 AM UTC-7, Aidan Grey wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't work for me anymore either.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, March 16, 2018 at 3:20:39 AM UTC-6, Yaisog Bonegnasher
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Tobias,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I used to make use of the "simple" doublesort, but I noticed that it
>>>>>> doesn't work for me anymore. I'm currently on 5.1.15. I do not know when
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> stopped working.
>>>>>> Can you confirm this or is it my installation of TW5?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>> Yaisog
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Friday, December 18, 2015 at 1:27:39 AM UTC+1, Tobias Beer wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi again Tim,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Quoting myself from
>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/tiddlywiki/pU2Hb-I9y0k/MIwHNOj_BgAJ:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *On Friday, 18 December 2015 01:24:59 UTC+1, Tobias Beer wrote:*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually, correct me if I'm wrong, but sorting by multiple criteria
>>>>>>>> is far simpler than initially thought.
>>>>>>>> All you need to do is reverse the order in your filter expresion,
>>>>>>>> from weekest sort criteria to strongest, e.g.:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> {{{ [tag[Composers]sort[givenname]sort[surname]] }}}
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Will have the output eventually sorted first by surname and then by
>>>>>>>> givenname.
>>>>>>>> I have updated the doublesort demo accordingly:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://doublesort.tiddlyspot.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>>> Tobias.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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