I have a proposal. This is something we've been discussing on the design mailing list. I'll call them "contextual sort indicators."
The idea is to replace the sort arrows with clear, concise indicators which would be: - 0..9 (or 9..0 descending) for numerical values - Jan..Dec for date/time values - A..Z for alphabetic/string values I did a quick mockup to compare the sorting arrow (Mac OS Thunderbird) vs the contextual sort indicator (attached)> What do you guys think? Initially I was pretty steadfast in sticking with arrows and imitating Mac OS and Windows for familiarity's sake. For positive user experience, it's always a good idea to base things off familiarity. But the contextual sort indicator idea is growing on me. ** Attachment added: "Contextual sort indicator" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-themes/+bug/1282897/+attachment/3990031/+files/sortbars.jpg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1282897 Title: Column sort arrows are the opposite of what is expected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-themes/+bug/1282897/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
