Following the criticism, here's a number of variations on indicating multiple selection order without column reordering:
http://thorwil.affenbande.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/header_04.png In this example, no sorting can happen on size and date (filenames, having to be unique in every folder, are a terminator). So I left out any indicator there. The alternative would be a disabled state (grayed-out). One way the interaction could work: - Clicking any column header makes that column the primary for sorting. - If it is already the primary, sorting direction is reversed. - Columns loosing primary status keep their sorting direction. - Sorting is applied in sequence of column selection. A variation on this would make the direction indicators separate target areas, allowing to change direction without changing sequence. (Ruling out the last variation on the mockup) -- Thorsten Wilms _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
