Re: Devices list sorting

[Pascal de Bruijn <pmjdebruijn pcode nl>]

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Richard Hughes <hughsient gmail com> wrote:
> 2009/12/5 Pascal de Bruijn <pmjdebruijn pcode nl>:
>> Since I'm _guessing_ GCM will most commonly be used to calibrate
>> displays, it might be a thought to sort on device "class" first, and
>> then alphabetically?
>
> The profile title or filename as the secondary sort?

I'd use the profile description as secondary sort...

>> Possibly displaying displays at the top of the list? I'm guessing this
>> order makes most sense (to me):
>>
>> - Displays
>> - Printers
>> - Scanners
>> - Camera's
>> - Video Camera's
>
> I'm not sure it matters, but sure, it would be better if they were sorted.

It's a convenience thing...

For example, since video4linux support has been commited, on my laptop
I get my Chicony webcam as the first entry, and below that my
display...

Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn