Re: [gthumb-list] catalog sorting

[Paolo Bacchilega <paolo bacchilega libero it>]

Il 04/03/2016 12:53, Iain Mellis ha scritto:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Just going back to this catalogue problem. I've noticed that it is only
> the photos that I import that won't sort. I import from the camera
> directly via usb and name it using the Event section on the import
> dialogue. However none of these are sorted alphabetically. If I create a
> Catalogue separately and then import the files and move them there it is
> sorted alphabetically.
>
> Is this normal behaviour or a bug? It adds a bit extra to my workflow so
> I think it is a bug still.

I have just read the code and it is the intended behaviour, the catalog 
list is sorted by date and then by name, and catalogs with a date are 
listed before catalogs without a date.

For some reason the catalog date is considered more interesting than the 
name, honestly I don't remember why.  Sorting by name seems a more 
natural choice to me.  I will change the sort order before the next 
release if no one has anything against that.

- Paolo