NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/os/os2/misc/25062

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From: [e-mail] (Stephen Strazdus)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
Subject: Re: Sorting the dir trees (Was: Some gripes about OS/2 2.0)
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Date: 21 Jul 92 17:13:25 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
|>In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Bailey Brown) writes:
|>>
|>> Why doesn't the directory tree window sort the directories and files?
|>> I tried the "sort" "by name" menu item, no dice.
|>>
|>
|>Something I didn't originally realize is that you can set the sort order
|>for each "object type" (File System, Icon, etc...) in a folder's settings
|>notebook.  Ergo... If you fiddle with the sort settings, you CAN get the
|>directory tree window to sort the directories & files.  Unfortunately,
|>I'm not quite sure what settings did it for me!!  Try setting each
|>individual object type to sort by Name.  Also, setting individual directory
|>icon-view folders to "Sort Filesystem Type" and everything else to "Name"
|>will give you a display with all like-type objects grouped, sorted by name.

Working from Tom's suggestions I found out that if you pull up the
settings dialog, go to the sort tab, and check "Always maintain sort
order", you directory trees will be sorted.  If the tree view is already
open, you will have to close it and open it again for changes to take
effect.  I suspect it is supposed to sort if you choose sort from the
menu (why else would it be there?).  Must be another bug.
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Steve Strazdus    [e-mail]