Sort and Display Problem

[Pdeanb]

I have Win 7, 64 bit and TC 9.1. I use Move function to move files from one folder to another. Usually it works well, but recently I see that the file name in the receiving folder has file names from A to Z, and then when moving additional files, their file names are appended to the earlier files instead of ending up in alphabetical order. In other words, files are listed A to Z and the newer files start A to Z again at the end of the first set. Has some switch gotten flipped which causes this to happen? Any suggestions?

[Dalai]

My guess is that the sort order has changed. Check menu Show > Name (Ctrl+F3).

Regards
Dalai

[Pdeanb]

Dalai, I played around with Show>Name, but the sort remains unchanged. Any other ideas?

[Dalai]

How about Configuration > Options > Refresh > [x] Refresh when files are create, deleted and renamed and
[x] Put added files at the END of the file list (default: sorted)?

Regards
Dalai

[sqa_wizard]

I guess the list is just not updated during the copy/move process.
This is by design.
Otherwise the file entries would jump fourth and back unpredictable for each new entry sorted immediately.
This makes it impossible to select a certain entry, if you are working at the other panel meanwhile.

Pressing F2 or Ctrl-R will force refresh of the list with current sorting order though.

[Pdeanb]

Are you saying F2 or Ctrl-R should re-sort the file names? It doesn't for me.
Nor does Configuration>options>refresh. And what is [x]? What do you mean by that?

[Stefan2]

[x]?

symbol for a checked CheckBox.


Make sense?


At least if you take a look into
Configuration > Options > Refresh >

[x] Refresh when files are create, deleted and renamed and
[x] Put added files at the END of the file list (default: sorted)




 

[Pdeanb]

Stefan2, Yes, it makes sense. Thanks.
However, only one box is checked: the first one. The box which puts the new files at the end is NOT checked, and has never been checked, as far as I can tell. So, why do the newly added files show up at the end of the earlier files? Why don't the new files get put in alphabetical order with the old ones?

[Pdeanb]

Gentlemen, I notice that the file names which appear as appended, seem to have a period after the first word which is slightly smaller than the period after the first word in the group which are in alphabetic order. Example: The names of all the files start with "Misc.". The Alpha group look like this: Misc. XYZ where XYZ is a distinct name. The appended group look almost the same, except the period seems (to my old eyes) to be a smaller dot. (If I knew the hex code for the latter period, it might be different than the former period. But I haven't explored that yet.) If they are different, that would explain why the Appended group are separated from the Alpha group. I need an editor which can display Hex characters.
Could this be the answer?

[Dalai]

I need an editor which can display Hex characters.

I recommend HxD.

Could this be the answer?

Certainly. I guess it's the only explanation left (that is, until someone finds another valid explanation ).

Regards
Dalai