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[REQ] sort content plugins alphabetically

Posted: 2007-06-01, 12:05 UTC
by icfu
I have 5368 content plugins installed. If they would be alphabetically sorted when the list pops up – optionally of course – I would be able to find the one I need in less than half a year.

Internal tc plugin can stay on top, no problem.

Icfu

Posted: 2007-06-01, 12:54 UTC
by m^2
Same here. Support++.

Posted: 2007-06-01, 13:26 UTC
by Alextp
Support.

Posted: 2007-06-01, 14:12 UTC
by StickyNomad
+1

Posted: 2007-06-01, 15:26 UTC
by petermad
I have 5368 content plugins installed
:!: :-)

Posted: 2007-06-01, 16:06 UTC
by VadiMGP
Support +

2icfu
Where you've found this Sagarmatha of plugins! :shock:

Posted: 2007-06-01, 16:25 UTC
by Alextp
There are about 105-110 wdx plugins on totalcmd.net.
Icfu must be copying /renaming some of them. :shock:

Joke to highlight---

Posted: 2007-06-01, 16:46 UTC
by Clo
2Alextp

:) Hello Alexeï !

• I guess that Jeff-icfu is a bit joking to highlight the issue… :P

:mrgreen: KR
Claude
Clo

Posted: 2007-06-01, 17:05 UTC
by Alextp
2Clo
What if he is NOT joking?

Posted: 2007-06-01, 17:47 UTC
by VadiMGP
I suppose icfu itself wrote these plugins. WDX interface was released about 3 years ago - April 2004. It means icfu have to write 5 plugins every day. :lol:

icfu, do you have plugin generator?

Posted: 2007-06-01, 17:52 UTC
by Alextp
He must be using mass copy / MRT. :shock:

Posted: 2008-02-07, 14:54 UTC
by icfu
@ghisler:
What has happened to this request?

Here is a screenshot of how WDXInfoPacker alphabetically sorts that list, by taking the real filenames:
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3210/wdxinfopackersortpluginsf6.png

This is MUCH more efficient, especially because you don't lose track when jumping to the needed plugin by entering the first char with keyboard, repeatedly when needed.

Icfu

Posted: 2008-02-07, 20:31 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
You can actually sort content plugins manually. The reason why you can sort them is that this determines the order in which they are offered in the content plugin selection menus, e.g. in the multi-rename tool or when defining a custom columns view. This way you can put the plugins at the top which you need the most.

Posted: 2008-02-07, 21:32 UTC
by icfu
The keyword was OPTIONAL, so I don't want to replace the internal order for those who like to play with their "three most used plugins" but only a switch to enable alphabetical sorting when building the popup list, like in WDXInfoPacker!

Like I said I am using keyboard acceleration to choose the plugin I need, so it makes no sense at all for me to put "the most needed ones" on top.

Having the most needed ones on top doesn't really help you when you are trying to locate the plugin which you are NOT using very often, but this is exactly the moment when not having an alphabetical list really sucks and eats all the time you have saved with your "most needed" ones before.

Manual sorting is no option, this has to be repeated each time a new plugin is added. I don't want to save TC's time but mine, thanks.

Icfu

Posted: 2008-02-11, 20:02 UTC
by ghisler(Author)
I see - but should they be sorted just in the dialog box, or should they be stored with this new sort order when the user clicks OK (so they are sorted in the menu too)?