Combined sorting

[siealex]

Is it possible to implement combined sorting: first by type, then by date within each type? It would be convenient to find the newest (or oldest) files of a given type.

[ghisler(Author)]

This already exists, just Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click additional columns. Another Shift+Click will remove the additional sort column, a Ctrl+Click will reverse the sort order.

[MVV]

You should enable tabstop headers. Then click onto Type column header (TC will show little arrow) and then hold Shift and click Date column header (TC will show little arrow with digit 2).

[siealex]

Thank you very much, I did not know this at all. In what version was it implemented?

[petermad]

In what version was it implemented?

From (previous) history.txt:

Total Commander 7.0a1 (alpha test version 1)
24.07.05 Added: Sorting by additional columns with Ctrl+Click on header. Special cases: Clear all if Ctrl+Click on primary sort column. Reverse order if Ctrl+Click on secondary sort column

From Help file (Operation -> User interface):

Tabstop header

The tabstop header allows sorting of the file list by name, extension, size, and date by clicking on the appropriate header. Clicking a second time on the same header reverses the order. A small arrow to the left of the header text shows the sort direction. New: When you Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click on a header, it is defined as an additional sort order. If the first column results in equal items, the second column will be used, then the third etc. When you click on a header which is already used for sorting, the result depends on the modifier key: With Shift, the sort order of that header is removed. With Ctrl, the sort direction is reversed.
Example: Click on Size, then Shift+Click on Date. Files will be sorted by size, and those with equal size will be sorted by date.

[Hacker]

[mod]Moved to the English forum.

Hacker (Moderator)[/mod]