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From: Chris Ridd on 29 Apr 2010 09:43
On 2010-04-29 14:32:43 +0100, James Jolley said:

> On 2010-04-29 14:29:52 +0100,
> real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) said:
>
>> Trevor Wright <newstrap(a)thewrights.uk.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is it possible to tidy up or rationalise the order of folders and files
>>> as displayed in a dialogue box, as for example a Save dialogue box? It
>>> seems that the display of files and/or folders in such boxes is
>>> relentlessly alphabetical. For example, is possible for them to be
>>> displayed by type?
>>
>> No, only by name or date (if you have selected List view).
>>
>> Daniele
>
> I wonder then why I can sort tables by a column header then with VO?
> You'd think something like this would make the main UI.

You can right-click on the headers in List view and add extra columns
such as "Kind". And then sort by them.
--
Chris

From: James Jolley on 29 Apr 2010 09:45
On 2010-04-29 14:43:42 +0100, Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> said:

> On 2010-04-29 14:32:43 +0100, James Jolley said:
>
>> On 2010-04-29 14:29:52 +0100,
>> real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) said:
>>
>>> Trevor Wright <newstrap(a)thewrights.uk.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it possible to tidy up or rationalise the order of folders and files
>>>> as displayed in a dialogue box, as for example a Save dialogue box? It
>>>> seems that the display of files and/or folders in such boxes is
>>>> relentlessly alphabetical. For example, is possible for them to be
>>>> displayed by type?
>>>
>>> No, only by name or date (if you have selected List view).
>>>
>>> Daniele
>>
>> I wonder then why I can sort tables by a column header then with VO?
>> You'd think something like this would make the main UI.
>
> You can right-click on the headers in List view and add extra columns
> such as "Kind". And then sort by them.

If you sorted by date then, isn't this what the poster wanted?

From: Jim on 29 Apr 2010 09:50
On 2010-04-29, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> No, only by name or date (if you have selected List view).
>>>>
>>>> Daniele
>>>
>>> I wonder then why I can sort tables by a column header then with VO?
>>> You'd think something like this would make the main UI.
>>
>> You can right-click on the headers in List view and add extra columns
>> such as "Kind". And then sort by them.
>
> If you sorted by date then, isn't this what the poster wanted?
>

I think the OP wanted to be able to have folders at the top, then files
underneath, rather than a mix that's governed purely by the name.

Jim
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From: James Jolley on 29 Apr 2010 09:51
On 2010-04-29 14:50:35 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> said:

> On 2010-04-29, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> No, only by name or date (if you have selected List view).
>>>>>
>>>>> Daniele
>>>>
>>>> I wonder then why I can sort tables by a column header then with VO?
>>>> You'd think something like this would make the main UI.
>>>
>>> You can right-click on the headers in List view and add extra columns
>>> such as "Kind". And then sort by them.
>>
>> If you sorted by date then, isn't this what the poster wanted?
>>
>
> I think the OP wanted to be able to have folders at the top, then files
> underneath, rather than a mix that's governed purely by the name.
>
> Jim

See what you mean. Worth a try.

From: D.M. Procida on 29 Apr 2010 10:04
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:

> >>> Is it possible to tidy up or rationalise the order of folders and files
> >>> as displayed in a dialogue box, as for example a Save dialogue box? It
> >>> seems that the display of files and/or folders in such boxes is
> >>> relentlessly alphabetical. For example, is possible for them to be
> >>> displayed by type?
> >>
> >> No, only by name or date (if you have selected List view).
> >
> > I wonder then why I can sort tables by a column header then with VO?
> > You'd think something like this would make the main UI.
>
> You can right-click on the headers in List view and add extra columns
> such as "Kind". And then sort by them.

How on earth did you discover this? Do the Save dialog boxes have any
other tricks up their sleeves?

Daniele
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