File & folder sorting order...

[chumbo]

Hi,
I'd like to have files & folders be given equal value when sorting, i.e. XYPlorer not 'know' what is a file or folder and just sort by whatever I decide fit.

As it stands, folders take priority in the Name column so when for ex. I try to sort files and folders alphabetically/Numerically using the 'Name' column in a tab, I would get this result (let's assume all files are called 'Files.txt' and folders: 'Folders'. They are then individually named differently with a number in front to reflect how I would want them to appear sorted in the tab view:

My current situation...

4 - Folder
5 - Folder
6 - Folder
1 - Files.txt
2 - Files.txt
3 - Files.txt


Is it possible to have them sorted so they look like this instead:

1 - Files.txt
2 - Files.txt
3 - Files.txt
4 - Folder
5 - Folder
6 - Folder

Thanks!

[highend]

Configuration | Sort and Rename | Sort | [ ] Sort folders apart

[chumbo]

Great! Thx

But is there a way to have this occur only on some tab views and not across all of XYplorer? I see there a custom columns but I have no idea how to set them to have them do this? Or any other way is fine too of course.

[highend]

No, that setting takes precedence over a custom column that you'd use to sort the entries

[chumbo]

Ah ok. So the 'Sort folders apart' is the only way of doing this? It can't be done using custom columns only or some other method that would be more easily reversible than having to go back in Configuration to make the change every time?

[highend]

No, this isn't the only way

Menu - Tools - Customize List - [x] Manual Sorting
+ a one liner script

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sortbylist formatlist(<get ItemsNames |>, "s"), "|";

would work

or as a whole (but you can't get the state of the manual sorting flag reliable so use with care):

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    #414; // Tools - Customize List - Manual Sorting toggling
    sortbylist formatlist(<get ItemsNames |>, "s"), "|";

[chumbo]

Thanks, that works just fine!