Sorting then Grouping

[pimpi]

Hi,

it would be nice if XY could sort files by several Requirements and then display it in groups like in the windows explorer. The groups which are shown in blocks are very display friendly and you can find files much faster.

Thanks

[highend]

by several Requirements

And these requirements are?

E.g. grouping can be done via color filters like so (in this case by extensions, every second group is colorized...):

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    $color = "000000,00CC00"; // Light green
    $extensions = formatlist(regexmatches(listfolder(, , 1, <crlf>), "[^.]*?(?=\r?\n|$)", <crlf>), "sd", <crlf>);

    $filter = "";
    while ($i++ < gettoken($extensions, "count", <crlf>)) {
        if ($i % 2 == 0) { $filter .= "*." . gettoken($extensions, $i, <crlf>) . ";"; }
    }
    sortby "Ext", "a";
    colorfilter("$filter>$color");

[jupe]

You can also do a limited color grouping abilities by enabling the grid:

Tools | Customize List | Show Grid

and setting the group type here:

Configuration | Colors and Styles | More Colors | Grid style == Alternate Groups
or
Configuration | Colors and Styles | More Colors | Grid style == Highlighted Groups

and set the grid color here, if you aren't happy with the default:

Configuration | Colors and Styles | Colors | Grid