show grid inconsistent behavior

[aegis111]

1) XYplorer Version (v28.20.0500 64bit)
2) Windows Version (Win 11 -- latest updates)
3) Screen Scaling Percentage (150%).

`Show Grid` displays inconcsistent behavior depending on the sorting column.

if you sort by Name, you get the expected behavior.

correct.png

if you sort by Size, Modified, Created or Len you get a different behavior.

here are 2 screenshots demonstrating this:

Notice how 30 days are lumped together, while 1 month correctly displays a grid.
And 3 months seems a bit random.

wrong-1.png

Sorting by extension removes the grid completely (guessing because i have only 1 type of file in the folder?)

wrong-2.png

[jupe]

There are different styles of grid, it sounds like you have it set to one that doesn't have behavior you are expecting, adjust here:

Configuration | Colors and Styles | Highlights & Dark Mode | Grid style

[aegis111]

oh man that was embarrassing. But regardless, thank you for the help jupe!

Quick followup question, I am using "Alternate Groups".

Manual says:

Alternate Groups: Every 2nd group is highlighted. Groups of items are striped depending on the
contents of the sorted column. This gives you immediate visual clues about groups of same file types,
sizes, dates, etc.

This explains all the screenshots apart from `wrong-1.png` where i am sorting on modified time, and i would expect the `1 month` to be grouped together, `3 month` to be grouped together.
But if you look at the screenshot, that isn't the case. What am i missing?

[jupe]

Usually they are grouped by day for modified date sorting, if you switch off the "Show Age", the files will be in a group of the same day of the month, thats why you can have multi groups per month.

Using groups is best used not for age grouping, more for like ext/Label etc

[aegis111]

just checked, you are right. thank you!