Multiple Column Sorting

engineer

Could a multiple column sorting feature be added to jv16 Power Tools that would first sort on a "primary column" then sort on a "secondary column"?

For instance:

I extensively utilize the Commenting feature to add to every entry the following information:

(company name) application title version - date installed

ex: (K-Lite) Codec Pack Standard v3.5.0 - 10/21/07

I also use the Age System so that I can readily find new entries in order to can add appropriate commenting.

What would be helpful is the ability to sort by Age first then sort by Comments. This would let me quickly find the new entries and update the comments on older entries.

As a "geek" , I am adding/removing/updating various applications and drivers on a daily basis. I realize I do this on a much more frequent basis than most, but that is a big reason that I utilize jv16PowerTools!

Thanks,

Will

jv16

Implementation of such feature would be a piece of cake but how would you show this feature in the user interface? If you make up a good way the feature can be included to the upcoming jv16 PowerTools 2008.

engineer

Why not implement as other programs do and simply have the user "right-click" on the column heading causing a pop-up menu to open a listing of bullet choices of:

primary sort column

secondary sort column

non-sorted column (default)

Currently, nothing happens when right-clicking a column heading. Thus, this should not conflict with current operation.

If one tries to select another column as either primary or secondary, then the previous conflicting column is automatically switched to non-sorted (default).

Left-clicking of a column still inverses the ascending/descending sort ordering of the column items. If no column has been selected for primary/secondary, then column sorting would work just as it does now. If there is a selected primary and no secondary, then right-clicking on another column would act as a secondary sort of the selected column. If there is a primary and a secondary, then right-clicking on another column would act as a tertiary sort of the selected column.

It would also be a nice feature to background color highlight the primary/secondary columns. Maybe green for primary, yellow for secondary, and leave the rest as is?