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David Weinberger

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May 3, 2023, 9:01:03 AM5/3/23
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Holger,

Thanks for the tip. But I'm not saying D'oh! quite yet :)

I hadn't paid any attention to that preference setting, so thanks. Unfortunately, the most relevant option ("Add documents to sidebar in alphabetical order") was already checked. The option says:

BBEdit will add newly created or opened documents to the sidebar list in alphabetical order, if possible. Turn this option off to always add documents to the end of the list.

It doesn't affect the ordering of a project's files in that project sidebar; even with the option selected, it places additions to the project at the end of the list. I don't know if that's a bug,  if it isn't meant to apply to the "Project" listing, or if I'm misunderstanding the setting. (That third option is always the most likely.)



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David Weinberger <da...@weinberger.org>: May 02 09:11AM -0400

I am sure I'll be D'oh slapping my forehead about this, especially since I
did look in the manual, and this is such a nit, but ...
 
You know the side panel that lists all the files in a project? Is there a
way to alphabetize it, the way the "Currently open documents" panel is?
 
Thanks.
 
David Weinberger
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Holger Bartel <hogern...@googlemail.com>: May 02 03:22PM +0200

Hi David,
 
In Settings, under “BBEdit Sidebar Settings” you can find an option for alphabetical ordering.
 
Hope this helps,
Holger
 
 
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Bruce Van Allen

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May 3, 2023, 10:18:23 AM5/3/23
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Just checking - have you tried dragging items up or down in the project sidebar to change the order? Works over here, even with "_Add docs in alpha order" checked.

— Bruce

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> On May 3, 2023, at 6:00 AM, David Weinberger <da...@weinberger.org> wrote:
>
> Holger,
>
> Thanks for the tip. But I'm not saying D'oh! quite yet :)
>
> I hadn't paid any attention to that preference setting, so thanks. Unfortunately, the most relevant option ("Add documents to sidebar in alphabetical order") was already checked. The option says:
>
> BBEdit will add newly created or opened documents to the sidebar list in alphabetical order, if possible. Turn this option off to always add documents to the end of the list.
>
> It doesn't affect the ordering of a project's files in that project sidebar; even with the option selected, it places additions to the project at the end of the list. I don't know if that's a bug, if it isn't meant to apply to the "Project" listing, or if I'm misunderstanding the setting. (That third option is always the most likely.)
>
> David W.
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> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 11:40 PM <bbe...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> Alphabetizing project listing David Weinberger <da...@weinberger.org>: May 02 09:11AM -0400
>
> I am sure I'll be D'oh slapping my forehead about this, especially since I
> did look in the manual, and this is such a nit, but ...
>
> You know the side panel that lists all the files in a project? Is there a
> way to alphabetize it, the way the "Currently open documents" panel is?
>
> Thanks.
>
> David Weinberger
> da...@weinberger.org
> Holger Bartel <hogern...@googlemail.com>: May 02 03:22PM +0200
>
> Hi David,
>
> In Settings, under “BBEdit Sidebar Settings” you can find an option for alphabetical ordering.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Holger
>
>
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Fletcher Sandbeck

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May 3, 2023, 10:41:45 AM5/3/23
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FWIW, I've always thought the Project listing was alphabetical. It certainly appears that way in the projects I use. Come to think of it I can't even drag items into a different order...

However, if I add a "Collection" to the sidebar in the project then the files within that collection can be dragged into a different order. If all my files are within a collection then the sort seems customizable but if they are outside a collection then they are alphabetical. Similarly if I add an "Item" to the sidebar then that item can be dragged around, even into the folders that I have.

David, you could try dragging a folder from the Finder into the project sidebar and seeing if it behaves more like you want.

[fletcher]


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