clicking on a column header destroys stored sort order

[James Woods]

One feature I wish I could turn off:  If I (accidently) click on a column header in a display (such as "active actions", that one accental action destoyes my 4 element sort order.  Boom.  Just gone with warning.  And no way to get it back but remember what it was and re-key in all in again.

[Alyona (MLO Support)]

Sorry you ran into this. 

If the view was previously saved, you can use Discard Changes in the Filter Pane on the left to restore it. In some cases, it may also be enough to disable the column sorting under Filter → Group & Sort → Sort and set the sort order to (None).

That said, we agree that accidentally clicking a column header shouldn't make a complex sort configuration so easy to lose. We'll take your feedback into consideration as we look at improving the experience. Thank you.

[Steve Neas]

One setting that I have found helpful to preserve my view settings is to right-click on the tab, and set "Lock default in this tab".

With that setting, if you accidentally click on a column header (or try to make some other changes to the view) it will open a copy of the tab, but keep the original tab unchanged.

This would only help on a tab that is pinned or that you always keep open, but it be helpful to try.