Click
and Sort
The sort criteria used to sort the files in either Files window may be changed with either a single mouse click or single keyboard keystroke combination. The criteria that may be set with one click is either ascending or descending sort on filename, file extension, size or date. An unsorted view may be set from the Window Options menu.
Click
and Sort
To resort the active window with one click, use a LMB or RMB click within the Name, Size and Date windows on the Data Panel. A LMB click resorts with an ASCENDING sort and a RMB click resorts with a DESCENDING sort. A click in the left half of the Name field is interpreted to be a name sort and the right half to be a file extension sort. Clicks anywhere within the Size and Date fields resorts the files by size or date criteria.
There is a simulated LED below each window (two below the Name window) that indicates the current sort. A green LED below the extension end of the Name field would indicate that the window is sorted on ascending file extensions. Similarly, a red LED below the Date field would indicate a descending Date sort. Of the four LEDs, only one will be red or green, again a red indication indicates descending sort and a green indication indicates an ascending sort. Additionally, the window foreground and background colors momentarily change while sorting to those of the active file window, with reversed colors for a descending sort. The message Window also announces the type sort just performed.
A fifth LED (yellow when active) is also used in the Data Panel to indicate the that the cursored file has a subject description. It is located under the file Attributes window. See support of the Subject extended attribute.
To set the active file window sort from the keyboard, use the following easy to remember and access key combination;