Bug 71896

Summary: File selector view should have "sort by extension"
Product: [Applications] kdevelop Reporter: Oded Arbel <oded>
Component: file selectorAssignee: KDevelop Developers <kdevelop-devel>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: 3.0.0b2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: unspecified   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description Oded Arbel 2004-01-05 11:33:25 UTC 
Version:           3.0.0b2 (using KDE 3.1.94 (CVS >= 20031206), compiled sources)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.3.1 (Mandrake Linux 9.2 3.3.1-4mdk)
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.6.0-0.3mdk-i686-up-4GB

When viewing a directory in the file selector, it will be really helpful to be able to sort by extension or mime type like in konqueror.

For example - I have a java project and for each java file I have a class file. it will greatly reduce the amount of noise I have to deal with when browsing a package directory if I could sort it to have all the "*.java" files in front.
Comment 1 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas 2004-01-06 18:53:24 UTC 
Why don't you use file groups instead ?
Comment 2 Oded Arbel 2004-01-07 10:02:43 UTC 
Subject: Re:  File selector view should have "sort by extension"

> Why don't you use file groups instead ?

Because:
a) I have to set the groups manually - so if I browse to somewhere and find 
something I didn't expect, I have to go to file groups and add another group 
by hand.
b) file groups are based on extension while Konqy's "type" is based on 
MIME-Types - much better distinction, especially for extensionless files.
c) the file groups aren't hierarchic , so I have all files from all of the 
directories. and if you use a lot of packages in Java, which any decent large 
java project will have, then its quite a mess.
d) with the file browser I can see files not directly under my project's home, 
with file groups I can't.
e) File groups can't be sorted by location.. ooohhh.. another bug ;-)
Comment 3 Andreas Pakulat 2008-06-29 17:18:31 UTC 
file-selector is dead in kdev4, the kdelibs KDirOperator component might support that, if not file a wish against that.