Bug 504125

Summary:	Random sort order
Product:	[Applications] tellico	Reporter:	Eric Kotato <erickotato>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Robby Stephenson <robby>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	4.0.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
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Description Eric Kotato 2025-05-12 23:56:42 UTC

[FEATURE REQUEST]
Random sort order

Currently you can sort by any field, but it would be useful to have random sort. It would be useful when, for example, you want to play a game or watch a movie, and instead of thinking which one to take, you can choose one at random from filtered or full list.

Thanks in advance.

Comment 1 Robby Stephenson 2025-05-17 23:56:21 UTC

Here's a report template that generates a random title from the collection:
https://invent.kde.org/rstephenson/tellico-add-ons/-/blob/master/report-templates/Random_Entry.xsl

Maybe that'll scratch the itch? I think having a random sort implemented is more than I want to add to the basic UI.

Comment 2 Eric Kotato 2025-05-18 10:45:47 UTC

Actually, it may work out for me. I wasn't sure if it was possible in XSLT, but since it is, I guess there's no need for additional UI.

I've also thought about possiblity of listing multiple random (non-repeating) entries from list, but since it's possible to select one at random, it should be possible to list many.

Anyway, thanks a lot for your work.