I really feel that this one could be a very useful update, if this is possible to add. This would be for the "Documents Only" setting in the Sidebars context menu, the other two views available “Show Path” and “Show Tree” would not be able to use this.
Currently the "Sidebar - Documents" tab appears to use alphabetical order to sort the list of currently opened documents. (Unfortunately it also uses a common Linux based sorting approach where it puts capital letters above lower case letters which I do not understand personally) `Sorting Example:` 01 - apple.txt Apple.txt Zebra.txt apple.txt zebra.txt
If possible I am suggesting to add a setting to the context menu to allow the sort method to be changed. Depending on how many sorting options developer decides to add, might have to be a flyout.
Sort: -Alphabetically -----default method currently used by Geany -Alphabetically (Not Case Sensitive) -Date -Based On Tab Order
The main one I am interested in personally is the "Based On Tab Order" sort method. I would like my Sidebar - Documents to follow the same order as how they are opened from left to right in "Editor tabs bar" It is strange to have one that sorts alphabetically and the other does not. Would really like the "Documents" sidebar tab to mimic the Editor tabs, like it is a "Vertical Tab" sidebar. Also looks strange when using keybindings to navigate through tabs, because the cursor bounces around between items rather then next/previous items in the list. I have read/seen in the manual that this is mentioned, so it is known about. Was wondering if there are any developers that would be interested in updating this, if possible. Hopefully someone will consider this.
Thank You