Currently the folder tree is being sorted alphabetically:
There are a lot of cases where I need to sort by date created or date modified, etc etc. For example today, I needed to go through a series of folders and manually verify its contents against a list shown on a web browser. So I wanted to use the folder to tree to quickly jump from folder to folder until I have confirmed all of them. The issue was that the list on the web browser is show in the order they were created, while the folder tree lists folders alphabetically. So I could not go about it this way.
I am placing a feature request to determine how the folder trees sorts its items, similar to a lister, with the option to set the ascending/descending order. Lastly, a internal command that will allow you to set the sort order and ascending/descending on the go.
PS: I am only reffering to the tree child items, not the root items
I've come across several cases were it would be easier to have the Folder Tree sorted in the same way as the Lister side. In fact I'm not sure there's a whole lot of reasons to not have it match the lister.
Today I'm going through backups within folders on the lister side sorted desc by the folder's modification date. To do what I need to do requires going into the sorted folder on the lister side and possible renaming a file then backing out again and selecting the next folder in the desc sorted modified data order which determines how far I have to go in the list before I can stop. If my Folder Tree was sorted in the same order it would only require a click on the next folder down in the Folder Tree list rather than having to go into a directory and back out of a directory selecting the next drive in the Lister list and hopefully you don't screw up you sequence and loose your place.
I was actually going to write this up a few weeks back but couldn't recall the specifics of what I was trying to accomplish.
In 13.16.10 we've added an option for the folder tree to mirror the sort order from the file display. It's a bit experimental so please check it out and let us know how it goes.
