D12337: Give the file dialogs a "Sort by" menu button on the toolbar

[Nathaniel Graham]

ngraham added a comment.


  In D12337#249988 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D12337#249988>, @markg wrote:
  
  > Well, the icon certainly is better and without text is much better as well, but i still don't like (nor see the value) of having this sort option that prominent "in your face".
  >  You can sort right now via:
  >
  > - Settings icon -> Sorting -> take your pick
  
  
  This patch removes that.
  
  > - RMB on the list -> Sorting -> take your pick
  
  I can remove it from there too if you'd like :-) (only for the file dialog obviously, not for all `KDirOperator` clients)
  
  > - one-click sorting on the headers (if you open a view with headers)
  
  Again, only if the view shows column headers.
  
  > I did also just notice that the arrow icon in a header is visible when the view is sorted on that column.
  
  If even you--an expert software developer--only just noticed that now, I think that's a fairly good confirmation that it's not a very discoverable feature. :-)
  
  > On top of that, the default view (when you don't change anything as a user) is a the detailed view
  
  Not yet; the default view is still Short View, which doesn't show column headers. Even if we change it (in D12327 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D12327>), we will still have one of the two primarily-featured modes lacking headers and therefore an easilt discoverable way to change the sort order.

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Cc: andreaska, markg, broulik, anemeth, michaelh, bruns
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