Play-list sorting when dragging multiple files

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1. What steps will reproduce the problem?

Drag multiple files from the Finder into the play-list window.

2. What is the expected output?

The expected result would be to always add the files in alphabetical order
— for example, if i drag Episode 20.avi, Episode 21.avi, Episode 22.avi,
and Episode 23.avi into the window, they should appear in that order.

3. What do you see instead?

Movist adds the files in the order that you've selected them in the Finder.
For example, if i select a group of files from the bottom (which would be
23, 22, 21, then 20), it will appear in that order in the play list. Or if
i use open-apple+select to choose 22 then 21 then 20 then 23, it will
appear in that order.

3. What version of the product are you using?

Movist 0.6.1

4. On what operating system?

Mac OS X 10.5.7

5. Please provide any additional information below.

I think this was probably done intentionally, but it's still contrary to
what i expect — especially since i normally select from the bottom of the
window in the Finder instead of the top. If this behaviour remains i will
either have to completely change my file-selecting habits or i will have to
deal with Movist adding the files in reverse order every time.

Maybe a compromise would be best? You could include a check box in
Preferences to the effect of 'Always re-order files to alphabetical order'.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by okd...@gmail.com on 14 May 2009 at 10:06

Attachments:

• playlist.png

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FYI, same issue in 0.6.2. :)

Original comment by okd...@gmail.com on 11 Jun 2009 at 6:18

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Movist has a feature I love: 
play the episode you want to watch and movist automatically adds the rest, in
alphabetical order, to the playlist (if they are in the same folder).

This is very useful and removes the need for your feature, which either way 
would be
useful only when watching sequential videos.

Original comment by armin.r...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2009 at 9:34

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That's a great feature, but it's not equivalent, primarily because not 
everything i
drag into the play list is a sequential television episode -- i only used that 
as an
example since it's the easiest to understand. As a different example, suppose i 
want
to watch 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later back-to-back; if i drag these into 
Movist
using the method i normally use to select files (dragging from bottom), Movist 
will
put these out of order. Also, Movist's automatic recognition of sequential 
files does
not span folders, so if for example i keep my TV episodes separated into 
folders by
series (which i do), Movist will order them like series 3 - series 2 - series 1 
when
i drag them in.

Also, on a less selfish note i guess, although i personally use the feature 
you're
talking about, i can see why others wouldn't. In their case this becomes an even
bigger issue than in mine.

Original comment by okd...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2009 at 10:18