Features/Journal Sort
Summary
Implements sorting in the Journal UI as described in this Design Proposal. Also adds support for the two new properties (filesize and ctime) to the datastore.
Owner
- Name: Andrés Ambrois
- Email: <andresambrois@gmail.com>
Current status
- Targeted release: 0.90
- Last updated: 06/06/10
- Percentage of completion: 80%
Detailed Description
This feature adds a ToggleButton to the Journal toolbar. In its palette, the user can select the following sorting criteria: "Sort by file size", "Sort by last edit", "Sort by creation date".
Benefit to Sugar
Sorting by filesize is vital in the field where users need to free up disk space. Currently, the only way to find candidates for deletion is to access the expanded view of each entry, one by one. This can be a very time consuming process and often leads to indiscriminate deletion and thus potential loss of valuable data. This is bad.
Sorting by creation time (ctime) is also implemented as described in the Design Proposal.
This feature was requested in SL1915 and sponsored by Activity Central.
Scope
- Add support for ctime and filesize to the datastore (DONE)
- Implement sorting in the Journal (DONE)
- Add new icons to sugar-artwork (DONE)
UI Design
Please see the Design Proposal.
Sort palette
Sorting by file size
How To Test
User Experience
If this feature is noticeable by its target audience, how will their experiences change as a result? Describe what they will see or notice.
Dependencies
None
Contingency Plan
None necessary, revert to previous release behaviour.
Implementation
Documentation
Initial submission to sugar-devel (Sugar patches)
Initial submission to sugar-devel (DS patches)
Second submission to sugar-devel (Sugar patches)
Second submission to sugar-devel (DS patches)
Release Notes
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