Sort layouts alphabetically [#261331]

I'm trying to sort custom panel layouts alphabetically however it's not happening.

All my panels start with the same prefixed word followed by an underscore and letter (i.e. layout_a_twocol, layout_b_twocol, layout_c_twocol). I've got about 9 layouts (up to G)) and assumed they'd just sort alphabetically. I've been renaming items to try to grasp how these are sorted but I can't figure out an understandable pattern.

How are panel layouts ordered on the 'Layout' screen?

Comments

Comment #1

bsuttis commented 22 May 2008 at 07:02

Update: The only way I could get the alphabetical order was to delete each panel and reupload one by one (in order) and then refresh the page.

Comment #2

sdboyer commented 24 May 2008 at 01:56

The basic logic governing the order in which plugins are loaded is contained in panels_load_includes() in plugins.inc. There are two primary factors that determine the order in which styles are loaded: module weight (which determines hook invocation order), and the logic utilized in drupal_system_listing(). Either way, though, I'm having difficulty imagining the use case that requires three, let alone nine different versions of a twocol layout, so I'm curious - why aren't you using 'flexible'?

Comment #3

bsuttis commented 24 May 2008 at 07:26

Because each of these 9 layouts is likely going to be used for more than one panel page, and using flexible would require that each one be set up (rows/columns edited) up again and again. Relying on a client to be able to do such a thing instead of simply pick one of 9 pre-designed and styled isn't a possibility.