hover text and file names are incorrect for arrows indicating ascending and descending sorts on table columns

Arthur,

We discussed conventions and icons on the previous thread.

I noted that the arrow/triangle with point up shows that the lowest member is at the top ("descending"); conversely, pointing down would indicate that the "bottom" of the list is at the top ("ascending").

This is the convention in Filezilla, Windows Explorer, and many other lists.

I think that "sort descending" is appropriate for a list that starts at the lowest member at top and "descends" through the other values.

This also coincides somewhat with the concept of "weights" in Drupal, with higher-value "heavier" items listed lower.

Another example of a sorted list in Views, sorted by "Business or User Name" http://www.locavorenetwork.com/growerlist/Idaho

It's not wrong. It's saying what will happen when you click on it. Not what is currently happening.

Hi,

i know this is an old thread, but i just cannot believe what i'm reading. More specifically:

I noted that the arrow/triangle with point up shows that the lowest member is at the top ("descending"); conversely, pointing down would indicate that the "bottom" of the list is at the top ("ascending").

This is the convention in Filezilla, Windows Explorer, and many other lists.

I installed FileZilla just for this (otherwise i'm using Aptana's ftp client or WinSCP), and here are a couple of screenshots:
FileZilla - http://screencast.com/t/d6lbNFNgME
Explorer - http://screencast.com/t/0P4rZXTgX

So, you're basically in contradiction with yourself. Can you please decide which arrow means what?

I honestly don't know what this conversation is doing here though, as it's not a Views module issue. I've got erroneous results (switched arrows) for theme_table() with sortable headers. So why was the conversation moved here anyway?

Sorry merlin for your waste of time reading this, this whole conversation should be elsewhere - hence i hadn't reopened the ticket.

teodor

I am looking at your screenshots and at my Filezilla

when the triangle point is up, the lowest alphanumeric sorted member is at the top; conversely when the point is at the bottom, the 'heaviest' member is at the top

I am frequently confused by what 'ascending' (going up) and 'descending' (going down) means - especially when the sort is often based on timestamps - I look at the result and if it's backwards I change the setting

the OP was about the tooltip text that displays when hovering over these arrows - merlinofchaos explained the intent in 2009 your post in 2013 bumped this for me

another question: who is the 'heavier' guitarist, Clapton or Hendrix? :-)