Sort order indicators

[Worker]

I believe the sort order indicators used on the SQL windows are backwards from how other apps indicate sort order.

In PL/SQL Developer, "/\" means DESC. In Outlook and Windows Explorer, "/\" means ASC.

I'm not sure who is 'correct', but using "/\" (small at the top, big at the bottom) for ASC makes more sense to me.

 

[Marco Kalter]

It seems you're right. Why did nobody else notice this? I think we will adopt the standard Windows sort indicator.

 

[Worker]

It's possible that some applications out there do what PL/SQL Developer does right now, because "\/" *could* be interpreted as an arrow pointing down, implying "listed in this direction", which would be ascending.

Some apps (WinRAR) even use an arrow image. And some apps (WinRAR) use an arrow image in the opposite way from what I just described.

I had to deal with this decision myself in a web-app, which is probably the reason I noticed it.

 

[Joachim Rupik]

Is outlook an oracle for us? Should be? Why?
For example Thunderbird uses sort marks the same way PL/SQL Developer does it!

 

[Worker]

Apparently all of OS X does it the 'Outlook' way. And apparently people like to argue about what is the 'correct' way.

I feel a poll coming on...

 

[ScottMattes]

While I can live with what we have now, and others will want it one way and some the other so make it an option, I think the symbols used are backwards.

 

[F. van Boven]

Even in the windows explorer it's a "/\" arrow for ascending...

But do I actually about the symbol? Nope.