Order files alphabetically in sidebar and nested folders

[Felixpaulsen]

Nature of issue?

• Found a bug
• Existing feature enhancement
• New feature request

New feature details: I would love to be able to rearrange the files in the left file tree, so that I can keep my relevant .js files at the top and the html and css file at the bottom, by simply dragging them around.

[catarak]

I agree, this would be great. Also, another option—would it make sense for the files to be in alphabetical order? Right now the order is just the order in which the files/folders were added to the sketch. Open to whatever feels the most useful.

[catarak]

For me, I think the thing that would be most useful would be the ability to move files in and out of folders.

[nopivnick]

@catarak

would it make sense for the files to be in alphabetical order?

I vote for alphabetical order, at least as the initial feature. it's easy enough to edit file names to force order and I assume alphabetical order is quicker to implement.

[Felixpaulsen]

@nopivnick that would at least be a good temporary solution.

[catarak]

I'm not even sure that alphabetical would be faster than a fixed, rearrangeable order. So really, I'm curious which is more desirable.

[Felixpaulsen]

I think rearranging is more important than alphabetical. Just my opinion though.

[nopivnick]

custom ordering hands down.

[nimishagarwal76]

@catarak I feel that sorted alphabatical order would be nice. VS Code follows similar structure, its really nice. Even sublime follows the same.

If it is to be implemented I would like to work upon it.

[nimishagarwal76]

Isn't #789 and this issue same?

[catarak]

i agree that alphabetical would be best. while a custom order would be nice, i think it introduces some complexity to the UI/UX that i don't think is totally necessary. and no, it is not the same as #789, since that is in references to sketches, rather than the files that are contained within a sketch.

[siddhant1]

I think I can work on maintaining an alphabetical order for now , should I start @catarak?

[catarak]

@siddhant1 go ahead!