Sort Montage in Alphabetical Order by Default and make Customizable #14

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opened 2020-01-30 21:47:16 +00:00 by SethFalco · 0 comments

SethFalco commented

2020-01-30 21:47:16 +00:00

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Feature Request

Description

Currently, ImageCaster isn't sorting the images at all when they're made into montages.
This results in the images being in an inconsistent and unexpected order.

We want the images to retain some form of logical order so that they persist or when images
are removed or added, we can know where that change will occur in the montage.

This should be customizable for users with different requirements, for example
Alphabetical order, vs Reverse Alphabetical order, vs Numeric Order, or Chronological order.

This could potentially include sorting by underlying metadata such as a particular IPTC/EXIF tag
like Copyright or Author to group those together.

Motivation

Having an order is essential to ensure a consistent result.

Ordering however just provides more flexibly to users that may have particular requirements.

# Feature Request  ## Description  Currently, ImageCaster isn't sorting the images at all when they're made into montages. This results in the images being in an inconsistent and unexpected order. We want the images to retain some form of logical order so that they persist or when images are removed or added, we can know where that change will occur in the montage. This should be customizable for users with different requirements, for example Alphabetical order, vs Reverse Alphabetical order, vs Numeric Order, or Chronological order. This could potentially include sorting by underlying metadata such as a particular IPTC/EXIF tag like Copyright or Author to group those together. ## Motivation  Having an order is essential to ensure a consistent result. Ordering however just provides more flexibly to users that may have particular requirements.