How to get my Trackables listed alphabetically?

[+The Blorenges]

This is hardly a matter of Life & Death, but it's a miserable wet afternoon here in Wales, UK and I haven't got anything more urgent to do...

 

When I go to my list of the 56 Trackable Items in my account they appear in almost alphabetical order. Those few with names in inverted commas appear at the top (that's OK, I can cope with that ) but the rest follow on down the page almost alphabetically. I've tried to get them to re-sort themselves by clicking on the little "Sort By Name" arrow, but it doesn't seem to solve this (fairly minor) annoyance.

 

Any suggestions, please?

 

MrsB (with way too much time on her hands...)

[+Munkeh]

she can't help it she has OCD

 

over cleanliness delusions!

[+The Blorenges]

It actually annoys me more that they are in almost alphabetical order. If the listing was a complete jumble then I'd just put up with it!

 

MrsB

[+fairyhoney]

Rename them so they will be alphabetical

[+WRITE SHOP ROBERT]

How about if they showed up like your Cache list, in the order most recently found, that's kinda frustrating.

[+ModelCitizen]

If you sort your trackables list by "Last Log" or "Distance" the same thing happens. The list is ALMOST sorted correctly. Some of the trackables will still be out of order. I use the "Last Log" sorting and go to the bottom of the list to see which of my bugs have been stalled or missing the longest so I can consider replacing them and sending out the copy tag with a new token. I still have to hunt around in the list some since the sorting is not done correctly.

 

Model Citizen - Zero Discipline

[+The Blorenges]

Hmmmmmmm. So it's not just me then?

I was expecting somebody to come up with an answer like, "You just click here, go to drop-down there, select option whatsit, refresh, double click the blue button and Bob's your uncle, done."

 

As none of the helpful Mods around here have responded, perhaps it's just not do-able

 

Never mind. The sun's shining this morning, so I can get out and play Caching

 

MrB

[+BlueDeuce]

You'll get a better answer here:

 

Geocaching.com Web Site

Discuss new features (or feature requests), bugs, etc. specific to the Geocaching.com site.

[+UncleJimbo]

How about if they showed up like your Cache list, in the order most recently found, that's kinda frustrating.

Caches do not show up in the order found. If they did, it would be much less annoying. But that is the topic of another thread...

[+Kealia]

This is a known bug that has been discussed in the website section of the forums. I'll see if I can find a link for you. Groundspeak is aware of it, but it's not an URGENT fix - so it oculd be a while if I remember correctly.

[+The Blorenges]

Thank you, BlueDeuce and kealia.

 

I've never ventured into the Website section. Heck! - I only wander out of the UK Forum occasionally when the Mods trust me with a 24hour Pass

 

MrsB

[+BlueDeuce]

Thank you, BlueDeuce and kealia.

 

I've never ventured into the Website section. Heck! - I only wander out of the UK Forum occasionally when the Mods trust me with a 24hour Pass

 

MrsB

 

Yep, if you simply state the facts there, nobody will mind.

[+Team Snorkasaurus]

...When I go to my list of the 56 Trackable Items in my account they appear in almost alphabetical order. Those few with names in inverted commas appear at the top (that's OK, I can cope with that ) but the rest follow on down the page almost alphabetically. I've tried to get them to re-sort themselves by clicking on the little "Sort By Name" arrow, but it doesn't seem to solve this (fairly minor) annoyance...

I asked about this myself recently. One of the awesome Groundspeak Lackeys said that the "Sort by Name" and "Sort by Distance" functions will be fixed in the 2.0 version of the website which is currently under construction. Possibly sooner, but not likely. No specific time frame was given, but it is nice to know that a fix is in the works!

 

[+The Blorenges]

Thank you for that... TBTB are "looking into it". Good enough. I'll be patient. MrsB

[+steve p]

I was expecting somebody to come up with an answer like, "You just click here, go to drop-down there, select option whatsit, refresh, double click the blue button and Bob's your uncle, done."

What in the world does "Bob's your uncle" mean???

[+steve p]

What in the world does "Bob's your uncle" mean???

Never mind, found the expression on Wikipedia.

For anyone interested, here's their explanation:

 

Bob's your uncle is a commonly used expression known mainly in Britain and Commonwealth countries. It is often used immediately following a set of simple instructions and roughly carries the same meaning as the phrase "and there you have it." For example, "Simply put a piece of ham between two slices of bread, and Bam! Bob’s your uncle!”.

 

Etymology

In 1887, British Prime Minister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, appointed his nephew Arthur James Balfour as Minister for Ireland. The press had a field day when he referred to the Prime Minister as “Uncle Bob”. Balfour later went on to become Prime Minister himself. This theory claims that to have "Bob" as one's uncle is a guarantee of success, hence the implied meaning, "and if you do this, you cannot fail." Another theory is that the phrase derives from the slang "all is bob", which means "everything is good".