Add option to sort app icons by name

[Dadi Einarsson]

Upon installing a new application the list in "show applications" is not updated and just added at the end (last page). The list is also not sorted. When first installing Ubuntu 20.10, I could get the list updated by logging in and out, but after installing about 10 applications that stopped working.

The Dash is version 0.5.10.2-7

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: dash 0.5.10.2-7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-22.23-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Oct 15 09:29:12 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-01 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Alpha amd64 (20200923)
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-23-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: dash
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I think this is correct. The current design allows you to drag icons and define your own order. Meaning the order of icons should stay unchanged, not sorted, even after installing new apps.

But rather than closing this bug I will turn it into an enhancement request for the option to sort the icons.

[Dadi Einarsson (rustikus73)]

Thanks for the explanation.

Just one note. This is affecting my Groovy install not Focal.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I verified it's a missing feature on both focal and groovy.