CHARACTER MAP - View By Unicode Block, not alphabetically sorting

[sirald66]

Binary package hint: gucharmap

Ubuntu 9.04
gucharmap 1:2.26.1-0ubuntu1

EXPECTED: setting View by Unicode Block will display alphabetical list to locate characters of interest.

ACTUAL: Unicode Block list jumbled in no discernible order or relation.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gucharmap
Package: gucharmap 1:2.26.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gucharmap
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-16-generic i686

[sirald66 (sirald66)]

STILL A PROBLEM

Trying to figure out where to find some of the example characters below with the current interface is a real bear. A custom hotkey tool to retrieve the top 10 or 20 characters would be very useful.

Trying to figure out where to find some of the example characters with the current interface is extremely time consuming.

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[sirald66 (sirald66)]

STILL A PROBLEM

[Mechanical snail (replicator-snail)]

It is sorted alphabetically in Lucid. See Bug #628992 for people complaining about the new behavior.