After search string changed apps list is not sorted

[arty]

Binary package hint: gnome-app-install

1) Run Add/Remove...
2) Enter a letter in search field
3) Sort list of apps by name or popularity
4) Add another letter in search field
5) See that list of apps is not sorted

I think that changing of search string shouldn't affect sorting in list of apps.

[Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor)]

Good point. But there is an objection: how could you determinate that the search is an expaneded one and not a completely new one? Or should we generally not change the once selected sorting?

[Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor)]

It would be nice if you can add some example search terms. what were you searching for?

[arty (me-arty)]

Yes, I think that once chosen sort order shouldn't be changed at all. If user prefers installing popular applications, he'd be happy to select descending popularity sorting once and always see popular apps in first lines. Keeping state is just organic.

Speaking about example: I usually do not type complete search term. As I'm ordinarily lazy user, I start with few letters in hope that they will bring me to my goal. If there're too many results, I narrow search by typing another few letters. The whole pattern of usage is like in Google Suggest (http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en). So when I'm searching for mplayer, I'll start with just 'mpl', then continue to 'mplay' and stop here, because mplayer is on second line of results.

[Sebastian Heinlein (glatzor)]

Fixed some time ago.