Sort "Select Scheme"

[hankache]

It would be nice if the "Select Scheme" Window shows items listed in alphabetical order.

[zufuliu]

It's strictly listed in alphabetical order, the scheme list has five parts:

// 1 global styles, not visible in "Select Scheme" Window
Global Styles
2nd Global Styles

// 2 text files
Text File
2nd Text File

// 3 favorite schemes, currently not changeable
C/C++ Source
...
XML Document

// 4 alphabetical listed other schemes

// 5 the last one
ANSI Art

[hankache]

I see. May I propose to add some kind of heading to these categories? It would make it obvious.

[zufuliu]

my proposal is convert the schemes list to a tree with three parts:
// 1 text files
Text File
2nd Text File

// 2 favorite schemes
C/C++ Source
...
XML Document

// 3 alphabetical listed other schemes, grouped by first letter in upper case

The finally result will looks similar to our "Select Encoding" dialog (which can be opened via File => Encoding => More...).

[zufuliu]

Two UI prototypes with schemes grouped by first letter, because the group label is very short, none of them look beautiful.

[hankache]

I'd personally go with option number 2 (with the counter)
Another point worth looking at is that maybe it would look better to create folders even for single entries, i.e. H -> HaXe Script and K -> Kotlin Source

What do you think?

[hankache]

Also what if by default they all render expanded (like the C folder in the screenshot). With no option to collapse. That way it will look less empty?

[zufuliu]

Screenshot for Customize Schemes, Select Scheme and Favorite Schemes dialogs.
The Favorite Schemes dialog lacks up and down arrow buttons to arrange favorite schemes.

[zufuliu]

Final appearance for Customize Schemes, Select Scheme and Favorite Schemes dialogs:

Up and down buttons not added on to Favorite Schemes dialog, but drag & drop is added, which is easy to use, see animation made by https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif

I think this feature is completed, feel free to test latest AppVeyor builds from https://ci.appveyor.com/project/zufuliu/notepad2

[zufuliu]

Wki for Customize Schemes, Select Scheme and Favorite Schemes is added at https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad2/wiki/Customize-Schemes