[ Mod : Click on empty taskbar space ] Sort folders thumbnails by name.

[Inkdecker]

@m1lhaus Hi! I wanted to know whether or not it could be possible to sort the opened folders thumbnails alphabetically by name uppon double clicking on the taskbar or performing another action? I used to be able to previously do it with 7+ Taskbar Tweaker advanced options by doing a double left click on the folder icon, and it was really usefull to reorganise and keep track of multiples folders oppened in the explorer at once, but I haven't been able to find a way to replicate this with Windhawk and ExplorerPatcher's Windows 10 taskbar so far.

[m1lhaus]

Hi @Inkdecker,
do you mean in a similar way the 'Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder' mod is doing it? But automatically via alphabet? I mean it should be possible since the hardest part, detecting the clicked object and reordering thumbnails, is already implemented. However, I think a separate mod would be better for this. Or maybe we could extend "Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder" directly with this feature. What do you think @m417z?

[Inkdecker]

Yes this is exactly what i'm talking about! It would be something like combining the clicking / actions part of your mod with the ability to rearrange the thumbnails from "Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder" to sort the folders thumbnailsby name by double clicking on the taskbar's folder icon and make a new mod maybe, I tried to combine both scripts earlier but its way beyond the scope of my coding skill.

Or maybe simply make a mod to allow the thumbnails to be sorted automatically according to some variable (name, date_created, ascending / descending, etc.. ) , similar to the way folders can be sorted in the explorer.

[m1lhaus]

I might take a look into that. I am interested to see how "Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder" mod does the reordering. Then I will decide whether I go ahead with some implementation. I won't include it in this mod though. I will leave it open for a while as a reminder for the time being.

[m417z]

However, I think a separate mod would be better for this. Or maybe we could extend "Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder" directly with this feature. What do you think @m417z?

I also think so. It could be more appealing to extend "Taskbar Thumbnail Reorder" if it'd be a small addition to the mod, but it's not the case. I'd start by looking at MoveItemsFromThumbnail.