Take filetype into consideration when sorting files

[kaixoo]

Problem

I have a project like this with many .cpp and .h files. It takes me effort to find the CMakeLists.txt file because the treeview is sorted only alphabetically and doesn't take into account the frequency of files or the Uppercases.

Proposal

It'd make more sense to sort files like the following:

file1.cpp
file1.h
file2.cpp
file2.h
CMakeLists.txt
README.md
...

So that less frequent filetypes go in the bottom (or top).

Prior Art (Optional)

No response

[jeremypw]

Interesting. So source files would be sorted before other text files? Taking into account case is a separate issue really.

Note that there is a (not very discoverable) way to search in the sidebar - press <Alt>F. This does a fuzzy find on filename in all open projects.

[kaixoo]

That's good to know. <Alt>F doesn't do anything for me. Ctrl+P is a standard, why not use that?

[jeremypw]

Ah, sorry - I did not mention that it is an extension. You need to have the "Find Project Files" extension activated.
The shortcut us <Alt>f (no shift key). Best to have a document focused but it works in most situations for me. There should be a context menu item but I cannot find it atm.

[jeremypw]

That shortcut was chosen in line with the other "Find" shortcuts (<Ctrl>F and `F) but if there is a standard for this action it can be proposed as an alternative.