columns order and preferences

[ady4um]

Currently, the torrents' list (jobs) has more than 30 columns available. Each info tab has columns too.

Once in a while, I want to change the order of the displayed columns, or to change which columns to show and which ones to hide.

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My first suggestion would be to display the list of available columns alphabetically. I don't mean the actual default displayed columns, but the list of columns when right-clicking. You could say this wouldn't be first in the to-do list, but still...

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Moreover, when checking/searching Ultima's manual, each column item is sorted in a by-default manner, from left to right. I changed the columns' order, so when I read/search the manual, the order is not the same as the one displayed. I assume other users also customize the columns the way they like.

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So, my second suggestion: maybe Ultima can consider sorting the columns explanations alphabetically?

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Right-clicking the columns *is* easy, but when deciding about this matter the user has to do it repeatedly, once for each column he wants to show or to hide. I would like to suggest adding also the possibility to change the columns from "preferences".

I suggest adding a "Columns" option to the left panel of the "preferences" screen. This could be divided into several subsections, the same way the "[+] advanced" options are, as follows:

Options > Preferences > [+] Columns > Torrent List

Options > Preferences > [+] Columns > Trackers

Options > Preferences > [+] Columns > Peers

Options > Preferences > [+] Columns > Pieces

Options > Preferences > [+] Columns > Files

Alternatively, the "Torrent List" and the "info tabs" could be displayed at the right side of the dialog, also as a tree.

The right side of the dialog could be a list of available columns according to the list or info panel selected, a check-box to the left of each columns' name, and 2 buttons, "move up (move to the left)" and "move down (move to the right)", so the user can set the order, and which columns to show/hide. There are other alternative ways to display this, but I left this matter for future discussion or to the Utorrent UI devs.

Thank you in advance.