On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 Robert Gauld wrote:
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>thoss wrote:[color=green]
>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 Jan Drew wrote:
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>>> Can someone explain the logic of the Skype contact list order?
>>>
>>> I have Skype contact entries such as:
>>> pc Alex
>>> pc Barry
>>> pc Charles
>>> ...
>>> ph Amy
>>> ph Barbara
>>> ph Cindy
>>>
>>> Where pc indicates a computer-to-computer connection and ph indicates a
>>> Skype-Out computer-to-telephone connection.
>>>
>>> I would like the order in the contact list to be as shown above.
>>> But, for some strange reason, the Skype contact list order is all jumbled
>>> up. That is, it certainly isn't alphabetical.
>>>
>>> What is the "logic" of the Skype contact list order?
>>> How does one change it to be purely alphabetical (like it should be)?
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>> I always see contacts currently on line at the top. Maybe the order is
>> how recently they were on line.[/color]
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>Assuming that pc/ph is entered as the firstname and the name as lastname
>is it possible it's sorting by lastname then first name?[/color]

Could well be that, combined with how recently people were on line. At
present I have three contacts on line, sorted in surname order. Below
that are two or three groups of names each also sorted in surname order.
--
Thoss