Did you know? #5 - Sorting in Groups

It's time for another "Did you know?" Today with the question why the lists in the Project Explorer of DMXControl 3 (right side) are sortable for some project tree entries (left side) and not for other entries. Did you know this was intended? Similar to Windows Explorer, the lists can normally be sorted by clicking on the respective column. Not so with the device groups (and all other groups). There is a simple but important reason for this: In device groups, the order of the devices determines the order within the effects, such as in a fanning. This order is also displayed in the Project Explorer. This allows you to easily change the order of the devices in the group by adjusting the order in the Project Explorer. This can be done quickly using Drag&Drop or the arrow keys. This prevents you from creating a new device groups each time you make a change. A rearrangement of the devices in the Stage View deliberately has no effect here, since in the Stage View the arrangement of your devices in your setup is in the foreground.

You can also see this in the attached picture. Fanning is the same for both groups. It only looks different for each group, because the devices in group 2 are sorted backwards, from RGB (12) to RGB (7). As a small addition to the better presentation, the Group Handling was also used. Some time ago we had already published a "Did you know?" on this subject.

Your DMXControl Team