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authorVincent Reher <tde@4reher.org>2022-03-05 15:14:32 -0800
committerMichele Calgaro <michele.calgaro@yahoo.it>2022-07-02 16:02:09 +0900
commitd4e06b76962198eb64e6c2826d4695248102037c (patch)
tree2ab32e02df377eb96cc5ba0dc04729ae61c047e9
parentd59c8ee79f91d41d0979bd09c5e50cc43916330c (diff)
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Replace listview's binary "Case Insensitive Sort" option with 3 mutually exclusive options:
1. Unicode based (AB...ab) 2. Unicode based, case insensitive (aAbB) 2. Locale based This resolves issue #252. Signed-off-by: Vincent Reher <tde@4reher.org>
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_detailedlistview.rc10
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_infolistview.rc10
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_listview.cpp71
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_listview.h8
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_listviewitems.cpp10
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.cpp12
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.h3
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_textview.rc10
-rw-r--r--konqueror/listview/konq_treeview.rc10
-rw-r--r--libkonq/CMakeLists.txt1
-rw-r--r--libkonq/Makefile.am3
-rw-r--r--libkonq/konq_propsview.cpp27
-rw-r--r--libkonq/konq_propsview.h5
-rw-r--r--libkonq/konq_sort_constants.h13
-rw-r--r--libkonq/konq_string_compare.h51
15 files changed, 204 insertions, 40 deletions
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_detailedlistview.rc b/konqueror/listview/konq_detailedlistview.rc
index 79059c6d4..06c9bc318 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_detailedlistview.rc
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_detailedlistview.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!DOCTYPE kpartgui SYSTEM "kpartgui.dtd">
-<kpartgui name="KonqDetailedListView" version="12">
+<kpartgui name="KonqDetailedListView" version="13">
<MenuBar>
<Menu name="edit"><text>&amp;Edit</text>
<Menu name="selection"><text>Selection</text>
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
</Menu>
<Separator/>
<Action name="show_dot"/>
- <Menu name="sort"><text>Sort</text>
+ <Menu name="sort"><text>&amp;Sort</text>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based"/>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based_case_insensitive"/>
+ <Action name="order_locale_based"/>
+ <Separator/>
<Action name="group_directories_first"/>
<Action name="group_hidden_first"/>
<Separator/>
- <Action name="sort_caseinsensitive"/>
- <Separator/>
<Action name="alternate_sort_order"/>
<Action name="reverse_sort_order"/>
</Menu>
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_infolistview.rc b/konqueror/listview/konq_infolistview.rc
index 451eb5785..60f511b1f 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_infolistview.rc
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_infolistview.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!DOCTYPE kpartgui SYSTEM "kpartgui.dtd">
-<kpartgui name="KonqInfoListView" version="13">
+<kpartgui name="KonqInfoListView" version="14">
<MenuBar>
<Menu name="edit"><text>&amp;Edit</text>
<Menu name="selection"><text>Selection</text>
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
</Menu>
<Separator/>
<Action name="show_dot"/>
- <Menu name="sort"><text>Sort</text>
+ <Menu name="sort"><text>&amp;Sort</text>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based"/>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based_case_insensitive"/>
+ <Action name="order_locale_based"/>
+ <Separator/>
<Action name="group_directories_first"/>
<Action name="group_hidden_first"/>
<Separator/>
- <Action name="sort_caseinsensitive"/>
- <Separator/>
<Action name="alternate_sort_order"/>
<Action name="reverse_sort_order"/>
</Menu>
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.cpp b/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.cpp
index f8307e84c..5a06068ca 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.cpp
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#include <kinstance.h>
+#include <konq_sort_constants.h>
+
KonqListViewFactory::KonqListViewFactory()
{
s_instance = 0;
@@ -929,19 +931,50 @@ void KonqListView::setupActions()
m_paShowDot = new TDEToggleAction( i18n( "Show &Hidden Files" ), 0, this, TQT_SLOT( slotShowDot() ), actionCollection(), "show_dot" );
// m_paShowDot->setCheckedState(i18n("Hide &Hidden Files"));
+
m_paCaseInsensitive = new TDEToggleAction(i18n("Case Insensitive Sort"), 0, this, TQT_SLOT(slotCaseInsensitive()),actionCollection(), "sort_caseinsensitive" );
m_paSortAlternate = new TDEAction( i18n( "&Alternate Sort Order" ), CTRL+Key_S, this,
- TQT_SLOT( slotSortAlternate() ), actionCollection(), "alternate_sort_order");
+ TQT_SLOT( slotSortAlternate() ), actionCollection(), "alternate_sort_order");
+ m_paSortAlternate->setToolTip( i18n( "Sort by PREVIOUS sort column" ) );
m_paSortReverse = new TDEAction( i18n( "&Reverse Sort Order" ), CTRL+Key_R, this,
TQT_SLOT( slotSortReverse() ), actionCollection(), "reverse_sort_order");
-
- m_paDisplayDirectoriesFirst = new TDEToggleAction( i18n("Group &Directories First"), 0, this,
+ m_paSortReverse->setToolTip( i18n( "Reverse sort order of current sort column" ) );
+
+ /*
+ Build View->Sort submenu interface to properties
+ SortOrder, SortDirsFirst & SortHiddenFirst
+ */
+ TextSortOrder initialOrder = m_pProps->getSortOrder();
+
+ m_paOrderUnicodeUnmodified = new TDEToggleAction( i18n( "&Unicode based" ), ALT+Key_1, this,
+ TQT_SLOT( slotOrderUnicodeUnmodified() ), actionCollection(), "order_unicode_based" );
+ m_paOrderUnicodeUnmodified->setToolTip( i18n( "Strict numeric Unicode based order" ) );
+ m_paOrderUnicodeUnmodified->setChecked( initialOrder == UNICODE_UNMODIFIED );
+
+ m_paOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive = new TDEToggleAction( i18n( "Unicode based, &case insensitive" ), ALT+Key_2, this,
+ TQT_SLOT( slotOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive() ), actionCollection(), "order_unicode_based_case_insensitive" );
+ m_paOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive->setToolTip( i18n( "Unicode based order but with lower/upper case ASCII letters adjacent" ) );
+ m_paOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive->setChecked(initialOrder == UNICODE_CASEINSENSITIVE);
+
+ m_paOrderLocale = new TDEToggleAction( i18n( "&Locale based" ), ALT+Key_3, this,
+ TQT_SLOT( slotOrderLocale() ), actionCollection(), "order_locale_based" );
+ m_paOrderLocale->setToolTip( i18n( "Locale based order, usually \"friendly\"" ) );
+ m_paOrderLocale->setChecked(initialOrder == LOCALE_UNMODIFIED);
+
+ // Convert above 3 checkbox menu items into single 3-way radio button menu item
+ m_paOrderUnicodeUnmodified->setExclusiveGroup( "sortOrder" );
+ m_paOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive->setExclusiveGroup( "sortOrder" );
+ m_paOrderLocale->setExclusiveGroup( "sortOrder" );
+
+ m_paDisplayDirectoriesFirst = new TDEToggleAction( i18n("Group &Directories First"), CTRL+SHIFT+Key_F, this,
TQT_SLOT(slotToggleDisplayDirectoriesFirst()), actionCollection(), "group_directories_first");
- m_paDisplayDirectoriesFirst->setChecked(m_pProps->isHiddenFirst());
+ m_paDisplayDirectoriesFirst->setToolTip( i18n( "Always display directories before non-directories" ) );
+ m_paDisplayDirectoriesFirst->setChecked(m_pProps->isDirsFirst());
- m_paDisplayHiddenFirst = new TDEToggleAction( i18n("Group &Hidden First"), 0, this,
+ m_paDisplayHiddenFirst = new TDEToggleAction( i18n("Group &Hidden First"), CTRL+SHIFT+Key_H, this,
TQT_SLOT(slotToggleDisplayHiddenFirst()), actionCollection(), "group_hidden_first");
+ m_paDisplayHiddenFirst->setToolTip( i18n( "Always display hidden files before non-hidden files" ) );
m_paDisplayHiddenFirst->setChecked(m_pProps->isHiddenFirst());
newIconSize( TDEIcon::SizeSmall /* default size */ );
@@ -955,6 +988,32 @@ void KonqListView::slotSelectionChanged()
// m_paInvertSelection->setEnabled( itemSelected );
}
-#include "konq_listview.moc"
+void KonqListView::slotOrderUnicodeUnmodified()
+{
+ TextSortOrder sortOrder = UNICODE_UNMODIFIED ;
+ kdDebug(1202) << "Setting name order = " << sortOrder << endl;
+ m_pProps->setSortOrder( sortOrder );
+ m_pListView->m_sortOrder = sortOrder;
+ m_pListView->sort();
+}
+void KonqListView::slotOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive()
+{
+ TextSortOrder sortOrder = UNICODE_CASEINSENSITIVE;
+ kdDebug(1202) << "Setting name order = " << sortOrder << endl;
+ m_pProps->setSortOrder( sortOrder );
+ m_pListView->m_sortOrder = sortOrder;
+ m_pListView->sort();
+}
+
+void KonqListView::slotOrderLocale()
+{
+ TextSortOrder sortOrder = LOCALE_UNMODIFIED;
+ kdDebug(1202) << "Setting name order = " << sortOrder << endl;
+ m_pProps->setSortOrder( sortOrder );
+ m_pListView->m_sortOrder = sortOrder;
+ m_pListView->sort();
+}
+
+#include "konq_listview.moc"
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.h b/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.h
index 666ae7743..fc72f6e87 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.h
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_listview.h
@@ -130,8 +130,12 @@ protected slots:
void slotSaveColumnWidths(); // delayed
void slotHeaderClicked(int sec);
+ void slotOrderUnicodeUnmodified();
+ void slotOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive();
+ void slotOrderLocale();
void slotToggleDisplayDirectoriesFirst();
void slotToggleDisplayHiddenFirst();
+
void slotSortAlternate();
void slotSortReverse();
@@ -197,6 +201,10 @@ private:
TDEToggleAction *m_paShowPermissions;
TDEToggleAction *m_paShowURL;
+ TDEToggleAction *m_paOrderUnicodeUnmodified;
+ TDEToggleAction *m_paOrderUnicodeCaseInsensitive;
+ TDEToggleAction *m_paOrderLocale;
+
TDEToggleAction *m_paDisplayDirectoriesFirst;
TDEToggleAction *m_paDisplayHiddenFirst;
};
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewitems.cpp b/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewitems.cpp
index cf4322ef0..1766a0b0b 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewitems.cpp
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewitems.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
#include "konq_listview.h"
#include <konq_settings.h>
+#include "konq_string_compare.h"
#include <kdebug.h>
#include <tdelocale.h>
#include <assert.h>
@@ -303,11 +304,10 @@ int KonqBaseListViewItem::compare( TQListViewItem* item, int col, bool ascending
break;
}
}
- if ( m_pListViewWidget->caseInsensitiveSort() )
- return text( col ).lower().localeAwareCompare( k->text( col ).lower() );
- else {
- return m_pListViewWidget->m_pSettings->caseSensitiveCompare( text( col ), k->text( col ) );
- }
+
+ /* If we reach here, we are comparing text columns (e.g file name). */
+
+ return stringCompare( m_pListViewWidget->m_sortOrder, text( col ), k->text( col ) );
}
void KonqListViewItem::paintCell( TQPainter *_painter, const TQColorGroup & _cg, int _column, int _width, int _alignment )
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.cpp b/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.cpp
index 4c89f529d..ef70fe949 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.cpp
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ KonqBaseListViewWidget::KonqBaseListViewWidget( KonqListView *parent, TQWidget *
,m_bAscending(true)
,m_itemFound(false)
,m_restored(false)
+ ,m_sortOrder(0)
,m_filenameColumn(0)
,m_itemToGoTo("")
,m_backgroundTimer(0)
@@ -1211,11 +1212,7 @@ bool KonqBaseListViewWidget::openURL( const KURL &url )
{
m_pBrowserView->newIconSize( m_pBrowserView->m_pProps->iconSize() );
m_pBrowserView->m_paShowDot->setChecked( m_pBrowserView->m_pProps->isShowingDotFiles() );
- if ( m_pBrowserView->m_paCaseInsensitive->isChecked() != m_pBrowserView->m_pProps->isCaseInsensitiveSort() ) {
- m_pBrowserView->m_paCaseInsensitive->setChecked( m_pBrowserView->m_pProps->isCaseInsensitiveSort() );
- // This is in case openURL returned all items synchronously.
- sort();
- }
+ m_sortOrder = m_pBrowserView->m_pProps->getSortOrder();
// It has to be "viewport()" - this is what KonqDirPart's slots act upon,
// and otherwise we get a color/pixmap in the square between the scrollbars.
@@ -1571,11 +1568,6 @@ void KonqBaseListViewWidget::slotUpdateBackground()
}
}
-bool KonqBaseListViewWidget::caseInsensitiveSort() const
-{
- return m_pBrowserView->m_pProps->isCaseInsensitiveSort();
-}
-
// based on isExecuteArea from tdelistview.cpp
int KonqBaseListViewWidget::executeArea( TQListViewItem *_item )
{
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.h b/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.h
index 613f012b3..a8a06408b 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.h
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_listviewwidget.h
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ public:
void setAscending( bool b ) { m_bAscending = b; }
bool ascending() const { return m_bAscending; }
- bool caseInsensitiveSort() const;
virtual void paintEmptyArea( TQPainter *p, const TQRect &r );
@@ -260,6 +259,8 @@ protected:
bool m_itemFound:1;
bool m_restored:1;
+ TextSortOrder m_sortOrder;
+
int m_filenameColumn;
int m_filenameColumnWidth;
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_textview.rc b/konqueror/listview/konq_textview.rc
index 20b20f451..e29a0293b 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_textview.rc
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_textview.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!DOCTYPE kpartgui SYSTEM "kpartgui.dtd">
-<kpartgui name="KonqTextView" version="6">
+<kpartgui name="KonqTextView" version="7">
<MenuBar>
<Menu name="edit"><text>&amp;Edit</text>
<Menu name="selection"><text>Selection</text>
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
</Menu>
<Menu name="view"><text>&amp;View</text>
<Action name="show_dot" />
- <Menu name="sort"><text>Sort</text>
+ <Menu name="sort"><text>&amp;Sort</text>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based"/>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based_case_insensitive"/>
+ <Action name="order_locale_based"/>
+ <Separator/>
<Action name="group_directories_first"/>
<Action name="group_hidden_first"/>
<Separator/>
- <Action name="sort_caseinsensitive"/>
- <Separator/>
<Action name="alternate_sort_order"/>
<Action name="reverse_sort_order"/>
</Menu>
diff --git a/konqueror/listview/konq_treeview.rc b/konqueror/listview/konq_treeview.rc
index 711f267be..9ef045785 100644
--- a/konqueror/listview/konq_treeview.rc
+++ b/konqueror/listview/konq_treeview.rc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!DOCTYPE kpartgui SYSTEM "kpartgui.dtd">
-<kpartgui name="KonqTreeView" version="11">
+<kpartgui name="KonqTreeView" version="12">
<MenuBar>
<Menu name="edit"><text>&amp;Edit</text>
<Menu name="selection"><text>Selection</text>
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
</Menu>
<Separator/>
<Action name="show_dot"/>
- <Menu name="sort"><text>Sort</text>
+ <Menu name="sort"><text>&amp;Sort</text>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based"/>
+ <Action name="order_unicode_based_case_insensitive"/>
+ <Action name="order_locale_based"/>
+ <Separator/>
<Action name="group_directories_first"/>
<Action name="group_hidden_first"/>
<Separator/>
- <Action name="sort_caseinsensitive"/>
- <Separator/>
<Action name="alternate_sort_order"/>
<Action name="reverse_sort_order"/>
</Menu>
diff --git a/libkonq/CMakeLists.txt b/libkonq/CMakeLists.txt
index e774a81bb..c1780780d 100644
--- a/libkonq/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libkonq/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ install( FILES
konq_historymgr.h konq_historycomm.h konq_pixmapprovider.h
kivdirectoryoverlay.h kivfreespaceoverlay.h konq_faviconmgr.h
konq_xmlguiclient.h konqbookmarkmanager.h konq_filetip.h
+ konq_sort_constants.h konq_string_compare.h
DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR} )
diff --git a/libkonq/Makefile.am b/libkonq/Makefile.am
index 3290c3e85..3c3897155 100644
--- a/libkonq/Makefile.am
+++ b/libkonq/Makefile.am
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ include_HEADERS = konq_popupmenu.h knewmenu.h \
konq_pixmapprovider.h \
kivdirectoryoverlay.h \
kivfreespaceoverlay.h \
- konq_faviconmgr.h konq_xmlguiclient.h konqbookmarkmanager.h konq_filetip.h
+ konq_faviconmgr.h konq_xmlguiclient.h konqbookmarkmanager.h konq_filetip.h \
+ konq_sort_constants.h konq_string_compare.h
if include_ARTS
diff --git a/libkonq/konq_propsview.cpp b/libkonq/konq_propsview.cpp
index af7a65eae..f72aee191 100644
--- a/libkonq/konq_propsview.cpp
+++ b/libkonq/konq_propsview.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
#include <ksimpleconfig.h>
+#include "konq_sort_constants.h"
+
static TQPixmap wallpaperPixmap( const TQString & _wallpaper )
{
TQString key = "wallpapers/";
@@ -65,10 +67,11 @@ static TQPixmap wallpaperPixmap( const TQString & _wallpaper )
struct KonqPropsView::Private
{
TQStringList* previewsToShow;
+ TextSortOrder textSortOrder;
bool previewsEnabled:1;
bool caseInsensitiveSort:1;
- bool hiddenfirst:1;
bool dirsfirst:1;
+ bool hiddenfirst:1;
bool descending:1;
TQString sortcriterion;
};
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ KonqPropsView::KonqPropsView( TDEInstance * instance, KonqPropsView * defaultPro
m_iIconSize = config->readNumEntry( "IconSize", 0 );
m_iItemTextPos = config->readNumEntry( "ItemTextPos", TQIconView::Bottom );
d->sortcriterion = config->readEntry( "SortingCriterion", "sort_nci" );
+ d->textSortOrder = (TextSortOrder) config->readNumEntry( "TextSortOrder", 1 );
d->dirsfirst = config->readBoolEntry( "SortDirsFirst", true );
d->hiddenfirst = config->readBoolEntry( "SortHiddenFirst", true );
d->descending = config->readBoolEntry( "SortDescending", false );
@@ -140,6 +144,11 @@ bool KonqPropsView::isCaseInsensitiveSort() const
return d->caseInsensitiveSort;
}
+TextSortOrder KonqPropsView::getSortOrder() const
+{
+ return d->textSortOrder;
+}
+
bool KonqPropsView::isDirsFirst() const
{
return d->dirsfirst;
@@ -206,6 +215,7 @@ bool KonqPropsView::enterDir( const KURL & dir )
m_iIconSize = m_defaultProps->iconSize();
m_iItemTextPos = m_defaultProps->itemTextPos();
d->sortcriterion = m_defaultProps->sortCriterion();
+ d->textSortOrder = m_defaultProps->getSortOrder();
d->dirsfirst = m_defaultProps->isDirsFirst();
d->hiddenfirst = m_defaultProps->isHiddenFirst();
d->descending = m_defaultProps->isDescending();
@@ -226,6 +236,7 @@ bool KonqPropsView::enterDir( const KURL & dir )
m_iIconSize = config->readNumEntry( "IconSize", m_iIconSize );
m_iItemTextPos = config->readNumEntry( "ItemTextPos", m_iItemTextPos );
d->sortcriterion = config->readEntry( "SortingCriterion" , d->sortcriterion );
+ d->textSortOrder = (TextSortOrder) config->readNumEntry( "TextSortOrder", d->textSortOrder );
d->dirsfirst = config->readBoolEntry( "SortDirsFirst", d->dirsfirst );
d->hiddenfirst = config->readBoolEntry( "SortHiddenFirst", d->hiddenfirst );
d->descending = config->readBoolEntry( "SortDescending", d->descending );
@@ -324,6 +335,20 @@ void KonqPropsView::setSortCriterion( const TQString &criterion )
}
}
+void KonqPropsView::setSortOrder( TextSortOrder order)
+{
+ d->textSortOrder = order;
+ if ( m_defaultProps && !m_bSaveViewPropertiesLocally ) {
+ m_defaultProps->setSortOrder( order );
+ }
+ else if (currentConfig())
+ {
+ TDEConfigGroupSaver cgs(currentConfig(), currentGroup());
+ currentConfig()->writeEntry( "TextSortOrder", d->textSortOrder );
+ currentConfig()->sync();
+ }
+}
+
void KonqPropsView::setDirsFirst( bool first)
{
d->dirsfirst = first;
diff --git a/libkonq/konq_propsview.h b/libkonq/konq_propsview.h
index 84ffcf029..132c53a55 100644
--- a/libkonq/konq_propsview.h
+++ b/libkonq/konq_propsview.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
#include <kurl.h>
#include <libkonq_export.h>
+#include "konq_sort_constants.h"
+
class TDEInstance;
class TDEConfigBase;
class TDEConfig;
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ public:
void setSortCriterion( const TQString &criterion );
const TQString& sortCriterion() const;
+ void setSortOrder( TextSortOrder order);
+ TextSortOrder getSortOrder() const;
+
void setDirsFirst ( bool first );
bool isDirsFirst() const;
diff --git a/libkonq/konq_sort_constants.h b/libkonq/konq_sort_constants.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6c695b19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkonq/konq_sort_constants.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#ifndef KONQ_SORT_CONSTANTS_H
+#define KONQ_SORT_CONSTANTS_H
+
+typedef unsigned short TextSortOrder;
+ // Can't use name 'SortOrder' because that's part of TQt
+
+enum {
+ UNICODE_UNMODIFIED = 0,
+ LOCALE_UNMODIFIED = 1,
+ UNICODE_CASEINSENSITIVE = 2,
+} TextSortOrders;
+
+#endif // KONQ_SORT_CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/libkonq/konq_string_compare.h b/libkonq/konq_string_compare.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d17d409f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkonq/konq_string_compare.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#ifndef KONQ_STRING_COMPARE_H
+#define KONQ_STRING_COMPARE_H
+
+#include "konq_sort_constants.h"
+
+static inline int stringCompare(
+ const TextSortOrder sortorder,
+ const TQString& a,
+ const TQString& b
+)
+{
+ // Our caller probably determined sortorder from KonqPropsView::getSortOrder()
+ // but we have a reasonable fallback position for bogus values.
+
+ switch(sortorder) {
+
+ case UNICODE_UNMODIFIED:
+ /*
+ * Strictly character code(point) numeric comparison as defined
+ * by the Unicode Standard that is backward compatible with the
+ * the ASCII standard.
+ . */
+ return a.compare( b );
+ break;
+
+ case UNICODE_CASEINSENSITIVE:
+ /*
+ * This is the traditional "case-insensitive" variation on character
+ * code order that ensures that ASCII lowercase and uppercase alphabetic
+ * characters are are grouped together instead of being separated by
+ * non-alphabetic ASCII characters [ \ ] ^ _ `
+ */
+ return a.lower().compare( b.lower() );
+ break;
+
+ case LOCALE_UNMODIFIED:
+ /*
+ * This is the pure locale-aware comparison as defined by ICU.
+ * Note: if LC_COLLATE == 'C' or 'Posix', this will produce same
+ * result as UNICODE_UNMODIFIED.
+ */
+ return a.localeAwareCompare( b );
+ break;
+
+ default: // Treat as UNICODE_UNMODIFIED
+ return a.compare( b );
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
+#endif // KONQ_STRING_COMPARE_H