Files List sometimes forgets saved sort order
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The problem
The Files list window (on the left side) has an option to specify the sort order. The top most entry is "Sort by name (ascending)".
I have set this option to "Sort by upload date (descending)". 99% of the time, when I start Octoprint, this setting is retained. But every now and then, the menu resets to "Sort by name (ascending)".
Did the issue persist even in safe mode?
Yes, it did persist
If you could not test in safe mode, please state why ("currently printing" is NOT an excuse!)
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Version of OctoPrint
1.9.3
Operating system running OctoPrint
OctoPi 1.0.0cam
Printer model & used firmware incl. version
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Browser and version of browser, operating system running browser
Happens in both Firefox and Chrome for Linux
Checklist of files to include below
- Systeminfo Bundle (always include!)
- Contents of the JavaScript browser console (always include in cases of issues with the user interface)
- Screenshots and/or videos showing the problem (always include in case of issues with the user interface)
- GCODE file with which to reproduce (always include in case of issues with GCODE analysis or printing behaviour)
Additional information & file uploads
These settings are saved to your browser's local storage, they aren't global configuration. Do you have any extensions/settings that might block or clean up cookies/saved data from websites periodically? Sometimes, the local storage data is rolled in with cookie/privacy settings, even though it is not actually cookies at all.
Not that I know of, but I will try to remember to pay attention next time I do something along the lines of deleting cookies.
I don't understand why this configuration is stored in the browser. Why not store in in config.yaml like everything else?
Because you might want to have different sorting options per browser. E.g. desktop vs a browser on a tablet mounted right above your printer. And it's a UI thing anyhow (the code running in the browser is doing the sorting, not the server).
Hmmm.. fair enough.
Why did you close this issue? Did you work out that it was the browser clearing the data?
I closed it because it'll probably be a long time before I can reproduce this issue, and I didn't think it would be fair to keep it open until then.