On 22/05/2013 23:50, Dar Scott wrote:
I think the problem comes up when two equal items are compared. I suspect that sort will tend to leave things unchanged.
It's not just "tend to" leave them unchanged - it will *always* leave them unchanged if the sort keys are equal. It says in the docs ....
The sort command is a stable sort. This means that if the sortKey for two cards is the same, sorting does not change their order, so you can do two successive sorts to create subcategories within the major sort categories. For example, to sort the cards of a stack by ZIP code and sort within each ZIP code by last names, use these two statements:
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