WM 6.5.1 Start Menu Sorter - Updated to 1.1

[JoeWilcox]

Sure, when Microsoft added the ability to rearrange the order of items in your start menu, I was happy. I use a vertical list and I like it sorted. But I have a lot of installed apps so doing it by hand is a pain at best.

So I spent a day and wrote the WM 6.5.1 Start Menu Sorter. It does just what it says, sorts your start menu. Just install the CAB and run the program.

[UPDATE]

I've release a new version of the sorter. I've really only changed 2 things.

1. You can now choose to sort Directories first
2. Attempt at fixing localized OSes

 

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[JoeWilcox]

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[SeanFromSoCal]

Thanks Joe, this will be very useful.

 

[TheRem]

thanks JoeWilcox!

is it possible to have all the folder shortcuts on top instead of being at the bottom?

 

[Tatsch]

Thx, any experiences on HTC stock ROM WM 6.5 21869 (Topaz)?

 

[gijsja]

Thank u JoeWilcox, this looks mighty handy !

 

[letsgoflyers81]

I tried this on my Sprint Touch Pro 2 with Energy ROM 6.5 Leo and didn't do much. It definitely changed the order of icons in my Start Menu but they're not in alphabetical order. I ran it a couple times but it didn't change after the first time.

 

[claus1953]

Working good for me, sorts in alphabetical order.
+ 1 for folders on top as i have to move them manually after sorting.

 

[JoeWilcox]

normal 6.5 might not be supported. I don't think they added reordering until 6.5.1.

 

[letsgoflyers81]

Re-ordering works for 6.5 in that I can select an icon and move it up to the top, but that's it.

 

[Tatsch]

Re-ordering works for 6.5 in that I can select an icon and move it up to the top, but that's it.

That's the way you do with shipped WM 6.5 without any tools.

 

[MaXyM]

May it sort by type first then by name? In result we will get all folders on the top, then files. folders and files will be still sorted by name but separately.

best regards

 

[twe90kid]

is there any update? it seems to only sort some of it or part of my start menu on build 21877

 

[claus1953]

May it sort by type first then by name? In result we will get all folders on the top, then files. folders and files will be still sorted by name but separately.

best regards

+ 1 .... that would make it perfect

 

[JoeWilcox]

Files and folders are already sorted seperately, I just weight files first.

is there any update? it seems to only sort some of it or part of my start menu on build 21877

Isn't that a build without the improved start menu. It might not work there, it might. I've never installed a build from that branch so I don't know. What sorted and what didnt?

 

[icon123]

It would be great to get the folders listed first, like on the PC.

Since your 'AwesomeStart.cab' also changes the look of the Settings location, do you think you could provide another cab that orgainizes it like this one does? TIA

 

[JoeWilcox]

How does it change the look of the settings tab. It shouldn't be affecting the icons at all.

 

[icon123]

When I choose settings within sense 2.5, it looks like normal (prior to when I ran your awesome cab). However, when I click the soft menu for all settings, it goes to a list view of the settings like it does for the start menu, except they aren't in aphabetical order.

 

[romualdrichard]

Crash on my TD2.... IO exception...
Ok, looks like 'Start menu' is hard coded.... I have 'Menu Démarrer' on my French ROM