Sorry, I have been looking at the end of the list, where every packagename starts with lib, and the items were sorted by the last part of the packagename, but indeed, I could find package 'ri1.9.1' before 'libhd....'. The code [1] also states this: first try sorting by display name, which (for apps which don't have a desktop file) is the first line of the description from the .control file, and fall back to sorting by packagename.
[1] http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~software-store-developers/software- center/trunk/annotate/head:/softwarecenter/db/enquire.py#L212 ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1031529 Title: Sort by name sorts by description Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Version: software-center 5.2.3 (from Ubuntu 12.04 on amd64) Having searched for a fragment of a package name, I wanted to sort the results by package name. Sadly, selecting sort "By Name" in the dropdown list in fact sorts the results by the first line of the Description from the debfile. Please rename "Sort By Name" to be less confusing and add a "Sort By Package Name" or similar. Workaround: install synaptic. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1031529/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
