User list sorting

[neko259]

Maybe the user list needs to be sorted by the "what chat did I write in" like in skype? So that the user does not need to sort it up and down if he's chatting user starting on A and user starting on Z in the same time.

It's just a proposal, I cannot say this is the best way (because there is no search in the user list for now).

[TheLastProject]

Personally, I would prefer sorting to work like this:

1. Sort on status
2. Sort alphabetically

So, say, you have the following list of users:
Alice (Busy)
Bob (Away)
Cathy (Online)
Dorian (Offline)
Eve (Online)
Tom (Away)
Steve (Busy)

It would be sorted like this:
Cathy (Online)
Eve (Online)
Alice (Busy)
Steve (Busy)
Bob (Away)
Tom (Away)
Dorian (Offline)

For me, this makes most sense for the simple reason that Online/Busy/Away/Offline is in a decreasing order of availability. People who are online will respond quickly, those who are busy may respond delayed, those who are away will likely respond delayed and those who are offline, well, they won't respond.

The search feature @neko259 proposes would be a very powerful addition to this for managing huge amounts of friends.

[AnonymousMeerkat]

Also, I think it'd be cool if you could sort either alphabetically or by last message/contact (as in... last person you messaged/received a message from is on top)

[TheLastProject]

<naxuroqa> or bump issues which you care about