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Add requirement for multi-column sorting of the main table
koppor Sep 22, 2026
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Format Shift key in multi-column sort requirement
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions docs/requirements/ux.md
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Expand Up @@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ Headers use Title Case, as an exception to the sentence-case rule for UI text, s

Needs: impl

## Main table sorts by several columns
`req~maintable.sort.multi-column~1`

The main table sorts by a primary column and, for entries equal in it, by a secondary, tertiary, … column.
<kbd>Shift</kbd> + click on a column header adds it as the next sort level.
The sort levels are kept across restarts.

Needs: impl

## Critical startup failures show an error dialog
`req~ux.startup.critical-error-dialog~1`

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/maintable/ColumnPreferencesApplier.java
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Expand Up @@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void unbind() {
mainTablePreferences.resizeColumnsToFitProperty().removeListener(resizeColumnsListener);
}

// [impl->req~maintable.sort.multi-column~1]
void applySortOrder() {
List<TableColumn<BibEntryTableViewModel, ?>> sortOrder = configured(mainTablePreferences.getColumnPreferences().getColumnSortOrder())
.stream()
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