338644 - Sort by name should be removed from Bookmarks context menu

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, enhancement)

Description

[samuella]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3

If one accidentally clicks "Sort by name" from the bookmarks toolbar then their entire order of bookmarks is changed and there is no way to undo. This feature should be reserved for the Manage bookmarks/Places window

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Accidentally click "Sort by name" on bookmarks toolbar context menu
2. Watch as the order of your bookmarks is changed without an undo function
3. Cry



Expected Results:  
The "Sort by name" option has no place on the context menu. It is far too easy for someone to accidentally click it.

Comment 1

[Philip Withnall (unavailable)]

Related to bug #248912?

Comment 2

[David A. Cobb]

I totally disagree!  The context menu is just right for this, and I'm as clumsy as anyone.  Just be more careful with that mouse.

Comment 3

[TJ]

Sort by name is a great thing!  Keep it!  Its the only way to get subfolders to appear at the top.  However, once bookmarks are Sorted by name the Bookmarks manager should not close.