Game systems are now sorted by their full names.

NEWS.md

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Many bugs have been fixed, and numerous features that were only partially implem
 * Initial version, fork from RetroPie EmulationStation 2.10.0rp-dev (master)
 * Reorganization and general overhaul of the menu system, hopefully making it more intuitive and easy to understand
 * Many quality of life improvements and removal of GUI inconsistencies
+* Game systems are now sorted by full names which makes much more sense from a user perspective
 * New game media file logic using a media directory with files matching the ROM names instead of pointing to the media files in gamelist.xml
 * Updated scraper to support additional media files, detailed configuration of what to scrape, semi-automatic mode etc.
 * In the metadata editor, any values updated by the single-game scraper or by the user are now highlighted using a different font color

USERGUIDE.md

@@ -827,7 +827,9 @@ This is only shown if the system is a collection. This will also be described in
 
 ## Metadata editor
 
-In the metadata editor, you can modify the metadata for a game, scrape for game info and media files and delete media files or the entire game.
+In the metadata editor, you can modify the metadata for a game, scrape for game info and media files and delete media files and gamelist entries, or the entire game.
+
+### Metadata entries
 
 The following entries can be modified:
 
@@ -907,6 +909,30 @@ Here you can override the launch command for the game, for example to use a diff
 
 A statistics counter that counts how many times you're played the game. You normally don't need to touch this, but if you want to, the possibility is there.
 
+### Buttons
+
+For game files, there will be four buttons displayed on the bottom of the metadata editor window, and for folders there will be three buttons. These are their functions:
+
+**Scrape**
+
+Opens the single-game scraper, which is explained earlier in this guide.
+
+**Save**
+
+Saves any changes and closes the window. If no changes have been done, it simply closes the window.
+
+**Cancel**
+
+Cancels any changes and closes the window. If no changes have been done, it simply closes the window.
+
+**Clear**
+
+This will remove any media files for the game file and also remove its entry from gamelist.xml. The actual game file will however _not_ be deleted. A prompt will be shown asking for confirmation.
+
+**Delete** _(Files only)_
+
+This will remove the actual game file and its gamelist.xml entry, as well as any media files. A prompt will be shown asking for confirmation. Note that deletion of folders is not supported as that would potentially be a bit dangerous, instead use the valid operating system tools to handle deletion of folders.
+
 
 ## Screensaver
 

es-app/src/SystemData.cpp

@@ -354,6 +354,12 @@ bool SystemData::loadConfig()
             sSystemVector.push_back(newSys);
         }
     }
+
+    // Sort systems by their full names.
+    std::sort(std::begin(sSystemVector), std::end(sSystemVector),
+            [](SystemData* a, SystemData* b) {
+                return a->getFullName() < b->getFullName(); });
+
     // Don't load any collections if there are no systems available.
     if (sSystemVector.size() > 0)
         CollectionSystemManager::get()->loadCollectionSystems();

es-app/src/guis/GuiScraperMenu.cpp

@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ GuiScraperMenu::GuiScraperMenu(Window* window) : GuiComponent(window),
                     mSystems->selectEntry(i) : mSystems->unselectEntry(i);
         }
     }
-    // Sort the systems by their full names.
-    mSystems->sortEntriesByName();
     mMenu.addWithLabel("Systems", mSystems);
 
     addEntry("CONTENT SETTINGS", 0x777777FF, true, [this] {

es-app/src/views/SystemView.cpp

@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ void SystemView::populate()
                     "OK", nullptr));
         }
     }
-
-    // Sort the systems by their full names.
-    std::sort(std::begin(mEntries), std::end(mEntries),
-            [](Entry a, Entry b) { return a.object->getFullName() < b.object->getFullName(); });
 }
 
 void SystemView::goToSystem(SystemData* system, bool animate)

es-app/src/views/ViewController.cpp

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void ViewController::goToStart()
         // Requested system doesn't exist.
         Settings::getInstance()->setString("StartupSystem", "");
     }
-    // Get the first system entry as sorted by full system names in SystemView.
+    // Get the first system entry.
     goToSystemView(getSystemListView()->getFirst());
 }