Feature already implemented in task #4581 - see comments for instructions.

Indeed, the status sorting works for contacts list. We will probably need to move this option somewhere else to make it easier to find by users. But this is can be done for version 2.0.

However, the status sorting is not working for "recent" list.

Artur Hefczyc wrote:

Indeed, the status sorting works for contacts list. We will probably need to move this option somewhere else to make it easier to find by users. But this is can be done for version 2.0.

However, the status sorting is not working for "recent" list.

%kobit This is expected behaviour as "recent" is not a list of contacts but a list of recent "chats", so it should always be sorted descending by time of newest entry. While list of recent chats should be sorted by contacts availability? All IM clients I know if have any list of recent events it is always sorted by timestamp (sometimes by information about fact that chat has unread messages and timestamp).

Ok, let's make it an optional/configurable feature for next version then.

From usability point of view, I think this "recent" list should also be sorted by status first and timestamp next. I know this is not a common behavior of most IM clients but for me sorting by availability makes much more sense. This way, if I have several "recent" chats on the list I can respond right away to those who are online, instead of scrolling through the list. Especially, that I am getting lots of spam, so chats important for me are always way down on the list.

So, to make happy everybody, let's make a configurable option. I think we can make it a separate ticket and close this one.