monitr: right window file sorting and UX improvements

plottr/apps/monitr.py

@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.refresh_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Refresh")
         self.expand_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Expand")
         self.collapse_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Collapse")
-        self.copy_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Copy Path")
+        self.copy_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Copy ALL Paths")
         self.tag_filter_combobox = QtWidgets.QComboBox()
         self.tag_filter_combobox.setSizePolicy(
             QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Expanding, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Minimum
@@ -2487,10 +2487,19 @@ class TextEditWidget(TextViewWidget):
 
     It contains a floating button that allows for editing and saving changes done in the editing phase. Text is not
     editable before clicking the button.
+
+    If the file name ends with ``.mono.md`` (e.g. ``log.mono.md``), the content is rendered in monospace font
+    (Courier New, 10pt). Use this convention for files that contain tabular or fixed-width text.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, path: Path, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any):
         super().__init__(path, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        if path.suffixes[-2:] == [".mono", ".md"]:
+            monospace_font = QtGui.QFont("Courier New")
+            monospace_font.setPointSize(10)
+            self.setFont(monospace_font)
+
         self.floating_button = FloatingButtonWidget(parent=self)
         self.floating_button.hide()
         self.floating_button.save_activated.connect(self.save_activated)
@@ -2622,7 +2631,7 @@ def create_md_file(self) -> None:
         dialog_text, response = QtWidgets.QInputDialog.getText(
             self,
             "Input comment name",
-            "Name:",
+            "(if the file ends in `.mono.md` it will be rendered in monospace font):",
         )
 
         if response:
@@ -3220,6 +3229,16 @@ def __init__(
             self.backend_group.addAction(action)
             menu.addAction(action)
 
+        sort_menu = menu_bar.addMenu("Sort")
+        self.sort_group = QtWidgets.QActionGroup(sort_menu)
+        for label, default in [("Sort by type", True), ("Sort alphabetically", False)]:
+            action = QtWidgets.QAction(label)
+            action.setCheckable(True)
+            action.setChecked(default)
+            self.sort_group.addAction(action)
+            sort_menu.addAction(action)
+        self.sort_group.triggered.connect(lambda _: self.generate_right_side_window())
+
         # Set left side layout
         self.left_side_layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
         self.left_side_dummy_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
@@ -3248,6 +3267,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.right_side_dummy_widget.setLayout(self.right_side_layout)
 
         self.data_window: Optional[Collapsible] = None
+        self.copy_path_widget: Optional[QtWidgets.QWidget] = None
         self.text_input: Optional[Collapsible] = None
         self.file_windows: List[Collapsible] = []
         self.scroll_area: Optional[VerticalScrollArea] = None
@@ -3451,6 +3471,7 @@ def populate_right_side_window(self, files_meta: dict) -> None:
         self.add_folder_header()
         self.add_tag_label(files_meta["tag_labels"])
         self.add_data_window(files_meta["data_files"])
+        self.add_copy_path_buttons()
         self.add_text_input(self.current_selected_folder)
         self.add_all_files(files_meta["extra_files"])
 
@@ -3505,6 +3526,11 @@ def clear_right_layout(self) -> None:
             self.invalid_data_label.deleteLater()
             self.invalid_data_label = None
 
+        if self.copy_path_widget is not None:
+            self.right_side_layout.removeWidget(self.copy_path_widget)
+            self.copy_path_widget.deleteLater()
+            self.copy_path_widget = None
+
         if self.text_input is not None:
             self.right_side_layout.removeWidget(self.text_input)
             self.text_input.deleteLater()
@@ -3622,13 +3648,49 @@ def add_text_input(self, path: Path) -> None:
         self.text_input = Collapsible(TextInput(path), title="Add Comment:")
         self.right_side_layout.addWidget(self.text_input)
 
+    def add_copy_path_buttons(self) -> None:
+        self.copy_path_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
+        layout = QtWidgets.QHBoxLayout(self.copy_path_widget)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+        path = str(self.current_selected_folder)
+        copy_current_btn = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Copy folder path")
+        copy_current_btn.clicked.connect(
+            lambda _, p=path: QtWidgets.QApplication.clipboard().setText(p)
+        )
+
+        layout.addWidget(copy_current_btn)
+        layout.addStretch()
+
+        self.right_side_layout.addWidget(self.copy_path_widget)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _sort_right_window_files(x: Tuple[Path, str, ContentType]) -> Tuple[int, str]:
+        file_name, file_type = x[1], x[2]
+        if file_type == ContentType.image:
+            return (0, file_name)
+        elif file_type == ContentType.md:
+            return (1, file_name)
+        elif file_type == ContentType.json:
+            return (2, file_name)
+        elif file_type == ContentType.py:
+            return (3, file_name)
+        else:
+            return (4, file_name)
+
     def add_all_files(self, files_data: List[Tuple[Path, str, ContentType]]) -> None:
         """
         Adds all other md, json or images files on the right side of the screen.
 
         :param file_dict: List containing 3 items Tuples. The first item should always be the Path of the file.
             The second item should be the name of the file. The third item should be the ContentType of it.
         """
+        checked = self.sort_group.checkedAction()
+        if checked is not None and checked.text() == "Sort alphabetically":
+            files_data.sort(key=lambda x: str.lower(x[1]), reverse=True)
+        else:
+            files_data.sort(key=self._sort_right_window_files)
+
         for file, name, file_type in files_data:
             if file_type == ContentType.json:
                 expand = False