Inconsistent layer order sorting when using nested folders

[LordCemOnur]

When using nested folders, layers are sometimes ordered wrong.

Example case; subfolders are named as: 1-Layer, 2-Layer, 3-Layer, etc.
See how they are listed out of order in the DNA:

While the expected outcome would be:

This issue does not occur if z indexes are used. Let me know if you need any further details to replicate the issue, and thanks for making such an awesome fork @nftchef!

[nftchef]

Thank you! Glad you found z-index.
I believe this is "normal" behavior because of how the generator sorts based on the leaf nodes, of the inner-most nested file. Using z-index is the proper solution for fine-grained control here.

There could be something wrong, but I would need to see how the folders and files are organized and the layersOrder from the config to be able to reproduce.

Thank you

[LordCemOnur]

That's what I thought too at first, then I realized the files at the deepest level are not ordered either. Here's my simplified detailed structure:

layersOrder: [
      { name: "Body" },
      { name: "VFX" },
      { name: "Background", blend: 'destination-over' },
]

Folder structure:

> Background
> Body
  > Default
  > Xeneon
    > Clothing-1
       > Xeneon1-1#5.png
       > Xeneon1-2#5.png
       > Xeneon1-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Clothing-2
       > Xeneon2-1#5.png
       > Xeneon2-2#5.png
       > Xeneon2-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Clothing-3
       > Xeneon3-1#5.png
       > Xeneon3-2#5.png
       > Xeneon3-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Clothing-4
       > Xeneon4-1#5.png
       > Xeneon4-2#5.png
       > Xeneon4-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Skin
       > Contessa#5.png
       > Seashell#5.png
       > Whiskey#5.png
       > ...
  > Other...
> VFX

[allendp11]

That's what I thought too at first, then I realized the files at the deepest level are not ordered either. Here's my simplified detailed structure:

layersOrder: [
      { name: "Body" },
      { name: "VFX" },
      { name: "Background", blend: 'destination-over' },
]

Folder structure:

> Background
> Body
  > Default
  > Xeneon
    > Clothing-1
       > Xeneon1-1#5.png
       > Xeneon1-2#5.png
       > Xeneon1-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Clothing-2
       > Xeneon2-1#5.png
       > Xeneon2-2#5.png
       > Xeneon2-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Clothing-3
       > Xeneon3-1#5.png
       > Xeneon3-2#5.png
       > Xeneon3-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Clothing-4
       > Xeneon4-1#5.png
       > Xeneon4-2#5.png
       > Xeneon4-3#5.png
       > ...
    > Skin
       > Contessa#5.png
       > Seashell#5.png
       > Whiskey#5.png
       > ...
  > Other...
> VFX

What if I have a folder of gloves? And one is a left handed glove.png, one if a right handed glove.png
But I want the left.png to be over every other layer?
And I want the right to be only over a few layers? How would this be structured?

[LordCemOnur]

What if I have a folder of gloves? And one is a left handed glove.png, one if a right handed glove.png But I want the left.png to be over every other layer? And I want the right to be only over a few layers? How would this be structured?

@allendp11 I'm not sure if it's related with this issue but you'll probably need to use the z-indexing feature for that. While grouping same gloves under a same directory, folder for the left gloves would have highest z-index.

> Body
> Gloves
  > Glove A
    > Right
    > z99,Left
  > Glove B
    > Right
    > z99,Left
  > ...
> Other