From bfc7628ce3a3611290944a8210d66a100b6ebf93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Reinout Meliesie <zedfrigg@kernelmaft.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:34:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Sort (first) release date descendingly by default

---
 .../media_collation_menu/film_collation_menu.rs           | 8 ++++++--
 .../media_collation_menu/series_collation_menu.rs         | 7 +++++--
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/film_collation_menu.rs b/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/film_collation_menu.rs
index 7a3e997..fa8ef9a 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/film_collation_menu.rs
+++ b/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/film_collation_menu.rs
@@ -148,10 +148,14 @@ impl SimpleComponent for FilmCollationMenu {
     match message {
       FilmCollationMenuInput::SortBy(sorting) => {
         self.sorted_by = sorting;
-        self.sort_direction = SortingDirection::Ascending;
+        self.sort_direction = match sorting {
+          FilmsSorting::Name => SortingDirection::Ascending,
+          FilmsSorting::ReleaseDate => SortingDirection::Descending,
+          FilmsSorting::Runtime => SortingDirection::Ascending,
+        };
         sender.emit_output(FilmCollationMenuOutput::SortBy(
           sorting,
-          SortingDirection::Ascending,
+          self.sort_direction,
         ));
       }
       FilmCollationMenuInput::ToggleSortOrder => {
diff --git a/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/series_collation_menu.rs b/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/series_collation_menu.rs
index c998282..0a7eb5e 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/series_collation_menu.rs
+++ b/src/ui/components/media_collation_menu/series_collation_menu.rs
@@ -118,10 +118,13 @@ impl SimpleComponent for SeriesCollationMenu {
     match message {
       SeriesCollationMenuInput::SortBy(sorting) => {
         self.sorted_by = sorting;
-        self.sort_direction = SortingDirection::Ascending;
+        self.sort_direction = match sorting {
+          SeriesSorting::Name => SortingDirection::Ascending,
+          SeriesSorting::FirstReleaseDate => SortingDirection::Descending,
+        };
         sender.emit_output(SeriesCollationMenuOutput::SortBy(
           sorting,
-          SortingDirection::Ascending,
+          self.sort_direction,
         ));
       }
       SeriesCollationMenuInput::ToggleSortOrder => {