Datasource.sort() behavior inconsistent across browsers

[Kyle]

When I specify sort fields via the datasource.sort() option, the result is different in Chrome than it is in IE.

In IE, multiple all-day events in the same day appear sorted correctly on the calendar.  In chrome, the same events render *slightly* out of order.

In both browsers, printing that set of events to the console reveals that the datasource itself is sorted correctly in both browsers, but it appears the calendar control does not render them in the specified order, in Chrome.

I've included screenshots of my data in Chrome...

1) my sort configuration

2) the day's data, sorted, printed to the console

3) the day's data, sorted, rendered on the calendar

[Vladimir Iliev]

Hello Kyle,

The reason for the different results from sorting the events is that the Chrome use sort algorithm that is not guaranteed to be stable. For more information you can check the following help article which is applicable for any widget using the dataSource:

• Implement Stable Sorting in Chrome

Also please note that the Scheduler currently does not support preserving the sort order of the events provided by the dataSource.

Regards,
Vladimir Iliev
Telerik by Progress

[Kyle]

Your linked article doesn't seem to apply to the kendoGrid widget.  From what I can see, the Scheduler does not have a "columns" attribute or a "sortable" attribute that would allow me to implement stable sorting via a _position field...

Do I need to add a "position" field to items in my dataSource and use that as my only value in my dataSource.sort() configuration?

[Veselin Tsvetanov]

Hi Kyle,

Currently the Scheduler widget does not offer support for custom sorting of events. As you correctly noticed, even if its dataSource is sorted, the widget renders the events in different order, depending on the browser used.

Some further details and a suggested workaround for this case are discussed in the following forum thread. If you think, that the discussed custom sorting feature should be added to the core functionality of the widget, you could vote for the following suggestion in our Feedback portal.

Regards,
Veselin Tsvetanov
Telerik by Progress