[MC-1797] Sort order of creative inventory confusing Created: 02/Nov/12  Updated: 16/Mar/22  Resolved: 14/Feb/20

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.2, Minecraft 1.4.7, Minecraft 1.5, Minecraft 1.7.2, Minecraft 1.7.4, Minecraft 14w03b, Minecraft 14w18b, Minecraft 14w34d, Minecraft 1.8, Minecraft 1.8.1-pre3, Minecraft 1.8.1, Minecraft 1.8.2-pre1, Minecraft 15w44b, Minecraft 15w47c, Minecraft 15w49a, Minecraft 15w49b, Minecraft 15w50a, Minecraft 15w51b, Minecraft 16w02a, Minecraft 16w04a, Minecraft 16w06a, Minecraft 16w07b, Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.9.1, Minecraft 1.9.2, Minecraft 16w15b, Minecraft 1.10, Minecraft 1.10.2, Minecraft 16w32a, Minecraft 16w42a, Minecraft 16w43a, Minecraft 1.11.2, Minecraft 17w06a, Minecraft 17w14a, Minecraft 17w15a, Minecraft 17w16b, Minecraft 17w17a, Minecraft 1.12 Pre-Release 6, Minecraft 1.12, Minecraft 1.12.1, Minecraft 1.12.2, Minecraft 17w45b, Minecraft 17w46a, Minecraft 17w47a, Minecraft 17w47b, Minecraft 17w48a, Minecraft 18w22c, Minecraft 1.13-pre1, Minecraft 1.13-pre3, Minecraft 1.13, Minecraft 18w31a, Minecraft 1.13.2, Minecraft 18w43a, Minecraft 18w47b, Minecraft 18w48a, Minecraft 18w48b, Minecraft 18w49a, Minecraft 18w50a, Minecraft 19w02a, Minecraft 19w03a, Minecraft 19w03b, Minecraft 19w03c, Minecraft 19w04a, Minecraft 19w04b, Minecraft 19w05a, Minecraft 19w06a, Minecraft 19w07a, Minecraft 19w08b, Minecraft 19w09a, Minecraft 19w11a, Minecraft 19w11b, Minecraft 19w12a, Minecraft 19w12b, Minecraft 19w13a, Minecraft 19w13b, Minecraft 19w14a, Minecraft 19w14b, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 4, Minecraft 1.14 Pre-Release 5, Minecraft 1.14, Minecraft 1.14.1 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14.1 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14.1, Minecraft 1.14.2 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14.2 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14.2, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14.3 Pre-Release 4, Minecraft 1.14.3, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 1, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 2, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 3, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 4, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 5, Minecraft 1.14.4 Pre-Release 6, 1.14.4 Pre-Release 7, 1.14.4, 19w34a, 19w35a, 19w36a, 19w37a, 19w38b, 19w38a, 19w39a, 19w40a, 19w41a, 19w42a, 19w44a, 19w45a, 19w45b, 19w46a, 19w46b, 1.15 Pre-release 1, 1.15 Pre-Release 2, 1.15 Pre-release 3, 1.15 Pre-release 4, 1.15 Pre-release 5, 1.15 Pre-release 6, 1.15 Pre-release 7, 1.15, 1.15.1, 1.15.1 Pre-release 1, 1.15.2 Pre-Release 1, 1.15.2 Pre-release 2, 1.15.2, 20w06a
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Swekob Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Invalid Votes: 58
Labels: creative, creative-inventory, inventory, order, sorting

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Issue Links:
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is duplicated by MC-36925 Creative mode inventory - New leaves ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-37903 No trees in creative menu! Resolved
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is duplicated by MC-176709 Beacon and conduit are in the incorre... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-177190 Stone Button has wrong position in cr... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-177192 Iron Trapdoor has wrong position in c... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-177196 Oak Boat has wrong position in creati... Resolved
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is duplicated by MC-182538 Ghast Tear & Phantom Membrane are in ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-183543 Iron trapdoors are located far from o... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-183546 Weighted pressure plates are located ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-183919 Items in the Creative inventory are m... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-183921 Items in the Creative inventory are m... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-188764 In creative mode 3 food items are mis... Resolved
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is duplicated by MC-197174 Lead and Name Tag are placed after En... Resolved
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is duplicated by MC-199717 Fish Buckets are in the incorrect ord... Resolved
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is duplicated by MC-201515 Golden Armor is in the incorrect spot... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-201591 Glass & Glass Panes don't come before... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-201592 Terracotta doesn't come before its co... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-201645 Ice, Packed Ice & Blue Ice are not gr... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-201683 Mycelium is not grouped with the othe... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-201765 Mossy cobblestone is not grouped with... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-201766 Coral Blocks don't come before their ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-201767 Leather Horse Armor comes after Diamo... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-202456 Soups are not grouped together in cre... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-202457 Egg and Turtle Egg aren't grouped in ... Resolved
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is duplicated by MC-202461 Bell & Dragon Head aren't in the reds... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-202504 Jukebox is in the wrong category in c... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-205427 Terracotta does not come before its c... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-205806 Oak, Dark Oak, and Acacia stairs not ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-213027 wood stairs not together in iventory Resolved
is duplicated by MC-213293 Phantom Membrane wrongly placed in cr... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-214702 Slime blocks and honey blocks are not... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-217623 Bells are not in the Redstone tab Resolved
is duplicated by MC-217646 String is not in the Redstone tab Resolved
is duplicated by MC-217648 Rails are not in the Redstone tab Resolved
is duplicated by MC-217651 Weighted pressure plates are in the w... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-218591 While deepslate and cobbled deepslate... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-219847 Creative Inventory Is Very Messy Resolved
is duplicated by MC-219939 Items in the creative inventory are v... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-221243 Tools tab in the Creative Inventory i... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-222241 Inconsistent ordering of stairs and s... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-223173 The Block of Emerald is separated fro... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-223841 Some Items Are Inconsistent With Others Resolved
is duplicated by MC-225351 Oak, dark oak and acacia stairs are n... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-225362 The Block of Emerald is separated fro... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-225470 Block of Lapis Lazuli is not grouped ... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-225975 Oak Boat is away from others in creat... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-226826 Acacia stairs and dark oak stairs and... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-226971 Undyed terracotta is separated from t... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-227241 Emerald block looks like it’s not the... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-233676 Searching stone bricks in creative in... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-236320 Creative inventory menu is completely... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-242418 Dead Tube Coral is in the wrong place... Resolved
is duplicated by MC-242643 Slot - "food" have not golden carrot Resolved
is duplicated by MC-245093 horse armor is in wrong creative tab Resolved
is duplicated by MC-249160 creative inventory is not ordered cor... Resolved
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relates to MC-123739 Recipe book entries are no longer sor... Resolved
relates to MC-127316 General statistics out of order Resolved
relates to MC-150020 Composter is in the "Miscellaneous" c... Resolved
relates to MC-174434 Sugar Cane, Kelp and Bamboo are in th... Resolved
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relates to MC-183534 Mushroom stem blocks are located in a... Resolved
relates to MC-183540 Ancient debris is not grouped togethe... Resolved
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relates to MC-202513 Weeping vines and twisting vines are ... Resolved
relates to MC-202543 Ancient debris comes after netherite ... Resolved
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relates to MC-205035 Powder Snow Bucket is not grouped wit... Resolved
relates to MC-209533 Amethyst shard is not grouped with ot... Resolved
relates to MC-212127 Normal ink sac and glow ink sac are n... Resolved
relates to MC-213769 Rooted dirt is far from other dirt va... Resolved
relates to MC-216136 Polished deepslate slab isn't grouped... Resolved
relates to MC-216733 Basalt and blackstone are not grouped... Resolved
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relates to MC-218534 Blackstone stairs & slabs are not gro... Resolved
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relates to MC-3664 Golden Carrot Creative Misplacement Resolved
CHK:
Confirmation Status: Confirmed
Game Mode: Creative
Category:
UI

 Description   
Note

After some discussion with the developers, they have now decided to only accept sort order reports if the items in question were added in the Nether Update (1.16) or later. we will now (re-)close all issues this does not apply to.

The bug

Some sort of blocks and items that are of the same type in the Creative Mode inventory aren't sorted out in groups. For example, all kinds of stairs aren't sorted at the same place of the inventory, they are mixed throughout separated inventory slots.

Note that the following lists of affected blocks & items may be incomplete.

Ungrouped blocks & items

  • Stairs
  • Slabs (fixed as of 17w47b)
  • Wood (fixed as of 17w47b)
  • Ores (don't forget Nether Quartz Ore if fixing)
  • Double plants & other plants
  • Plants in general (Saplings, Leaves, Tallgrass, Fern, Dead Bush, Flowers, Cactus, Vines, Lily Pad & Double Plants)
  • Doors (fixed as of 17w47b)
  • Trapdoors (Iron trapdoor is not grouped with wooden trapdoors as of 17w47b)
  • Pressure Plates (fixed as of 17w47b, weighted pressure plates not included, see below)
  • Dropper & Dispenser
  • Boats
  • Buttons (Stone button is not grouped with the wooden buttons as of 17w47b)
  • Leaves (fixed as of 17w47b)
  • Fences (fixed as of 17w47b)
  • Blocks of Iron, Gold, Coal, Lapis, Emerald & Diamond
  • Minecarts
  • Milk Bucket separated from other buckets
  • Seeds
  • Brewing ingredients (Ghast Tear, Fermented Spider Eye, Blaze Powder, Magma Cream, Glistering Melon, Golden Carrot & Rabbit's Foot)
  • Switchable barriers in general (Doors, Trapdoors & Fence Gates)
  • Redstone power components in general (Block of Redstone, Buttons, Daylight Sensor, Lever, Observer, Pressure Plates, Redstone Torch, Trapped Chest, Tripwire Hook & Weighted Pressure Plates)
  • Pressure Plates & Weighted Pressure Plates
  • Potions, Splash Potions & Lingering Potions
  • Cobblestone Wall, Mossy Cobblestone Wall & Fences
  • Ice & Packed Ice
  • Nether Brick & Red Nether Brick
  • Nether blocks in general (Nether Bricks, Netherrack, Soul Sand, Glowstone, , Magma Block & Nether Wart Block. Maybe also Nether Quartz Ore & Quartz blocks)
  • Sandstone & Red Sandstone
  • End Stone Bricks & End Stone (fixed as of 17w47b)
  • Ender Pearl & Eye of Ender
  • Book with Book and Quill
  • Meaty-like foods in general (Pork, Fish, Beef/Steak, Chicken, Rabbit, Mutton, Rotten Flesh)
  • Mushroom Stew, Rabbit Stew & Beetroot Soup
  • Apple & Golden Apples
  • Fruits in general (Apple, Golden Apples & Melon)
  • Vegetables in general (Carrot, Potatoes, & Beetroot)
  • Bakery foods in general (Bread, Cake, Cookie & Pumpkin Pie)

Suggested block & item sorting

  • Saddle & Carrot on a Stick (since these items are likely used together)
  • Observer grouped with Dropper & Dispenser
  • Shield grouped with Swords
  • Flower pot with flowers
  • Item Frame with Painting & Sign
  • Rabbit Hide with Leather
  • End-related items in general (Chorus Fruit, Popped Chorus Fruit, Shulker Shell, Ender Pearl & Eye of Ender)
  • Compass with Clock


 Comments   
Comment by Chungui23 (Inactive) [ 12/Dec/20 ]

This affects the crossbow, should be grouped with the bow as it is an archery related item

Comment by W_V [ 05/Dec/20 ]

MC-183540 should be reopened then because Ancient Debris was added in 1.16 (That ticket is also commented on)

Comment by Galaxy_2Alex [ 21/Oct/20 ]

After some discussion with the developers, they have now decided to only accept sort order reports if the items in question were added in the Nether Update (1.16) or later. we will now (re-)close all issues this does not apply to.

Comment by Galaxy_2Alex [ 04/Oct/20 ]

The reason for the Invalid has changed - we do now accept reports for incorrect sorting of the Creative inventory, but please report them individually.

Comment by BlueManedHawk (Inactive) [ 17/Jul/20 ]

Affects 1.16.1.

Comment by [Mojang] Adrian Östergård [ 14/Feb/20 ]

This is effectively not a bug, but we do agree that it's fairly confusing, and we'll look at the creative inventory as a whole in the future.

Comment by Nightwind8887 [ 05/Feb/20 ]

Affects 20w06a

Comment by Nightwind8887 [ 16/Jan/20 ]

Affects 1.15.2 Pre-2

Comment by Nightwind8887 [ 14/Jan/20 ]

Affects 1.15.2 Pre-1

Comment by Nightwind8887 [ 18/Dec/19 ]

It would be amazing if this was fixed, it's annoying to have to search a block just because it's not where you'd expect it to be.

Comment by [Helper] ZeNico13 [ 17/May/19 ]

Still in 1.14.2 Pre-Release 1 and 1.14.2 Pre-Release 2

Comment by [Helper] ZeNico13 [ 13/May/19 ]

Can also confirm for 1.14.1 Release

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 13/May/19 ]

Confirmed for 1.14.1

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 09/May/19 ]

Confirmed for 1.14.1 pre-2

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 07/May/19 ]

Confirmed for 1.14.1 pre-1

Comment by [Helper] ZeNico13 [ 23/Apr/19 ]

Still in 1.14 Release

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 18/Apr/19 ]

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-5

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 17/Apr/19 ]

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-4

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 16/Apr/19 ]

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-3

Comment by [Helper] ZeNico13 [ 12/Apr/19 ]

Still in 1.14 Pre-Release 2

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 10/Apr/19 ]

Confirmed for 1.14 pre-1

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 08/Apr/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w14b

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 03/Apr/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w14a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 29/Mar/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w13b

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 27/Mar/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w13a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 21/Mar/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w12b

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 20/Mar/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w12a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 14/Mar/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w11b

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 13/Mar/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w11a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 28/Feb/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w09a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 13/Feb/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w07a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 06/Feb/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w06a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 30/Jan/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w04b and 19w05a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 24/Jan/19 ]

Comfirmed for 19w04a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 19/Jan/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w03c

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 17/Jan/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w03b

Comment by Bentroen [ 17/Jan/19 ]

Affects new functional blocks from 1.14 (loom, barrel, smoker, blast furnace, cartography table, fletching table, grindstone, lectern, smithing table, stonecutter, composter). They're at the very end of the list, while they should probably be in a group with the other existing functional blocks (crafting table, furnace, anvil etc.).

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 16/Jan/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w03a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 09/Jan/19 ]

Confirmed for 19w02a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 12/Dec/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w50a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 05/Dec/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w49a

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 30/Nov/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w48b

Comment by [Helper] Jack McKalling [ 29/Nov/18 ]

Confirmed for 18w48a.

Some slabs are grouped, but not in several separate groups. and only some stairs are grouped. Lots of improvement still possible.

Comment by Marcono1234 [ 21/Nov/18 ]

@Awesoman3000, dead tube coral is MC-139490. Though maybe it should be added here instead.

Comment by Connor Steppie [ 18/Nov/18 ]

Dead tube coral is in an extremely weird position.

Comment by [Mod] Urielsalis [ 24/Oct/18 ]

Added

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 24/Oct/18 ]

I would add the version to it, but I can't anymore.
So, if you can confirm in 18w43a, add it.

Comment by [Mod] Ezekiel (ezfe) [ 24/Oct/18 ]

This is even worse in 18w43a with the introduction of new stairs and walls. Most are grouped together, but sandstone stairs for example is grouped separately.

Comment by Matthew [ 23/Jun/18 ]

Can confirm in 1.13-pre3.

Maybe one day the iron sword can unite with the rest of the tools in the set.

Comment by [Mod] violine1101 [ 25/Nov/17 ]

A few of these have been fixed as of 17w47b, but not all of them.

Comment by TheArcaneBrony [ 21/May/17 ]

this is caused by the game sorting items/blocks by ID's like back in dem days of numerical IDs (wich are used internally as far as i know)

Comment by Joeri [ 21/May/17 ]

Maybe this will be fixed in 1.13. Because they are planning on giving every block/item its own id

Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 05/Jan/17 ]

Curse of vanishing is (and if I remember correctly unbreaking too).

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 05/Jan/17 ]

Nothing else is in multiple categories. People would create reports about that. And it would probably also appear twice in the search. And while you have the search open, all items have a category in their tooltip, what should be written there?

Comment by null (Inactive) [ 05/Jan/17 ]

Maybe it could be in both.

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 05/Jan/17 ]

Should trapped chests be sorted with normal chests or with redstone stuff?

Comment by Swekob [ 05/Jan/17 ]

WessH: Acknowledged. Thanks

Comment by WesselH [ 04/Jan/17 ]

In 1.11.2, ghast tears are in the first slot of the brewing tab

Comment by Kyle Bartush [ 04/Jul/16 ]

Confirmed for 1.10.2

Comment by null (Inactive) [ 23/Jun/16 ]

Confirmed for 1.10.2.

Comment by Fabian Röling [ 12/Jun/16 ]

Confirmed for 1.10.
If this is a valid bug, is the order of commands in autocomplete also one? For example "/" autocompletes first to "/defaultgamemode", which is very rarely used. "/tel" autocompletes to "/tellraw" and "/tell" before "/teleport". And "/summon" autocompletes first to "/summon MinecartChest".

Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 20/Feb/16 ]

still in 1.9-pre2

Comment by [Mod] redstonehelper [ 26/Nov/15 ]

Reporter changed to swekob.

Comment by Swekob [ 26/Nov/15 ]

Affects 15w47c

There is a lot of other blocks that are affected. I will update this issue, but I don't have time now. I would appreciate if the reporter was changed to me, as the reporter (naxtruc) hasn't been active for over three years.

Comment by [Mod] Torabi [ 03/Nov/15 ]

A bug is, by definition, any behavior in the software in contradiction with the intentions of its developer. Some behavior may be unintended because the developer did not have a preference in the way something was done, or they were not fully aware of how their code would interact with other code. Their code may have unintended consequences in addition to their intended behavior.

This is not unintended behaviour. Or is it?

Without a statement from the developer, we have no way of knowing. We can only guess, based on the available information. Most (but not all) items are sorted by their IDs, but most items are also near similar items. Early in the game's development, sorting by ID would result in similar items being in close proximity, but as items have been added, that is no longer true. Decompiling the code, it does not appear to explicitly sort the items, just displays them in whatever order they're in the registry. My guess would be that they don't really care what order the items appear in, and may not have given it much thought. However, the behavior is clearly confusing to some users, and will likely become increasingly confusing as additional items are added, if they do not appear in proximity to other, similar items. It's not clearly a bug, but nor is it clearly working as intended. Thus, we leave it for the developers to make a decision on themselves.

Comment by Alexander [ 31/Oct/15 ]

"Implementation does not expose intention. Otherwise, it would be impossible to call anything a bug."

A bug tends to be a program's non-intended behaviour due to the way whatever idea was translated into code. This is not unintended behaviour. Or is it?

Comment by [Mod] Torabi [ 31/Oct/15 ]

Even if that were the case (it's not, Enchanted Books are sorted below other items with higher IDs), implementation does not expose intention. Otherwise, it would be impossible to call anything a bug. They have written the game in such a way that in most cases, items are sorted by ID, but looking at the code suggests that's just a consequence of how the data is stored, rather than an explicit sort order. It just iterates over the item registry, and gets the items in whatever order it returns them. As they move away from preset item and block IDs, the storage format will probably change, and the order of the items in the creative inventory may also change.

We don't generally mark issues as Work As Intended unless directed to do so by a Mojangsta or they've made a public statement somewhere about it that we can reference as proof. I'm pretty sure they've seen this particular issue, and that it's come up in review – they could have marked it as WAI themselves had they chosen to do so.

Comment by Alexander [ 30/Oct/15 ]

This is not a bug. That items don't follow a logical order is because the devs intended the items to be sorted according to their numerical IDs. Items were never meant to be grouped together any differently, and thus this is not a bug.

btw still happens in 15w44b, but should be marked as WAI

Because this is actually a suggestion, and belongs here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/

Comment by [Mod] Sonicwave [ 26/Dec/14 ]

Still in 1.8.1 and 1.8.2-pre1.

Comment by Andrew [ 18/Aug/14 ]

In the new snapshots, dark oak and acacia logs, leaves, and stairs are all separated from the other wood types.

Comment by ggxl [ 28/Jun/14 ]

In the new snapshots, the Bat Spawn egg is between two hostile eggs. It needs to be moved back to the neutral group, unless they get hostile AI.

Comment by TrazLander [ 27/May/14 ]

Ya this looks pretty sloppy. http://i.imgur.com/FmINT4Z.png Stairs are all over the place!

Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 06/May/14 ]

true that

Comment by [Mod] Torabi [ 06/May/14 ]

However, with the change to names instead of ids, the ids aren't particularly relevant, and aren't necessarily in the same order every time, so the sort order must be determined differently now. It's probably the order in which the blocks are initialized.

Comment by user-f2760 (Inactive) [ 06/May/14 ]

that the oak stairs are away from the other woods is because:
first it specifies the selected tab
than he sorts them on numeric id order

Comment by [Mod] CubeTheThird [ 26/Sep/13 ]

Is this still a concern in the current Minecraft version 1.6.4 / Launcher version 1.2.5 ? If so, please update the affected versions in order to best aid Mojang ensuring bugs are still valid in the latest releases/pre-releases.

Comment by Brandon Bourgeois [ 05/Nov/12 ]

This sounds more like an annoyance than an actual bug in the game.

Comment by Meta [ 02/Nov/12 ]

Also pumpkins are decorative but found in building blocks.
Same for ores which are divided (emerald, diamond), stairs and the cobblestone wall

Comment by Chalmes (Jon) [ 02/Nov/12 ]

Along these lines, netherbrick and wooden fencing are considered Decoration while cobblestone and mossy cobblestone are Building Blocks.

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