Bug 161906 [Markers] Default task priority sorting shouldn't be ascending
If you start the Eclipse Workbench it always sorts the tasks in the task tab in this way: Completed - Ascending Priority - Ascending Description - Ascending Resource - Ascending This is the default setting in Eclipse 3.2.1. and is (in my opinion) always active if you restart Eclipse (whatever you've set before the last exit - maybe this is another bug too). I think, it would be better if the priority is descending sorted. So tasks with a high priority are more important than tasks with a lower prio... That makes more sense...
bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/views/markers/internal/TableView.java
for (int i = 0; i < columns.length; i++) {
			TreeColumn column = columns[i];
			if (column.getData().equals(top)) {
				updateDirectionIndicator(column);
				return;
			}
		}
	}
	/**
	 * Update the direction indicator as column is now the primary column.
	 * 
	 * @param column
	 */
	void updateDirectionIndicator(TreeColumn column) {
		getViewer().getTree().setSortColumn(column);
		if (getTableSorter().getTopPriorityDirection() == TableComparator.ASCENDING)
			getViewer().getTree().setSortDirection(SWT.UP);
		else
			getViewer().getTree().setSortDirection(SWT.DOWN);
	}
	/**
	 * Set the selection of the receiver.
	 * 
	 * @param selection
	 */
	protected void setSelection(IStructuredSelection selection) {
		selectionProvider.setSelection(selection);
	}
}