diff -u -r vym-1.8.1/branchobj.cpp vym-1.8.1-sort/branchobj.cpp
--- vym-1.8.1/branchobj.cpp	2006-06-01 10:51:56.000000000 -0400
+++ vym-1.8.1-sort/branchobj.cpp	2007-08-27 09:35:56.000000000 -0400
@@ -1198,6 +1198,26 @@
 		return branch.at(i);
 }
 
+void BranchObj::sortChildren()
+{
+	int childCount=branch.count();
+	int curChildIndex;
+	bool madeChanges=false;
+	do
+	{
+		madeChanges=false;
+		for(curChildIndex=1;curChildIndex<childCount;curChildIndex++){
+			BranchObj* curChild=(BranchObj*)branch.at(curChildIndex);
+			BranchObj* prevChild=(BranchObj*)branch.at(curChildIndex-1);
+			if(prevChild->heading->text().compare(curChild->heading->text())>0)
+			{
+				this->moveBranchUp(curChild);
+				madeChanges=true;
+			}
+		}
+	}while(madeChanges);
+}
+
 BranchObj* BranchObj::moveBranchTo (BranchObj* dst, int pos)
 {
 	// Find current parent and 
diff -u -r vym-1.8.1/branchobj.h vym-1.8.1-sort/branchobj.h
--- vym-1.8.1/branchobj.h	2006-05-31 08:27:38.000000000 -0400
+++ vym-1.8.1-sort/branchobj.h	2007-08-27 08:14:34.000000000 -0400
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
     virtual BranchObj* moveBranchUp(BranchObj*);
     virtual bool canMoveBranchDown();
     virtual BranchObj* moveBranchDown(BranchObj*);
+    virtual void sortChildren();
     virtual BranchObj* moveBranchTo (BranchObj*, int);
     virtual void alignRelativeTo(const QPoint );
 	virtual void reposition();
diff -u -r vym-1.8.1/main.cpp vym-1.8.1-sort/main.cpp
--- vym-1.8.1/main.cpp	2006-04-24 07:31:15.000000000 -0400
+++ vym-1.8.1-sort/main.cpp	2007-08-27 07:33:38.000000000 -0400
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 QAction *actionEditPaste;
 QAction *actionEditMoveUp;
 QAction *actionEditMoveDown;
+QAction *actionEditSortChildren;
 QAction *actionEditToggleScroll;
 QAction *actionEditOpenURL;
 QAction *actionEditOpenURLTab;
diff -u -r vym-1.8.1/mainwindow.cpp vym-1.8.1-sort/mainwindow.cpp
--- vym-1.8.1/mainwindow.cpp	2006-07-13 04:40:58.000000000 -0400
+++ vym-1.8.1-sort/mainwindow.cpp	2007-08-27 09:49:46.000000000 -0400
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 extern QAction *actionEditPaste;
 extern QAction *actionEditMoveUp;
 extern QAction *actionEditMoveDown;
+extern QAction *actionEditSortChildren;
 extern QAction *actionEditToggleScroll;
 extern QAction* actionEditOpenURL;
 extern QAction* actionEditOpenURLTab;
@@ -519,6 +520,11 @@
     a->addTo( menu );
 	actionEditMoveDown=a;
 	
+    a = new QAction( tr( "Sort children" ), QPixmap(iconPath+"sortchildren.png" ), tr( "Sort children" ), 0, this, "editSortChildren" );
+    connect( a, SIGNAL( activated() ), this, SLOT( editSortChildren() ) );
+	a->setEnabled (true);
+    a->addTo( tb );
+	actionEditSortChildren=a;
 
 	a = new QAction( tr( "Scroll branch" ), QPixmap(flagsPath+"flag-scrolled-right.png"), tr( "Scroll branch" ), Key_ScrollLock, this, "scroll" );
     connect( a, SIGNAL( activated() ), this, SLOT( editToggleScroll() ) );
@@ -2374,6 +2380,12 @@
 		currentMapEditor()->moveBranchDown();
 }
 
+void Main::editSortChildren()
+{
+	if (currentMapEditor())
+		currentMapEditor()->sortChildren();
+}
+
 void Main::editToggleScroll()
 {
 	if (currentMapEditor())
diff -u -r vym-1.8.1/mainwindow.h vym-1.8.1-sort/mainwindow.h
--- vym-1.8.1/mainwindow.h	2006-05-15 03:32:10.000000000 -0400
+++ vym-1.8.1-sort/mainwindow.h	2007-08-27 07:36:04.000000000 -0400
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 	void editMapInfo();
     void editMoveUp();	
     void editMoveDown();	
+    void editSortChildren();	
     void editToggleScroll();
     void editUnScrollAll();
     void editHeading();
diff -u -r vym-1.8.1/mapeditor.cpp vym-1.8.1-sort/mapeditor.cpp
--- vym-1.8.1/mapeditor.cpp	2006-05-31 08:27:38.000000000 -0400
+++ vym-1.8.1-sort/mapeditor.cpp	2007-08-27 08:17:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 extern QAction *actionEditPaste;
 extern QAction *actionEditMoveUp;
 extern QAction *actionEditMoveDown;
+extern QAction *actionEditSortChildren;
 extern QAction *actionEditToggleScroll;
 extern QAction *actionEditOpenURL;
 extern QAction *actionEditOpenURLTab;
@@ -1466,6 +1467,25 @@
 	}	
 }
 
+void MapEditor::sortChildren()
+{
+	// Finish open lineEdits
+	if (lineedit) finishedLineEdit();
+
+	BranchObj* bo;
+	if (typeid(*selection) == typeid(BranchObj)  ) 
+	{
+		bo=(BranchObj*)selection;
+		if(bo->countBranches()>1)
+		{
+			bo->sortChildren();
+			saveState("sortChildren ()",bo,QString("Sorted children of %1").arg(getName(bo)));
+			mapCenter->reposition();
+			ensureSelectionVisible();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void MapEditor::editHeading()
 {
 	// Finish open lineEdits
diff -u -r vym-1.8.1/mapeditor.h vym-1.8.1-sort/mapeditor.h
--- vym-1.8.1/mapeditor.h	2006-04-11 10:34:14.000000000 -0400
+++ vym-1.8.1-sort/mapeditor.h	2007-08-27 07:43:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     void move(const int &,const int&);
     void moveBranchUp();
     void moveBranchDown();
+    void sortChildren();
     void editHeading();					// Start editing heading 
 private:
 	void setHeading(const QString &);	// Just set the heading for selection