diff -ruN vdr-1.7.16/config.c vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/config.c
--- vdr-1.7.16/config.c	2010-10-06 19:57:21.123326320 +0200
+++ vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/config.c	2010-10-06 20:04:35.083321724 +0200
@@ -460,6 +460,10 @@
   noEPGMode = 0;
   noEPGList = NULL;
 #endif /* NOEPG */
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  RecordingsSortMode = 0;
+  RecordingsSortDirsFirst = 0;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
 #ifdef USE_DVLVIDPREFER
   UseVidPrefer = 0; // default = disabled
   nVidPrefer = 1;
@@ -737,6 +741,10 @@
      noEPGList = Value ? strdup(Value) : NULL;
      }
 #endif /* NOEPG */
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "RecordingsSortMode"))  RecordingsSortMode = atoi(Value);
+  else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "RecordingsSortDirsFirst")) RecordingsSortDirsFirst = atoi(Value);
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
 #ifdef USE_DVLVIDPREFER
   else if (strcasecmp(Name, "UseVidPrefer") == 0)    UseVidPrefer       = atoi(Value);
   else if (strcasecmp(Name, "nVidPrefer") == 0)      nVidPrefer         = atoi(Value);
@@ -944,6 +952,10 @@
   Store("noEPGMode",          noEPGMode);
   Store("noEPGList",          noEPGList ? noEPGList : "");
 #endif /* NOEPG */
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  Store("RecordingsSortMode", RecordingsSortMode);
+  Store("RecordingsSortDirsFirst", RecordingsSortDirsFirst);
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
 #ifdef USE_DVLVIDPREFER
   Store ("UseVidPrefer",      UseVidPrefer);
   Store ("nVidPrefer",        nVidPrefer);
diff -ruN vdr-1.7.16/config.h vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/config.h
--- vdr-1.7.16/config.h	2010-10-06 19:57:21.123326320 +0200
+++ vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/config.h	2010-10-06 20:06:13.293323320 +0200
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@
 #ifdef USE_NOEPG
   int noEPGMode;
 #endif /* NOEPG */
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  int RecordingsSortMode;
+  int RecordingsSortDirsFirst;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
 #ifdef USE_DVLVIDPREFER
   int UseVidPrefer;  // 0 = VDR's default, 1 = use
   int nVidPrefer;
diff -ruN vdr-1.7.16/Make.config.template vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/Make.config.template
--- vdr-1.7.16/Make.config.template	2010-10-06 19:57:21.113331161 +0200
+++ vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/Make.config.template	2010-10-06 19:59:41.643330277 +0200
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 ### VDR-Extensions:
 # Uncomment the patches you need
+# SORTRECORDS needs LIEMIEXT enabled
 # you can only enable MENUORG or SETUP
 # If you want to enable SETUP, TinyXML must be installed in your system
 
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@
 #PLUGINMISSING = 1
 #ROTOR = 1
 #SETUP = 1
+#SORTRECORDS = 1
 #TIMERINFO = 1
 #TTXTSUBS = 1
 #VALIDINPUT = 1
@@ -173,6 +175,12 @@
 DEFINES += -DUSE_ROTOR
 endif
 
+ifdef SORTRECORDS
+ifdef LIEMIEXT
+DEFINES += -DUSE_SORTRECORDS
+endif
+endif
+
 ifdef TIMERINFO
 DEFINES += -DUSE_TIMERINFO
 endif
diff -ruN vdr-1.7.16/menu.c vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/menu.c
--- vdr-1.7.16/menu.c	2010-10-06 19:57:21.133320759 +0200
+++ vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/menu.c	2010-10-06 20:18:48.173321553 +0200
@@ -2979,6 +2979,13 @@
   eOSState state = cOsdMenu::ProcessKey(Key);
 
   if (state == osUnknown) {
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+     const char *RecordingsSortModeTexts[MAXSORTMODES];
+     RecordingsSortModeTexts[0] = tr("main dir alphabetically, subdirs flexible");
+     RecordingsSortModeTexts[1] = tr("main dir by date, subdirs flexible");
+     RecordingsSortModeTexts[2] = tr("all alphabetically");
+     RecordingsSortModeTexts[3] = tr("all by date");
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
      switch (Key) {
        case kPlay:
        case kOk:     return Play();
@@ -2987,7 +2994,17 @@
        case kYellow: return Delete();
        case kInfo:
        case kBlue:   return Info();
-#ifdef USE_LIEMIEXT
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+       case k0:      Setup.RecordingsSortMode = ++Setup.RecordingsSortMode % MAXSORTMODES;
+                     Set(true);
+                     Skins.Message(mtStatus, cString::sprintf("%s %d: %s", tr("Sorting"), Setup.RecordingsSortMode, RecordingsSortModeTexts[Setup.RecordingsSortMode]));
+                     return osContinue;
+       case k1...k7: return Commands(Key);
+       case k8:      return Rename();
+       case k9:      Recordings.ToggleSortOrder();
+                     Set(true);
+                     return osContinue;
+#elif defined (USE_LIEMIEXT)
        case k0:      DirOrderState = !DirOrderState;
                      Set(true);
                      return osContinue;
@@ -2996,7 +3013,7 @@
        case k1...k7: return Commands(Key);
 #else
        case k1...k9: return Commands(Key);
-#endif /* LIEMIEXT */
+#endif /* LIEMIEXT & SORTRECORDS */
        case kNone:   if (Recordings.StateChanged(recordingsState))
                         Set(true);
                      break;
@@ -3656,6 +3673,9 @@
 private:
   const char *pauseKeyHandlingTexts[3];
   const char *delTimeshiftRecTexts[3];
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  const char *RecordingsSortModeTexts[MAXSORTMODES];
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
 #ifdef USE_DVLVIDPREFER
   void Set(void);
   int tmpNVidPrefer,
@@ -3699,6 +3719,12 @@
 void cMenuSetupRecord::Set(void)
 {
 #endif /* DVLVIDPREFER */
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  RecordingsSortModeTexts[0] = tr("main dir alphabetically, subdirs flexible");
+  RecordingsSortModeTexts[1] = tr("main dir by date, subdirs flexible");
+  RecordingsSortModeTexts[2] = tr("all alphabetically");
+  RecordingsSortModeTexts[3] = tr("all by date");
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   pauseKeyHandlingTexts[0] = tr("do not pause live video");
   pauseKeyHandlingTexts[1] = tr("confirm pause live video");
   pauseKeyHandlingTexts[2] = tr("pause live video");
@@ -3747,6 +3773,10 @@
   Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Show time"),                 &data.ShowRecTime));
   Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Show length"),               &data.ShowRecLength));
 #endif /* LIEMIEXT */
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  Add(new cMenuEditStraItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Sort recordings by"),        &data.RecordingsSortMode, MAXSORTMODES, RecordingsSortModeTexts));
+  Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Sort directories before recordings"), &data.RecordingsSortDirsFirst));
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   Add(new cMenuEditStraItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Delete timeshift recording"),&data.DelTimeshiftRec, 3, delTimeshiftRecTexts));
 }
 
diff -ruN vdr-1.7.16/recording.c vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/recording.c
--- vdr-1.7.16/recording.c	2010-10-06 19:57:21.153320756 +0200
+++ vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/recording.c	2010-10-06 20:32:30.593329803 +0200
@@ -607,7 +607,14 @@
 {
   resume = RESUME_NOT_INITIALIZED;
   titleBuffer = NULL;
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  for (int i = 0; i < MAXSORTMODES; i++) {
+      sortBuffer[i] = NULL;
+      lastDirsFirst[i] = -1;
+      }
+#else
   sortBuffer = NULL;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   fileName = NULL;
   name = NULL;
   fileSizeMB = -1; // unknown
@@ -676,7 +683,14 @@
   framesPerSecond = DEFAULTFRAMESPERSECOND;
   deleted = 0;
   titleBuffer = NULL;
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  for (int i = 0; i < MAXSORTMODES; i++) {
+      sortBuffer[i] = NULL;
+      lastDirsFirst[i] = -1;
+      }
+#else
   sortBuffer = NULL;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   FileName = fileName = strdup(FileName);
   if (*(fileName + strlen(fileName) - 1) == '/')
      *(fileName + strlen(fileName) - 1) = 0;
@@ -778,7 +792,13 @@
 cRecording::~cRecording()
 {
   free(titleBuffer);
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  for (int i = 0; i < MAXSORTMODES; i++) {
+      free(sortBuffer[i]);
+      }
+#else
   free(sortBuffer);
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   free(fileName);
   free(name);
   delete info;
@@ -800,21 +820,46 @@
         t++;
         }
   if (s1 && s2)
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+    if (Setup.RecordingsSortDirsFirst)
+       *s1 = 'b';
+
+    if ((Setup.RecordingsSortMode <= 1 && s1 != s && !strchr(".-$ª·", *(s1 - 1))) ||
+        (Setup.RecordingsSortMode == 1 && s1 == s) ||
+        (Setup.RecordingsSortMode == 3))
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
      memmove(s1 + 1, s2, t - s2 + 1);
   return s;
 }
 
 char *cRecording::SortName(void) const
 {
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  if (!sortBuffer[Setup.RecordingsSortMode] ||
+        lastDirsFirst[Setup.RecordingsSortMode] != Setup.RecordingsSortDirsFirst) {
+     free(sortBuffer[Setup.RecordingsSortMode]);
+     lastDirsFirst[Setup.RecordingsSortMode] = Setup.RecordingsSortDirsFirst;
+     char *s = StripEpisodeName(strdup(FileName() + strlen(VideoDirectory)));
+#else
   if (!sortBuffer) {
      char *s = StripEpisodeName(strdup(FileName() + strlen(VideoDirectory) + 1));
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
      strreplace(s, '/', 'a'); // some locales ignore '/' when sorting
      int l = strxfrm(NULL, s, 0) + 1;
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+     sortBuffer[Setup.RecordingsSortMode] = MALLOC(char, l);
+     strxfrm(sortBuffer[Setup.RecordingsSortMode], s, l);
+#else
      sortBuffer = MALLOC(char, l);
      strxfrm(sortBuffer, s, l);
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
      free(s);
      }
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  return sortBuffer[Setup.RecordingsSortMode];
+#else
   return sortBuffer;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
 }
 
 int cRecording::GetResume(void) const
@@ -833,7 +878,11 @@
   if (DirOrderState)
      return strcasecmp(FileName(), r->FileName());
 #endif /* LIEMIEXT */
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  return Recordings.GetSortOrder() * strcasecmp(SortName(), r->SortName());
+#else
   return strcasecmp(SortName(), r->SortName());
+#endif  /* USE_SORTRECORDS */
 }
 
 const char *cRecording::FileName(void) const
@@ -1089,8 +1138,15 @@
            fileName = strdup(newFileName);
            free(name);
            name = strdup(newName);
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+           for (int i = 0; i < MAXSORTMODES; i++) {
+              free(sortBuffer[i]);
+              sortBuffer[i] = NULL;
+              }
+#else
            free(sortBuffer);
            sortBuffer = NULL;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
            free(titleBuffer);
            titleBuffer = NULL;
            }
@@ -1114,6 +1170,9 @@
   deleted = Deleted;
   lastUpdate = 0;
   state = 0;
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  SortOrder = 1;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
 }
 
 cRecordings::~cRecordings()
diff -ruN vdr-1.7.16/recording.h vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/recording.h
--- vdr-1.7.16/recording.h	2010-10-06 19:57:21.153320756 +0200
+++ vdr-1.7.16-sortrec/recording.h	2010-10-06 20:36:20.863322484 +0200
@@ -84,12 +84,22 @@
   bool Write(void) const;
   };
 
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+#define SORTRECORDINGSVERSNUM 3
+#define MAXSORTMODES 4
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
+
 class cRecording : public cListObject {
   friend class cRecordings;
 private:
   mutable int resume;
   mutable char *titleBuffer;
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  mutable char *sortBuffer[MAXSORTMODES];
+  mutable char lastDirsFirst[MAXSORTMODES];
+#else
   mutable char *sortBuffer;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   mutable char *fileName;
   mutable char *name;
   mutable int fileSizeMB;
@@ -154,6 +164,9 @@
   bool deleted;
   time_t lastUpdate;
   int state;
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  int SortOrder;
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   const char *UpdateFileName(void);
   void Refresh(bool Foreground = false);
   void ScanVideoDir(const char *DirName, bool Foreground = false, int LinkLevel = 0);
@@ -184,6 +197,10 @@
   void AddByName(const char *FileName, bool TriggerUpdate = true);
   void DelByName(const char *FileName);
   int TotalFileSizeMB(void); ///< Only for deleted recordings!
+#ifdef USE_SORTRECORDS
+  void ToggleSortOrder(void) { SortOrder *= -1; }
+  const int GetSortOrder(void) { return SortOrder; }
+#endif /* SORTRECORDS */
   };
 
 extern cRecordings Recordings;