From bcf5448319ff769f13a862ebc1ab09826238fbcb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryce Kwon <bryce@brycekwon.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2026 19:29:04 -1000
Subject: Say which index column is sorted

---
 source/ui-repolist.c |  7 ++++++-
 tests/t0101-index.sh | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/source/ui-repolist.c b/source/ui-repolist.c
index 3eb9375..4f79f70 100644
--- a/source/ui-repolist.c
+++ b/source/ui-repolist.c
@@ -192,7 +192,12 @@ static int any_repos_under_url(void)
  */
 static void print_column_header(const char *title, const char *column, const char *currenturl)
 {
-	htmlf("<th class='left col-%s' scope='col'><a href='", column);
+	htmlf("<th class='left col-%s' scope='col'", column);
+	// Idle puts the latest change first, which is the shortest idle time,
+	// so every column the index sorts by runs ascending.
+	if (ctx.qry.sort && !strcmp(ctx.qry.sort, column))
+		html(" aria-sort='ascending'");
+	html("><a href='");
 	html_attr(currenturl);
 	htmlf("?s=%s", column);
 	if (ctx.qry.search) {
diff --git a/tests/t0101-index.sh b/tests/t0101-index.sh
index fcf873b..be947af 100755
--- a/tests/t0101-index.sh
+++ b/tests/t0101-index.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ test_expect_success 'the index sorts by a column on request' '
 	done
 '
 
+# Only the heading of the column the index is sorted by tells a screen reader
+# so. Idle lists the latest change first, so it is ascending like the rest.
+test_expect_success 'the sorted column heading says which way it runs' '
+	for s in name desc owner idle
+	do
+		cgit_query "s=$s" >tmp &&
+		grep "<th class=.left col-$s. scope=.col. aria-sort=.ascending.>" tmp &&
+		test $(grep -o "aria-sort" tmp | wc -l) = 1 || return 1
+	done &&
+	cgit_url "" >tmp &&
+	! grep "aria-sort" tmp
+'
+
 # A scan has no cgitrc order for the index to keep, so it lists what it finds
 # by path whatever order the directory hands back, comparing names the way
 # case-sensitive-sort tells the index to.
-- 
cgit 2.12.1