diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index f71bd9f5e..a6767c5ba 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ set (task_SRCS API.cpp API.h Att.cpp Att.h Cmd.cpp Cmd.h Color.cpp Color.h
                TransportCurl.h Tree.cpp Tree.h burndown.cpp command.cpp
                custom.cpp dependency.cpp diag.cpp edit.cpp export.cpp
                history.cpp i18n.h import.cpp interactive.cpp recur.cpp
-               report.cpp rules.cpp rx.cpp rx.h text.cpp text.h utf8.cpp utf8.h
-               util.cpp util.h Uri.cpp Uri.h Variant.cpp Variant.h View.cpp
-               View.h)
+               report.cpp rules.cpp rx.cpp rx.h sort.cpp text.cpp text.h
+               utf8.cpp utf8.h util.cpp util.h Uri.cpp Uri.h Variant.cpp
+               Variant.h View.cpp View.h)
 
 add_library (task STATIC ${task_SRCS})
 add_executable (task_executable main.cpp)
diff --git a/src/Context.cpp b/src/Context.cpp
index 3b6fafc37..9aa7c1ebb 100644
--- a/src/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Context.cpp
@@ -819,6 +819,31 @@ void Context::parse (
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void Context::decomposeSortField (
+  const std::string& field,
+  std::string& key,
+  bool& ascending)
+{
+  int length = field.length ();
+
+  if (field[length - 1] == '+')
+  {
+    ascending = true;
+    key = field.substr (0, length - 1);
+  }
+  else if (field[length - 1] == '-')
+  {
+    ascending = false;
+    key = field.substr (0, length - 1);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    ascending = true;
+    key = field;
+  }
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Note: The reason some of these are commented out is because the ::clear
 // method is not really "clear" but "clear_some".  Some members do not need to
diff --git a/src/Context.h b/src/Context.h
index 8e52f85db..cf8139a7f 100644
--- a/src/Context.h
+++ b/src/Context.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public:
   std::string canonicalize (const std::string&) const;
   void disallowModification () const;
   void applyOverrides (const std::vector <std::string>&, std::vector <std::string>&);
+  void decomposeSortField (const std::string&, std::string&, bool&);
 
 private:
   void loadCorrectConfigFile ();
diff --git a/src/View.cpp b/src/View.cpp
index 35f84e1d6..8b0a4a02d 100644
--- a/src/View.cpp
+++ b/src/View.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ std::string View::render (std::vector <Task>& data, std::vector <int>& sequence)
 
     // Apply color rules to task.
     Color rule_color;
-    autoColorize (data[s], rule_color);
+    autoColorize (data[sequence[s]], rule_color);
 
     // Alternate rows based on |s % 2|
     bool odd = (s % 2) ? true : false;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ std::string View::render (std::vector <Task>& data, std::vector <int>& sequence)
     for (int c = 0; c < _columns.size (); ++c)
     {
       cells.push_back (std::vector <std::string> ());
-      _columns[c]->render (cells[c], data[s], widths[c], row_color);
+      _columns[c]->render (cells[c], data[sequence[s]], widths[c], row_color);
 
       if (cells[c].size () > max_lines)
         max_lines = cells[c].size ();
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 58b05deef..4c7eaa811 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -161,6 +161,9 @@ std::string taskInfoDifferences (const Task&, const Task&);
 std::string renderAttribute (const std::string&, const std::string&);
 std::string feedback (const Task&, const Task&);
 
+// sort.cpp
+void sort_tasks (std::vector <Task>&, std::vector <int>&, const std::string&);
+
 // list template
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 template <class T> bool listDiff (const T& left, const T& right)
diff --git a/src/sort.cpp b/src/sort.cpp
index 77c2d116a..37eb6a6be 100644
--- a/src/sort.cpp
+++ b/src/sort.cpp
@@ -25,211 +25,172 @@
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#include <Context.h>
+#include <Duration.h>
 #include <Task.h>
+#include <text.h>
 
-static std::vector <Task>* data = NULL;
+extern Context context;
+
+static std::vector <Task>* global_data = NULL;
+static std::vector <std::string> global_keys;
+static bool sort_compare (int, int);
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void view_sort (
-  std::vector <Task>& data)
+void sort_tasks (
+  std::vector <Task>& data,
+  std::vector <int>& order,
+  const std::string& keys)
 {
+  global_data = &data;
+
+  // Split the key defs.
+  global_keys.clear ();
+  split (global_keys, keys, ',');
+
+  // Only sort if necessary.
+  if (order.size ())
+    std::stable_sort (order.begin (), order.end (), sort_compare);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Re-implementation, using direct Task access instead of data copies that
 // require re-parsing.
-bool sort_compare (int left, int right)
-{
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
 // Essentially a static implementation of a dynamic operator<.
-bool sort_compare (int left, int right)
+static bool sort_compare (int left, int right)
 {
-  for (size_t c = 0; c < table->mSortColumns.size (); ++c)
+  int result;
+  std::string field;
+  bool ascending;
+
+  int left_number;
+  int right_number;
+  std::string left_string;
+  std::string right_string;
+  time_t left_date;
+  time_t right_date;
+  float left_real;
+  float right_real;
+
+  std::vector <std::string>::iterator k;
+  for (k = global_keys.begin (); k != global_keys.end (); ++k)
   {
-    int column = table->mSortColumns[c];
-    Table::order sort_type = table->mSortOrder[column];
+    context.decomposeSortField (*k, field, ascending);
 
-    Grid::Cell* cell_left  = table->mData.byRow (left,  column);
-    Grid::Cell* cell_right = table->mData.byRow (right, column);
-
-    // Equally NULL - next column.
-    if (cell_left == NULL && cell_right == NULL)
-      continue;
-
-    // Equal - next column
-    if (cell_left && cell_right && *cell_left == *cell_right)
-      continue;
-
-    // Note: Table::ascendingDueDate is not represented here because it is not
-    //       possible to have a NULL due date, only a blank "".
-
-    // nothing < something.
-    if (cell_left == NULL && cell_right != NULL)
-      return (sort_type == Table::ascendingNumeric   ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingCharacter ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingPriority  ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingDate      ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingPeriod) ? true : false;
-
-    // something > nothing.
-    if (cell_left != NULL && cell_right == NULL)
-      return (sort_type == Table::ascendingNumeric   ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingCharacter ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingPriority  ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingDate      ||
-              sort_type == Table::ascendingPeriod) ? false : true;
-
-    // Differing data - do a proper comparison.
-    if (cell_left && cell_right)
+    // Number.
+    if (field == "id")
     {
-      switch (sort_type)
-      {
-      case Table::ascendingNumeric:
-        return (float)*cell_left < (float)*cell_right ? true : false;
-        break;
+      left_number  = (*global_data)[left].id;
+      right_number = (*global_data)[right].id;
 
-      case Table::descendingNumeric:
-        return (float)*cell_left < (float)*cell_right ? false : true;
-        break;
+      if (left_number == right_number)
+        continue;
 
-      case Table::ascendingCharacter:
-        return (std::string)*cell_left < (std::string)*cell_right ? true : false;
-        break;
+      if (ascending)
+        return left_number < right_number;
 
-      case Table::descendingCharacter:
-        return (std::string)*cell_left < (std::string)*cell_right ? false : true;
-        break;
+      return left_number > right_number;
+    }
 
-      case Table::ascendingDate:
-        {
-          // something > nothing.
-          if ((std::string)*cell_left != "" && (std::string)*cell_right == "")
-            return false;
+    // String.
+    else if (field == "description" ||
+             field == "depends"     ||
+             field == "project"     ||
+             field == "status"      ||
+             field == "tags"        ||
+             field == "uuid")
+    {
+      left_string  = (*global_data)[left].get  (field);
+      right_string = (*global_data)[right].get (field);
 
-          // nothing < something.
-          else if ((std::string)*cell_left == "" && (std::string)*cell_right != "")
-            return true;
+      if (left_string == right_string)
+        continue;
 
-          else
-          {
-            Date dl ((std::string)*cell_left, table->mDateFormat);
-            Date dr ((std::string)*cell_right, table->mDateFormat);
-            return dl < dr ? true : false;
-          }
-        }
-        break;
+      if (ascending)
+        return left_string < right_string;
 
-      case Table::descendingDate:
-        {
-          // something > nothing.
-          if ((std::string)*cell_left != "" && (std::string)*cell_right == "")
-            return true;
+      return left_string > right_string;
+    }
 
-          // nothing < something.
-          else if ((std::string)*cell_left == "" && (std::string)*cell_right != "")
-            return false;
+    // Priority.
+    else if (field == "priority")
+    {
+      left_string  = (*global_data)[left].get  (field);
+      right_string = (*global_data)[right].get (field);
+      if (left_string == right_string)
+        continue;
 
-          else
-          {
-            Date dl ((std::string)*cell_left, table->mDateFormat);
-            Date dr ((std::string)*cell_right, table->mDateFormat);
-            return dl < dr ? false : true;
-          }
-        }
-        break;
+      if (ascending)
+        return (left_string == ""  && right_string != "")                           ||
+               (left_string == "L" && (right_string == "M" || right_string == "H")) ||
+               (left_string == "M" && right_string == "H");
 
-      case Table::ascendingDueDate:
-        {
-          // something > nothing.
-          if ((std::string)*cell_left != "" && (std::string)*cell_right == "")
-            return true;
+      return (left_string != ""  && right_string == "")                           ||
+             (left_string == "M" && right_string == "L")                          ||
+             (left_string == "H" && (right_string == "M" || right_string == "L"));
+    }
 
-          // nothing < something.
-          else if ((std::string)*cell_left == "" && (std::string)*cell_right != "")
-            return false;
+    // Date.
+    else if (field == "due"   ||
+             field == "end"   ||
+             field == "entry" ||
+             field == "start" ||
+             field == "until" ||
+             field == "wait")
+    {
+      left_string  = (*global_data)[left].get  (field);
+      right_string = (*global_data)[right].get (field);
 
-          else
-          {
-            std::string format = context.config.get ("report." + table->mReportName + ".dateformat");
-            if (format == "")
-              format = context.config.get ("dateformat.report");
-            if (format == "")
-              format = context.config.get ("dateformat");
+      if (left_string == right_string)
+        continue;
 
-            Date dl ((std::string)*cell_left,  format);
-            Date dr ((std::string)*cell_right, format);
-            return dl < dr ? true : false;
-          }
-        }
-        break;
+      left_date  = atoi (left_string.c_str ());
+      right_date = atoi (right_string.c_str ());
 
-      case Table::descendingDueDate:
-        {
-          // something > nothing.
-          if ((std::string)*cell_left != "" && (std::string)*cell_right == "")
-            return true;
+      if (ascending)
+        return left_date < right_date;
 
-          // nothing < something.
-          else if ((std::string)*cell_left == "" && (std::string)*cell_right != "")
-            return false;
+      return left_date > right_date;
+    }
 
-          else
-          {
-            std::string format = context.config.get ("report." + table->mReportName + ".dateformat");
-            if (format == "")
-              format = context.config.get ("dateformat.report");
-            if (format == "")
-              format = context.config.get ("dateformat");
+    // Duration.
+    else if (field == "recur")
+    {
+      left_string  = (*global_data)[left].get  (field);
+      right_string = (*global_data)[right].get (field);
 
-            Date dl ((std::string)*cell_left,  format);
-            Date dr ((std::string)*cell_right, format);
-            return dl < dr ? false : true;
-          }
-        }
-        break;
+      if (left_string == right_string)
+        continue;
 
-      case Table::ascendingPriority:
-         if (((std::string)*cell_left == ""  && (std::string)*cell_right  != "")                                      ||
-            ((std::string)*cell_left  == "L" && ((std::string)*cell_right == "M" || (std::string)*cell_right == "H")) ||
-            ((std::string)*cell_left  == "M" && (std::string)*cell_right  == "H"))
-          return true;
-        else
-          return false;
-        break;
+      Duration left_duration (left_string);
+      Duration right_duration (right_string);
+      if (ascending)
+        return left_duration < right_duration;
 
-      case Table::descendingPriority:
-        if (((std::string)*cell_left != ""  && (std::string)*cell_right  == "")  ||
-            ((std::string)*cell_left == "M" && (std::string)*cell_right  == "L") ||
-            ((std::string)*cell_left == "H" && ((std::string)*cell_right == "L"  || (std::string)*cell_right == "M")))
-         return true;
-        else
-          return false;
-        break;
+      return left_duration > right_duration;
+    }
 
-      case Table::ascendingPeriod:
-        if ((std::string)*cell_left == "" && (std::string)*cell_right != "")
-          return true;
-        else if ((std::string)*cell_left != "" && (std::string)*cell_right == "")
-          return false;
-        else
-          return Duration ((std::string)*cell_left) < Duration ((std::string)*cell_right) ? true : false;
-        break;
+    // Urgency.
+    else if (field == "urgency")
+    {
+      left_real  = (*global_data)[left].urgency ();
+      right_real = (*global_data)[right].urgency ();
 
-      case Table::descendingPeriod:
-        if ((std::string)*cell_left != "" && (std::string)*cell_right == "")
-          return false;
-        else if ((std::string)*cell_left == "" && (std::string)*cell_right != "")
-          return true;
-        else
-          return Duration ((std::string)*cell_left) < Duration ((std::string)*cell_right) ? false : true;
-        break;
-      }
+      if (left_real == right_real)
+        continue;
+
+      if (ascending)
+        return left_real < right_real;
+
+      return left_real > right_real;
     }
   }
 
   return false;
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index be5d16fb7..6552738bc 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int longestWord (const std::string& input)
 {
   int longest = 0;
   int length = 0;
-  std::string::size_type i;
+  std::string::size_type i = 0;
   int character;
 
   while (character = utf8_next_char (input, i))
diff --git a/test/view.t.cpp b/test/view.t.cpp
index 98ae8ac0e..972542552 100644
--- a/test/view.t.cpp
+++ b/test/view.t.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <Task.h>
 #include <View.h>
 #include <test.h>
+#include <main.h>
 
 Context context;
 
@@ -71,15 +72,26 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
                "depends:\"2a64f6e0-bf8e-430d-bf71-9ec3f0d9b661\""
              "]");
     t2.id = 11;
+    Task t3 ("["
+               "status:\"pending\" "
+               "uuid:\"c44cb9c3-3fc0-483f-bfb2-3bf134f05554\" "
+               "description:\"Another description\" "
+               "project:\"Garden\" "
+             "]");
+    t3.id = 8;
 
     std::vector <Task> data;
     data.push_back (t1);
     data.push_back (t2);
+    data.push_back (t3);
 
     // Sequence of tasks.
     std::vector <int> sequence;
     sequence.push_back (0);
     sequence.push_back (1);
+    sequence.push_back (2);
+
+    sort_tasks (data, sequence, "description+,id-");
 
     // Create colors.
     Color header_color (Color (Color::yellow, Color::nocolor, false, false, false));
@@ -95,10 +107,10 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
     view.add (Column::factory ("tags"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("tags.indicator"));
     view.add (Column::factory ("tags.count"));
-//    view.add (Column::factory ("description"));
+    view.add (Column::factory ("description"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("description.desc"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("description.truncated"));
-    view.add (Column::factory ("description.oneline"));
+//    view.add (Column::factory ("description.oneline"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("description.count"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("depends"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("depends.count"));
@@ -134,7 +146,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
     // Render the view.
     std::cout << view.render (data, sequence);
 
-    t.is (view.lines (), 3, "View::lines == 3");
+    t.is (view.lines (), 5, "View::lines == 5");
   }
 
   catch (std::string& e)