>
> The trick used on old macs was pretty good: instead of a solid triangle
> (which can mean "pyramid" or "arrow"), use increasingly narrow or
> increasingly wide layers:
>
> This means "sorted small to large":
>
>    _
>   ___
>  _____
> _______
>
>
> This means "sorted large to small":
>
> _______
>  _____
>   ___
>    _
>

I think that would be the best solution indeed.

Would the ones in favor of "not changing" (Robert Pluim, Joost Kremers) be
ok with such a change or do they still find it counter-intuitive?

I also agree that no matter what is chosen, it'd behave the same on all
platforms.

Philippe