diff --git a/pandora/0xdb.json b/pandora/0xdb.json
index da87e1d94..cc09cc30d 100644
--- a/pandora/0xdb.json
+++ b/pandora/0xdb.json
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
         "canSeeExtraItemViews": {"friend": true, "staff": true, "admin": true}
     },
     "clipKeys": [
-        {"id": "clip:text", "title": "Text", "type": "string"},
-        {"id": "clip:position", "title": "Position", "type": "float"},
-        {"id": "clip:duration", "title": "Duration", "type": "float"},
-        {"id": "clip:hue", "title": "Hue", "type": "hue"},
-        {"id": "clip:saturation", "title": "Saturation", "type": "float"},
-        {"id": "clip:lightness", "title": "Lightness", "type": "float"},
-        {"id": "clip:volume", "title": "Volume", "type": "float"}
+        {"id": "text", "title": "Text", "type": "string"},
+        {"id": "position", "title": "Position", "type": "float", "sortOperator": "-"},
+        {"id": "duration", "title": "Duration", "type": "float"},
+        {"id": "hue", "title": "Hue", "type": "float", "sortOperator": "-"},
+        {"id": "saturation", "title": "Saturation", "type": "float"},
+        {"id": "lightness", "title": "Lightness", "type": "float"},
+        {"id": "volume", "title": "Volume", "type": "float"}
     ],
     "groups": [
         {"id": "director", "title": "Director", "type": "string"},
@@ -298,9 +298,10 @@
         {
             "id": "hue",
             "title": "Hue",
-            "type": "hue",
+            "type": "float",
             "columnWidth": 90,
-            "format": {"type": "color", "args": ["hue"]}
+            "format": {"type": "color", "args": ["hue"]},
+            "sortOperator": "-"
         },
         {
             "id": "saturation",
diff --git a/pandora/clip/views.py b/pandora/clip/views.py
index 3147ae192..e63361722 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/views.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/views.py
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ def order_query(qs, sort):
         operator = e['operator']
         if operator != '-':
             operator = ''
-        clip_keys = ('start', 'end', 'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume'
+        clip_keys = ('public_id', 'start', 'end', 'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume'
                      'annotations__value')
         key = {
+            'id': 'public_id',
             'in': 'start',
             'out': 'end',
             'position': 'start',
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index cc7130aa2..90d7f115f 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Ox.load({
                 Ox.extend(pandora.site, {
                     clipKeys: Ox.map(data.site.clipKeys, function(key) {
                         return Ox.extend(key, {
-                            operator: pandora._getSortOperator(key.type)
+                            operator: pandora.getSortOperator(key.id)
                         });
                     }),
                     findKeys: Ox.map(data.site.itemKeys, function(key) {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Ox.load({
                     },
                     sortKeys: Ox.map(pandora.site.itemKeys, function(key) {
                         return key.columnWidth ? Ox.extend(key, {
-                            operator: pandora._getSortOperator(key.type)
+                            operator: pandora.getSortOperator(key.id)
                         }) : null;
                     })
                 });
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/URL.js b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
index a1e5b6afb..bb3be4e19 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
             } else {
                 action = 'push';
             }
-            self.URL[action](getState(), pandora.getPageTitle(), getState(keys));            
+            self.URL[action](getState(), pandora.getPageTitle(), getState(/*keys*/));            
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/clipList.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/clipList.js
index cd8673089..7eb33ee74 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/clipList.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/clipList.js
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ pandora.ui.clipList = function(videoRatio) {
             fixedRatio: fixedRatio,
             item: function(data, sort, size) {
                 size = size || 128; // fixme: is this needed?
-                var ratio, width, height, url, sortKey, info;
+                var ratio, width, height,
+                    format, info, sortKey, url;
                 if (!ui.item) {
                     ratio = data.videoRatio;
                     width = ratio > fixedRatio ? size : Math.round(size * ratio / fixedRatio);
@@ -19,13 +20,19 @@ pandora.ui.clipList = function(videoRatio) {
                     width = fixedRatio > 1 ? size : Math.round(size * fixedRatio);
                     height = fixedRatio > 1 ? Math.round(size / fixedRatio) : size;
                 }
-                url = '/' + data.id.split('/')[0] + '/' + height + 'p' + data['in'] + '.jpg';
-                sortKey = sort[0].key.split(':').pop();
-                info = ['hue', 'saturation', 'lightness'].indexOf(sortKey) > -1
-                    ? Ox.formatColor(data[sortKey], sortKey)
-                    : Ox.formatDuration(data['in'], 'short') + ' - '
-                    + Ox.formatDuration(data['out'], 'short'),
                 title = data.subtitles[0]; //fixme: could be other layer
+                url = '/' + data.id.split('/')[0] + '/' + height + 'p' + data['in'] + '.jpg';
+                sortKey = sort[0].key;
+                if (['text', 'position', 'duration'].indexOf(sortKey) > -1) {
+                    info = Ox.formatDuration(data['in'], 'short') + ' - '
+                        + Ox.formatDuration(data.out, 'short');
+                } else {
+                    format = pandora.getSortKeyData(sortKey).format;
+                    info = format
+                        ? Ox['format' + Ox.toTitleCase(format.type)]
+                            .apply(this, Ox.merge([data[sortKey]], format.args || []))
+                        : data[sortKey];
+                }
                 return {
                     height: height,
                     id: data.id,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
index 699c81cc3..0706d5bb2 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
@@ -145,19 +145,28 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                 var ui = pandora.user.ui,
                     ratio = ui.icons == 'posters'
                         ? (ui.showSitePoster ? 5/8 : data.posterRatio) : 1,
-                    info = ['hue', 'saturation', 'lightness'].indexOf(sort[0].key) > -1
-                        ? Ox.formatColor(data[sort[0].key], sort[0].key)
-                        : data[['title', 'director'].indexOf(sort[0].key) > -1 ? 'year' : sort[0].key];
+                    url = '/' + data.id + '/' + (
+                        ui.icons == 'posters'
+                        ? (ui.showSitePoster ? 'siteposter' : 'poster') : 'icon'
+                    ) + size + '.jpg',
+                    format, info, sortKey;
+                if (['title', 'director'].indexOf(sort[0].key) > -1) {
+                    info = data['year']
+                } else {
+                    sortKey = sort[0].key,
+                    format = pandora.getSortKeyData(sortKey).format,
+                    info = format
+                        ? Ox['format' + Ox.toTitleCase(format.type)]
+                            .apply(this, Ox.merge([data[sortKey]], format.args || []))
+                        : data[sortKey];
+                }
                 size = size || 128;
                 return {
                     height: Math.round(ratio <= 1 ? size : size / ratio),
                     id: data.id,
                     info: info,
                     title: data.title + (data.director.length ? ' (' + data.director.join(', ') + ')' : ''),
-                    url: '/' + data.id + '/' + (
-                        ui.icons == 'posters'
-                        ? (ui.showSitePoster ? 'siteposter' : 'poster') : 'icon'
-                    ) + size + '.jpg',
+                    url: url,
                     width: Math.round(ratio >= 1 ? size : size * ratio)
                 };
             },
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js
index ac7f7060d..b73010dbe 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/sortSelect.js
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 // vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
 pandora.ui.sortSelect = function() {
-    var items = [],
+    var isClipView = pandora.isClipView(),
+        items = [],
         sortKey = !pandora.user.ui.item ? 'listSort' : 'itemSort',
         that;
-    if (pandora.isClipView()) {
+    if (isClipView) {
         items = pandora.site.clipKeys.map(function(key) {
             return Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
                 checked: key.id == pandora.user.ui[sortKey][0].key,
                 title: 'Sort by ' + (!pandora.user.ui.item ? 'Clip ' : '') + key.title
             });
         });
-        //!pandora.user.ui.item && items.push({});
+        // fixme: a separator would be good
+        // !pandora.user.ui.item && items.push({});
     }
     if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
-        items = Ox.merge(items, pandora.site.sortKeys.map(function(key) {
-            return Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
-                checked: key.id == pandora.user.ui[sortKey][0].key,
-                title: 'Sort by ' + key.title
-            });
+        items = Ox.merge(items, Ox.map(pandora.site.sortKeys, function(key) {
+            return Ox.getPositionById(items, key.id) == -1
+                ? Ox.extend(Ox.clone(key), {
+                    checked: key.id == pandora.user.ui[sortKey][0].key,
+                    title: 'Sort by ' + key.title
+                })
+                : null;
         }));
     }
     that = Ox.Select({
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index bf186cc68..4d93984d4 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -592,19 +592,15 @@ pandora.getMetadataByIdOrName = function(item, view, str, callback) {
     };
 }());
 
-pandora._getSortOperator = function(type) {
-    return ['hue', 'string', 'text'].indexOf(
-        Ox.isArray(type) ? type[0] : type
-    ) > -1 ? '+' : '-';
+pandora.getSortKeyData = function(key) {
+    return Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.itemKeys, key)
+        || Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.clipKeys, key);
 }
 
-pandora.getSortOperator = function(key) { // fixme: remove?
-    var type = Ox.getObjectById(
-            /^clip:/.test(key) ? pandora.site.clipKeys : pandora.site.itemKeys,
-            key
-        ).type;
-    return ['hue', 'string', 'text'].indexOf(
-        Ox.isArray(type) ? type[0] : type
+pandora.getSortOperator = function(key) {
+    var data = pandora.getSortKeyData(key);
+    return data.sortOperator || ['string', 'text'].indexOf(
+        Ox.isArray(data.type) ? data.type[0] : data.type
     ) > -1 ? '+' : '-';
 };