diff --git a/ui/data.js b/ui/data.js
index b646bcd9..d3fdc7b6 100755
--- a/ui/data.js
+++ b/ui/data.js
@@ -427,6 +427,23 @@ function cmp(a, b, get){
 }
 
 
+// Generate a cmp function that will use all the cmp's in cmp_chain in 
+// sequence if the previous returns 0 (equal).
+//
+function chainCmp(cmp_chain){
+	return function(a, b, get, data){
+		var res
+		for(var i=0; i < cmp_chain.length; i++){
+			res = cmp_chain[i](a, b, get, data)
+			if(res != 0){
+				return res
+			}
+		}
+		return res
+	}
+}
+
+
 // Generic image ordering comparison via DATA.order
 //
 // NOTE: see updateRibbonORder(...) for a general view on image sorting
diff --git a/ui/sort.js b/ui/sort.js
index cb3414bc..ac785d2f 100755
--- a/ui/sort.js
+++ b/ui/sort.js
@@ -159,23 +159,6 @@ function imageXPStyleFileNameCmp(a, b, get, data){
 }
 
 
-// Generate a cmp function that will use all the cmp's in cmp_chain in 
-// sequence if the previous returns 0 (equal).
-//
-function chainCmp(cmp_chain){
-	return function(a, b, get, data){
-		var res
-		for(var i=0; i < cmp_chain.length; i++){
-			res = cmp_chain[i](a, b, get, data)
-			if(res != 0){
-				return res
-			}
-		}
-		return res
-	}
-}
-
-
 // Sort action generator...
 //
 function sortVia(cmp){