diff --git a/changes.txt b/changes.txt
index 956719f6..3156526b 100644
--- a/changes.txt
+++ b/changes.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Version checker
 Separate JavaScript functions
 Always use the default style before the external one
 Always try to use the syntax highlighter
+Simplify order in select
 
 phpMinAdmin 1.10.1:
 Highlight odd and hover rows
diff --git a/default.css b/default.css
index 6884be66..4f33cbfa 100644
--- a/default.css
+++ b/default.css
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ p { margin: 0 20px 1em 0; }
 img { vertical-align: middle; border: 0; }
 code { background: #eee; }
 .js .hidden { display: none; }
+.popup { position: absolute; }
 .nowrap { white-space: nowrap; }
 .error { color: red; background: #fee; padding: .5em .8em; }
 .message { color: green; background: #efe; padding: .5em .8em; }
diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 0fb94e6d..0c94a340 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ function toggle(id) {
 	return true;
 }
 
+function popup(el) {
+	el.getElementsByTagName('span')[0].className = 'popup';
+}
+
+function popdown(el) {
+	el.getElementsByTagName('span')[0].className = 'hidden';
+}
+
 function verify_version(version) {
 	document.cookie = 'phpMinAdmin_version=0';
 	var script = document.createElement('script');
diff --git a/lang/cs.inc.php b/lang/cs.inc.php
index 30bdfd76..08c8fc3a 100644
--- a/lang/cs.inc.php
+++ b/lang/cs.inc.php
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ $translations = array(
 	'New item' => 'Nová položka',
 	'Search' => 'Vyhledat',
 	'Sort' => 'Setřídit',
+	'ASC' => 'vzestupně',
 	'DESC' => 'sestupně',
 	'Limit' => 'Limit',
 	'No rows.' => 'Žádné řádky.',
diff --git a/lang/fr.inc.php b/lang/fr.inc.php
index 1c4f643f..8a637f33 100644
--- a/lang/fr.inc.php
+++ b/lang/fr.inc.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ $translations = array(
 	'New item' => 'Nouvel élément',
 	'Search' => 'Rechercher',
 	'Sort' => 'Ordonner',
-	'DESC' => 'DESC',
 	'Limit' => 'Limit',
 	'No rows.' => 'Aucun résultat',
 	'Action' => 'Action',
diff --git a/lang/it.inc.php b/lang/it.inc.php
index 0d6c9013..1070caa3 100644
--- a/lang/it.inc.php
+++ b/lang/it.inc.php
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ $translations = array(
 	'New item' => 'Nuovo elemento',
 	'Search' => 'Cerca',
 	'Sort' => 'Ordina',
-	'DESC' => 'DESC',
 	'Limit' => 'Limite',
 	'No rows.' => 'Nessuna riga.',
 	'Action' => 'Azione',
diff --git a/select.inc.php b/select.inc.php
index 7ae7cc36..017c7aa3 100644
--- a/select.inc.php
+++ b/select.inc.php
@@ -194,20 +194,9 @@ if (!$columns) {
 	echo "<input name='where[$i][val]' /></div>\n";
 	echo "</fieldset>\n";
 	
-	echo "<fieldset><legend>" . lang('Sort') . "</legend>\n";
-	$i = 0;
-	foreach ((array) $_GET["order"] as $key => $val) {
-		if (in_array($val, $columns, true)) {
-			echo "<div><select name='order[$i]'><option></option>" . optionlist($columns, $val) . "</select>";
-			echo "<label><input type='checkbox' name='desc[$i]' value='1'" . (isset($_GET["desc"][$key]) ? " checked='checked'" : "") . " />" . lang('DESC') . "</label></div>\n";
-			$i++;
-		}
-	}
-	echo "<div><select name='order[$i]' onchange='select_add_row(this);'><option></option>" . optionlist($columns) . "</select>";
-	echo "<label><input type='checkbox' name='desc[$i]' value='1' />" . lang('DESC') . "</label></div>\n";
-	echo "</fieldset>\n";
-	
-	echo "<fieldset><legend>" . lang('Limit') . "</legend><div><input name='limit' size='3' value=\"" . htmlspecialchars($limit) . "\" /></div></fieldset>\n";
+	echo "<fieldset><legend>" . lang('Limit') . "</legend><div>";
+	echo hidden_fields(array("order" => (array) $_GET["order"], "desc" => (array) $_GET["desc"]));
+	echo "<input name='limit' size='3' value=\"" . htmlspecialchars($limit) . "\" /></div></fieldset>\n";
 	
 	if (isset($text_length)) {
 		echo "<fieldset><legend>" . lang('Text length') . "</legend><div><input name='text_length' size='3' value=\"" . htmlspecialchars($text_length) . "\" /></div></fieldset>\n";
@@ -239,7 +228,16 @@ if (!$columns) {
 				if (!$j) {
 					echo '<thead><tr><td><label><input type="checkbox" name="all" value="1" />' . lang('whole result') . '</label></td>';
 					foreach ($row as $key => $val) {
-						echo '<th><a href="' . htmlspecialchars(remove_from_uri('(order|desc)[^=]*')) . '&amp;order%5B0%5D=' . htmlspecialchars($key) . ($_GET["order"][0] === $key && !$_GET["desc"][0] ? '&amp;desc%5B0%5D=1' : '') . '">' . htmlspecialchars($key) . "</a></th>";
+						$pos = array_search($key, (array) $_GET["order"]);
+						$uri = remove_from_uri($pos !== false ? "(order|desc)%5B$pos%5D" : "");
+						$pos2 = 0;
+						if ($_GET["order"]) {
+							$pos2 = max(array_keys($_GET["order"]));
+							$pos2 += ($pos2 !== $pos ? 1 : 0);
+						}
+						echo '<th onmouseover="popup(this);" onmouseout="popdown(this);"><a href="' . htmlspecialchars(remove_from_uri('(order|desc)[^=]*') . '&order%5B0%5D=' . urlencode($key) . ($_GET["order"][0] === $key && !$_GET["desc"][0] ? '&desc%5B0%5D=1' : '')) . '">' . htmlspecialchars($key) . '</a>';
+						echo '<span class="hidden"><a href="' . htmlspecialchars("$uri&order%5B$pos2%5D=" . urlencode($key)) . '"><img src="up.gif" alt="^" title="' . lang('ASC') . '" /></a>';
+						echo '<a href="' . htmlspecialchars("$uri&order%5B$pos2%5D=" . urlencode($key) . "&desc%5B$pos2") . '%5D=1"><img src="down.gif" alt="v" title="' . lang('DESC') . '" /></a></span></th>';
 					}
 					echo "</tr></thead>\n";
 				}
@@ -251,10 +249,8 @@ if (!$columns) {
 					} elseif (preg_match('~blob|binary~', $fields[$key]["type"]) && preg_match('~[\\0-\\x8\\xb\\xc\\xe-\\x1F\\x80-\\xFF]~', $val)) {
 						$val = '<a href="' . htmlspecialchars($SELF) . 'download=' . urlencode($_GET["select"]) . '&amp;field=' . urlencode($key) . '&amp;' . $unique_idf . '">' . lang('%d byte(s)', strlen($val)) . '</a>';
 					} else {
-						if (!strlen(trim($val))) {
-							$val = "&nbsp;";
-						} elseif (intval($text_length) > 0 && preg_match('~blob|text~', $fields[$key]["type"]) && strlen($val) > intval($text_length)) {
-							$val = (preg_match('~blob~', $fields[$key]["type"]) ? nl2br(htmlspecialchars(substr($val, 0, intval($text_length)))) . "<em>...</em>" : shorten_utf8($val, intval($text_length)));
+						if (intval($text_length) > 0 && preg_match('~blob|text~', $fields[$key]["type"])) {
+							$val = shorten_utf8($val, intval($text_length));
 						} else {
 							$val = nl2br(htmlspecialchars($val));
 							if ($fields[$key]["type"] == "char") {