Option to sort column names alphabetically in filter dropdown

This is a quality of life feature request. Please could we have an option/preference to alphanumerically sort the list of column names in the filter dropdown?

Currently these column names are listed in database order (ie. order of creation), but on a large table this list can be difficult to browse when you know what you're looking for, but have to remember roughly how long ago it was added to the schema to know where in the list it will be.

This is not a request to change the column order of the returned rows, though perhaps that could be an associated feature.

Many thanks

Start by locating the filter dropdown and the code that builds its column-name list. Trace how user preferences are represented, then define the sorting option and verify that the returned row order remains unchanged. Done means the dropdown can use alphabetical order while retaining the existing database-order behavior as an option.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.