Am I alone in thinking drawing the arrow from A to Z (i.e. A -> Z) seems logical.
Matt, I'd have to say "not at all". I was just telling this story to a friend in Vienna, in fact, just got off the phone and saw the list.
When I described the situation to him, he said "all I use is Total Commander, and it has always felt backward to me." Total Commander is on my system at his recommendation, and was part of my test. Its arrows follow the convention Up/Ascending. Its arrows were exactly opposite of what Christoph believes is proper. The reason he stated is exactly what you wrote.
That's why I reposted this with the change in wording. The user who found them "logical and correct", and you, are just as correct as my association of Up/Ascending, Down/Descending. Apparently the person at MS who ultimately made the decision saw it from this viewpoint.
Christoph said it should be an option... I couldn't help but smile. I suggested it should be a system-level option, because people look at the world with such different assumptions and viewpoints. [Note, Omni, I thought MC was "backwards" last night. But Up/Ascending is just another symbolic association like Matt's A->Z, both are valid. I should have written "reversed" in both places in my posting today.]
Sigh... thanks for changing it. Randy