By default, the "active appointments" view groups recurring
appointments separately from non-recurring appointments. If you
remove the grouping, all recurring appointments will tend to be on the
top, since their initial start dates will typically be in the past.

Does anyone know of a way to show the recurring appoints in
chronological context with all other appointments in the "active
appointments" view? I.e., have recurring appointments sorted by their
"next" start date/time, not by their initial start date/time.

Thanks.