amulegui used to sort the columns with the order in which I wanted to order them.
For example, if I sorted my downloads first by the "Progress" column and then by the "Status" column, up until version 2.2.1, this used to make my downloads be sorted by their progress, then the ones that were being downloaded would appear on top, followed by the "Waiting" ones and then by the "Paused" ones. For each of these statuses, the downloads would still be sorted by progress.
After I installed version 2.2.3, this is no longer what happens. Instead, when I sort my downloads by their progress, they stay in that order, but if after that I sort them by status, they get sorted by status and then by name, and not by progress, even if I never wanted them to be sorted by name.
I don't know about the standalone version of amule and it wouldn't be easy for me to test it, as I only use amulegui.