I am using Ubuntu13.10, 64bit, kernel 3.11.x, apache2.6.4, PHP 5.5.3, Joomla! 2.5.18 and VirtueMart2.0.26d, language packs de(german) are installed and enabled.
I have created 4 product categories and given them a sorting as could be seen in the f screen-shot from the back end(VirtueMart-> Product Category): category sorting.png
The problem is that the frontend do not represent the sorting order from the back end. It keeps on a lexicographic order(A,B,C...,Z), as could be seen in the screen-shot: Categories.png
Both screen-shots are attached.
Expected behoviour: The front end should respect the back end settings.
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