Update utils.py

utils.py

@@ -377,23 +377,10 @@ def get_text_to_panel_mapping(text_bboxes, sorted_panel_bboxes):
     return text_to_panel_mapping
 
 def sort_texts_within_panel(rects):
-    smallest_y = float("inf")
-    greatest_x = float("-inf")
-    for i, rect in enumerate(rects):
-        x1, y1, x2, y2 = rect
-        smallest_y = min(smallest_y, y1)
-        greatest_x = max(greatest_x, x2)
-    
-    reference_point = Point(greatest_x, smallest_y)
-
-    polygons_and_index = []
-    for i, rect in enumerate(rects):
-        x1, y1, x2, y2 = rect
-        polygons_and_index.append((box(x1,y1,x2,y2), i))
-    # sort points by closest to reference point
-    polygons_and_index = sorted(polygons_and_index, key=lambda x: reference_point.distance(x[0]))
-    indices = [x[1] for x in polygons_and_index]
-    return indices
+    # Sort primarily by Y-coordinate (top-to-bottom), then X-coordinate (left-to-right)
+    sorted_indices = sorted(range(len(rects)), key=lambda i: (rects[i][1], rects[i][0]))
+    return sorted_indices
+
 
 def x1y1wh_to_x1y1x2y2(bbox):
     x1, y1, w, h = bbox