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diff --git a/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn b/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn index edf5db215..3dc207b6b 100644 --- a/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/inline:_numerical_ordering_by_title.mdwn @@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ Do you have any idea how to workaround that issue? --[[Paweł|ptecza]] >> I don't want to rename all previous files to add `0` prefix. --[[Paweł|ptecza]] +>>> Rather than adding 0's or or a 'sorttype' parameter, I'd just fix the sort order. +>>> Both MacOS and Windows use a smarter sort order than just lexical in their +>>> file browsers (e.g. <http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=319827>, +>>> <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300989>). +>>> +>>> The [Unicode Collation algorithm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_collation_algorithm) +>>> would seem to be a reasonable sort order. (See also <http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr10/>.) +>>> Unfortunately the standard perl implementation, [Unicode::Collate](http://perldoc.perl.org/Unicode/Collate.html) +>>> doesn't handle the optional [numbers](http://www.unicode.org/unicode/reports/tr10/#Customization) +>>> extension which is what you want. --[[Will]] + --- Below is my simple patch. Feel free to use it or comment! |