Sort by filename

ichnilatis · 05-26-2022, 05:34 AM

I would like to ask what is the difference between "Sort by filename" and "Sort by filename (natural sorting)".

Thank you!

Frenzie · 05-26-2022, 07:44 AM

I'd have to double check, but judging by what you said Sort by filename suggests it uses asciibetical order, which is that annoying effect where files are sorted like:

Code:

1
10
2
20
A
B
C
a
b
c

So-called natural sorting will do that you actually expect, i.e., something like:

Code:

1
2
10
20
A
a
B
b
C
c

If you're wondering why it's even an option given that asciibetical is awful, I'm not sure. Maybe performance reasons if you have hundreds of files.

05-26-2022, 05:34 AM	#1
ichnilatis Groupie Posts: 172 Karma: 1686 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Greece Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	Sort by filename I would like to ask what is the difference between "Sort by filename" and "Sort by filename (natural sorting)". Thank you!

05-26-2022, 07:44 AM	#2
Frenzie Wizard Posts: 1,742 Karma: 730681 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Antwerp Device: Kobo Aura H2O	I'd have to double check, but judging by what you said Sort by filename suggests it uses asciibetical order, which is that annoying effect where files are sorted like: Code: 1 10 2 20 A B C a b c So-called natural sorting will do that you actually expect, i.e., something like: Code: 1 2 10 20 A a B b C c If you're wondering why it's even an option given that asciibetical is awful, I'm not sure. Maybe performance reasons if you have hundreds of files.

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