Files sorted wrong if names prefixed with --

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roemer_m
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Files sorted wrong if names prefixed with --

Post by roemer_m »

It seems that prefixes of filenames with -- are handled in a special way (menu parser mode?) so that sort by name is wrong.
It can be reproduced by creating several empty textfiles in a folder and sort them by name gives wrong sort order for --prefixed names like following:
_A.txt
_B.txt
A.txt
--A.txt
B.txt
--B.txt
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jupe
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Re: Files sorted wrong if names prefixed with --

Post by jupe »

If you change to Binary sort, you'll probably get the order you are expecting. (in this case at least)

Configuration | General | Sort and Rename | Sort | Sort method
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Re: Files sorted wrong if names prefixed with --

Post by admin »

Compare with the sorting of these files in Windows Explorer (which can only do Natural sorting): It's the same.
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