Smarter alphanumerical sorting

joeconstantine · 24th November 2007, 09:58

I'd like to see better sorting when it comes to numbers. I understand that when sorting alphabetically "10" comes after "1" but before "2" but I can't see any real use for sorting this way, especially when organising music collections.

When sorting by track Winamp knows that track 2 comes before track 10 so why should the album Shine 2 come after Shine 10?

Is there any way that this could be implemented, such as different sorting rules when "words" that contain only numerical characters are being sorted so that they are sorted as a "whole" rather than digit by digit?

joeconstantine · 22nd December 2007, 09:25

Bump. Is this possible?

J_Darnley · 23rd December 2007, 02:06

Strings are not the same as integers. Well I assume that Winamp treats these pieces of data as different types. If you create a rule to place 10 after 2 then what would happen to fictional data such as "10 fat blokes" and "2 hot ladies"? Should they be sorted incorrectly? I think sorts are fine the way they are, this is just a quirk of computer sorting.

24th November 2007, 09:58	#1
joeconstantine Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wigan! Posts: 90	Smarter alphanumerical sorting I'd like to see better sorting when it comes to numbers. I understand that when sorting alphabetically "10" comes after "1" but before "2" but I can't see any real use for sorting this way, especially when organising music collections. When sorting by track Winamp knows that track 2 comes before track 10 so why should the album Shine 2 come after Shine 10? Is there any way that this could be implemented, such as different sorting rules when "words" that contain only numerical characters are being sorted so that they are sorted as a "whole" rather than digit by digit? If you can hear yourself singing...the music ain't loud enough!

22nd December 2007, 09:25	#2
joeconstantine Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wigan! Posts: 90	Bump. Is this possible? If you can hear yourself singing...the music ain't loud enough!

23rd December 2007, 02:06	#3
J_Darnley Forum King Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belgium, Europe Posts: 3,625	Strings are not the same as integers. Well I assume that Winamp treats these pieces of data as different types. If you create a rule to place 10 after 2 then what would happen to fictional data such as "10 fat blokes" and "2 hot ladies"? Should they be sorted incorrectly? I think sorts are fine the way they are, this is just a quirk of computer sorting. Winamp ATF Reference — My cPro timer widget — My port of AVS Do NOT email me with general tech support questions.

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