File sequences support

[Jaqui Greenlees]

Aaron Seigo wrote:
> On April 8, 2005 18:47, David Faure wrote:
> 
>>>maybe this should be included for default sort?
>>>to actually sort files with numerical sections in the name into
>>>numerical order by default would enhanse user experience.
>>
>>The "by default" is the arguable part here. Making directory listing slower
>>wouldn't *exactly* enhance user experience.
> 
> 
> there are also other use cases such as natural sort for dates, but this would 
> be a step in the right direction.
> 
> for lists smaller than a few hundred files the speed difference won't be 
> noticeable. it might make sense to enable it by default for such directories 
> (which will be most of them) and not for HUUUGE directories like /dev. 
> user-facing configuration for that might be a bit icky though... 
> 
> it would still be nice to at least have natural sorting as an option.
> 
I would have to argue the off by default in folders with large numbers 
of entries.
this is where the natural sort sequencing would be of the most use.
when you get hundreds of files with sequential numbers in the name, yet 
no 00 in the numbers you can make the most use of it.

it's definately an idea to discuss, as the actual implementation of it 
isn't an important issue. as long as the option is available. this could 
be a good argument for why kde is the better gui to work with, natural 
sorting of sequentially numbered files.

I have seen one application that when creating sequential files would 
add 000 to the beginning of the numbering, building it to a 9999 number 
ability in any given sequence.
( ignoring the old dos scandisk )

Jaqui