[dolphin] [Bug 446918] New: Issue with how files are sorted

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=446918

            Bug ID: 446918
           Summary: Issue with how files are sorted
           Product: dolphin
           Version: 21.08.3
          Platform: Archlinux Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: view-engine: general
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: Lorenz_Schwab at web.de
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 144504
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=144504&action=edit
Screenshot of dolphin, displaying the files

SUMMARY
Dolphin is a fine product, I really do like it. However there is a small thing
that is bugging me:
When sorting my files by name, but folders first, '.'-files and folders not
hidden, my personal files and folders are sorted somewhere in the middle of the
file list. This is the expected behavior but i would like an option to make my
files appear at the top. I request a feature to sort files and folders by
whether their name starts with '.'.
For reference I attached a screenshot, notice the text file all the way at the
bottom, I find this really annoying. It would be nice if all my files and
folders would be grouped in one place, not split by the '.'-files and folders.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open ~/ using dolphin
2. notice how there are a lot of files and folders starting with '.' (if no
folders and files starting with '.' are found, make sure you don't have them
hidden, if in doubt press ctrl+h)
3. when sorting by name, folders first, I experience that my personal folders
are around half way down the list, because '.'-folders are sorted before
alphanumerically named folders. They are not all the way at the bottom, because
at the bottom there are lots of config files (naturally all starting with '.').
Personal files are all the way at the bottom though.

TO-BE-EXPECTED / OBSERVED RESULT
Personal folders are not at the top nor at the bottom of the file tree

PREFERRED RESULT
Personal folders and files are grouped together at the top or at the bottom of
the file tree (Maybe make '.' be sorted as if it was the last character in the
alphabet)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: 5.15.6-arch2-1, x86_64 GNU/Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.88.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

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