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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: RB Directory listing orderRe: RB Directory listing order
From: Fred Maxwell <rockbox_at_anti-spam.org>
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 10:36:00 -0400 Stuart Tedford wrote: > Not if we are dealing with strings, which is what filenames are. This > "natural sort order" is actually breaking a second standard (ASCII), as well > as breaking the leading zero standard. Maybe you think 2 wrongs make a > right, I don't. > > I didn't really want to start a flame session or anything (so I shouldn't > have made the AOL comment, so sorry for any offence I caused), but I feel > strongly that standards are usually there for a reason - i.e. because a lot > of people think something is a good idea. So anything that breaks a > standard should have a very good reason to do so, and I don't consider this > to be one. Stuart, I agree with you completely. I have always used the 2-digit track numbers (followed by a period, space, and the track name). This allows the tracks to be sorted into order on any computer or MP3 player. Creating a new sorting scheme for Rockbox would lead just encourage people to name tracks incorrectly and then those same people would wonder why the tracks sort differently on their PC, their solid-stat MP3 player, and their Archos/Rockbox. Regards, Fred Maxwell P.S. No, I don't think that it needs to be an option. We don't want Rockbox to get like Microsoft Word where there are so many features that testing and mastery become impractical. _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-08-02 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |