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Interpret numbers when sorting; alternate submenu wording.

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Llorean:
So, can you explain to me where the leading zeros are in my example?

Or how someone who doesn't know about the leading zeros trick is supposed to have any idea what the option does based on your name for it?

The option has nothing to do with leading zeros. They were simply a trick you could come up with to trick the original sort. They're unnecessary now, yes, but they don't actually factor into the sorting differences. The differences are all in how the digits after the zeros are interpreted.

dunno:

--- Quote from: Llorean on March 02, 2009, 10:10:09 AM ---So, can you explain to me where the leading zeros are in my example?

Or how someone who doesn't know about the leading zeros trick is supposed to have any idea what the option does based on your name for it?

The option has nothing to do with leading zeros. They were simply a trick you could come up with to trick the original sort. They're unnecessary now, yes, but they don't actually factor into the sorting differences. The differences are all in how the digits after the zeros are interpreted.

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it's simple, really, are your tracks tagged with leading zeros yes or no ?, that's the most common, obvious and often used method to tag ones files and used in most tagging applications, most folks know how they tag their music and they can SEE whether they have leading zeros in their tracks and it's easy to identify with, a no brainer really, that's how non developers see it.

Thank heavens for the manual......

Llorean:
You seem to have completely missed my point:

This will change the sort order EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE LEADING ZEROS. If someone's songs are in the right order without leading zeros, this may change its order.

dunno:

--- Quote from: Llorean on March 02, 2009, 10:38:40 AM ---If someone's songs are in the right order without leading zeros, this may change its order.

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Nope, I spent hours yesterday removing all the leading zeros from my 5029 tracks, and they all now still display nicely sequentially thanks, but if the other option is selected then they're not sequential any more, that's true, I have the option enabled that keeps my tracks sequential without leading zeros.

Llorean:
Just because yours sort fine doesn't mean everyone's will. Seriously, do you honestly believe that it's impossible to tag songs that sort one way with the old sort, and a different way with the new one? I even gave you an example of a list of numbers that sorts two different ways.

It's NOT about leading zeros. It will not be renamed. These are two things that are already decided, I was just trying to explain to you why it won't be renamed. If you can't understand this, I'm done.

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