[Xfce-bugs] [Bug 16524] Provide an option to sort file names starting with underline before all other file names

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https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16524

alexxcons <alexxcons at xfce.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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                 CC|                            |alexxcons at xfce.org
            Summary|Thunar should provide an    |Provide an option to sort
                   |option to sort file names   |file names starting with
                   |starting with underline     |underline before all other
                   |before all other file names |file names
           Severity|normal                      |enhancement

--- Comment #1 from alexxcons <alexxcons at xfce.org> ---
Thanks for reporting !

(In reply to Adalbert.Hanssen from comment #0)
> Currently file names starting with an underline are sorted as if the
> underline would not be there.
> 
> However it is customary to let file names begin with an underline character
> to let them be shown at the top of a directory sorted by names.
I checked nemo, nautilus, caja, dolphin, ls and dir.
>From these, only dolphin sorted underscores first ... so it seems to be not
that customary.

However I would use it ;)  ... as opt-in hidden option, it would be ok for me.

I dont have time to work on it in the near future, patches would be very
welcome !

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