Implement natural sort order for files listings

[birdie]

Currently, if you have these files in a directory

1
2
3
10
20

then MC will show them this way:
1
10
2
20
3
4

That is correct when comparing/sorting strings according to ASCII, but normally people expect natural sort order.

Please, add a checkbox for Sort Order called "Use natural sort order", which will force MC to take numbers into account.

BTW PHP4/5 has a function for it: ​http://php.net/manual/en/function.natsort.php - you can probably borrow their algorithm.

[ossi]

isn't this a dupe of #1994 (and a "contra" of #1860)?

[birdie]

Replying to ossi:

isn't this a dupe of #1994 (and a "contra" of #1860)?

That's why I'm asking to make this feature an option.

People will be happy to use what suits them better. I for one want natural sort order.

[andrew_b]

Replying to birdie:

Please, add a checkbox for Sort Order called "Use natural sort order", which will force MC to take numbers into account.

This option already exists. It's name "Version".

[birdie]

Replying to andrew_b:

This option already exists. It name is "Version".

Huh, it's very unobvious, but OK, close this request.