Request to implement natural sorting for lists

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ChrisGb
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Request to implement natural sorting for lists

Post by ChrisGb »

Please implement natural sorting without using 0 or 00 prefix.
Best example is fleet list. After 9th Fleet shall come 10th. (>natural sorting) and not 10th to 19th on top of 1st to 9th...this is not common sense and its annoying when having more fleets.
Alternatively add other sorting filter - (natural) numerical

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MyQuam
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Re: Request to implement natural sorting for lists

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Yes, and also to save the sorting preference chosen by the user so that it automatically re-applies after loading a save.
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DougMorel
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Re: Request to implement natural sorting for lists

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In the meantime, rename fleets 1 through 9 by adding a space before the number, ie., change "1st Fleet" to " 1st Fleet". They will then sort ahead of fleets numbered 10 and upwards.
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Colwolf77
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Re: Request to implement natural sorting for lists

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DougMorel wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:47 am In the meantime, rename fleets 1 through 9 by adding a space before the number, ie., change "1st Fleet" to " 1st Fleet". They will then sort ahead of fleets numbered 10 and upwards.
I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean the space makes the game not increment the fleet number for the next created fleet?
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DougMorel
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Re: Request to implement natural sorting for lists

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No, adding the space before the fleet number is purely to get the fleets to sort in the correct sequence when you want them sorted by Name. Currently the game sorts the fleets as '1st ..', '10th ..', '11th ..', '12th ..', '2nd ..', '20th ..','3rd ..', etc., as it's sorting on the first alphanumeric character in the name, followed by the second character and so forth. Adding the single space to fleets named '1st' through '9th' results in ' 1st ..', ' 2nd ..', ' 3rd ..', '10th ..', '11th ..', '12th ..', etc. This is only renaming a fleet.. it doesn't affect anything else in the game including creation of new fleets and their numbering sequences.
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ChrisGb
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Re: Request to implement natural sorting for lists

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DougMorel wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 5:22 pm Currently the game sorts the fleets as '1st ..', '10th ..', '11th ..', '12th ..', '2nd ..', '20th ..','3rd ..', etc., as it's sorting on the first alphanumeric character in the name, followed by the second character and so forth.
...and its really absurd, it gives me eyeball cancer every time :mrgreen:
MyQuam wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 4:39 am Yes, and also to save the sorting preference chosen by the user so that it automatically re-applies after loading a save.
this!!! good one...
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AKicebear
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Re: Request to implement natural sorting for lists

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Or, make it "Fleet 00", "Fleet 01", etc
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