I have a specific use-case issue where the available sorting options are insufficient, which makes looking through the files slightly annoying. I have a bunch of files that are named following this pattern: [Name][Week Number]-[Number].pdf . If the “Number“ is 1, then I emit it and it becomes [Name][Week Number].pdf . For example: SomeNotes4.pdf, SomeNotes4-2.pdf, SomeNotes4-3.pdf etc. Despite having different length, those files get sorted properly within Dolphin when the natural sorting is enabled (in this case: SomeNotes4, SomeNotes4-2, SomeNotes4-3). But in Gwenview, the files without the number are displayed after the files with the number (SomeNotes4-2, SomeNotes4-3, SomeNotes4). Sure, if I did not emit the 1, then the order would be correct in both Dolphin and Gwenview (SomeNotes4-1, SomeNotes4-2, SomeNotes4-3), but I find this a lacking feature nonetheless. It would be perfect if Gwenview simply had the same sorting algorithm as Dolphin, with the three sorting modes available: natural, alphabetical case insensitive and alphabetical case sensitive. This would further develop the idea of Plasma as a complete product with consistent default applications.
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What does a program do that’s actually meant for PDF’s instead of one meant for images?
Ah yes, I meant .png of course, not .pdf.
I have been watching the entire KDE forum and can tell you there are way too many over sensitive peeps on the forum. They need to grow up.
That also really bothers me, but it seems like nobody else cares or even thinks that’s a good sorting behavior.