[OS X TeX] Order of numbered files

[Alain Schremmer]

On Jul 21, 2010, at 12:35 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:

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> On Jul 21, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
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>> On Jul 21, 2010, at 12:15 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
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>>> On Jul 21, 2010, at 11:08 AM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
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>>>> I suspect this to be at least half OT.
>>>>
>>>> I have a folder in which there are the files 1.tex, 2.tex,  
>>>> 3.tex ...50.tex
>>>>
>>>> (1) When I select all the files in that folder and then open  
>>>> them, the order in which they then appear on the screen seems  
>>>> random or perhaps has to do with the time last opened or the  
>>>> phase of the moon or whatever. Is this to be blamed on Steve  
>>>> Jobs or on me?
>>>>
>>>> (2) When, in TeXShop 2.26 under OS X 10.4.11, I click on Window,  
>>>> the files are listed as 1.tex, 10.tex, 11.tex, 11.tex, ...  
>>>> 19.tex, 2.tex, 20.tex, 21.tex, etc Not as bad but still. Is this  
>>>> to be blamed on Steve Jobs or on me?
>>>>
>>>> Resigned regards
>>>> --schremmer
>>>>
>>>
>>> Howdy,
>>>
>>> Well, neither... the files are sorted ``alphabetically'' so all  
>>> files starting with `0' will come first (you don't have any of  
>>> those), `1' come second, etc.
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>> (2)True but that is not the way the finder shows them in the  
>> folder. So why should it be different in the Window menu?
>>
>> and how about (1)?
>>
>> Resigned regards
>> --schremmer
>>
>
> Howdy,
>
> That's all the OS but I wouldn't blame Mr. Jobs.

That's where the buck stops, though.

Out of luck regards
--schermmer