[OS X TeX] Order of numbered files

[Herbert Schulz]

On Jul 21, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:

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> On Jul 21, 2010, at 3:45 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
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>> On Jul 21, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:
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>>> On Jul 21, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Victor Ivrii wrote:
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>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Claus Gerhardt
>>>> <gerhardt at math.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote:
>>>>> The Finder doesn't recognize the strings as natural numbers. You have to replace the single digits by 01, 02, etc, and similarly by 001, 002, ....., 010, ..., if your largest number has three digits.
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>>>> It used to be this way. Not anymore:finder is now intelligent enough
>>> 
>>> Wait a minute. Your screenshot shows a folder in which the files are well-ordered. I have that in 10.4 too. But what I don't have is the same order when I click on Window, e.g. 3 is between 29 and 30.
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>>> Regards
>>> --schremmer
>>> 
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>> Howdy,
>> 
>> Here's the TeXshop 2.36 Window Menu under OS X 10.6.4 (Snow Leopard) with number files. I tried with the same build under OS X 10.5.8 PPC and it's alphabetic.
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> You mean it is still weird-ordered?
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Howdy,

Unfortunately Yes. Under 10.5 it's not in numerical order.

>> Does that mean there is a conspiracy to get you to buy and Intel system so you can run Snow Leopard?
> 
> You are the one who said it but YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Semi-grateful regards
> --schremmer
> 

I'll bet you'll live with the problem at least for a while longer. I'd be amazed if that feature drove you over the edge. :-)

> P.D. By the way, even though this is OT^∞, how did you do that screenshot? I could only do a timed screen. Another part of that conspiracy?
> 

I happen to use `SnapZ Pro' but Shft-Cmd-3 is gives a screen shot and Shft-Cmd-4 allows you to pick a selection first. I think it's been that way for quite a while.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)