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Re: Collating bug with period?
Ole Laursen <olau@cs.aau.dk> writes:
> Yeah, it is merely a convention. I think if you split at the first
> dot, you will get a good approximation that also mimics would you get
> with the C locale. It does not catch "sample.ramble.tar.gz", but such
> constructions are rare.
I accidentally hit C-c C-c before writing "hopefully rare". The idea
is that it won't work if you actively work against system, but as long
you obey a "the first dot signifies the extension" rule, it would work
fine, just as it does in the C locale.
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Ole Laursen
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