[GNC] Confusing version numbers

[Geert Janssens]

Op donderdag 9 maart 2023 09:34:36 CET schreef aeg via gnucash-user:
>  The fact that 9 is less than 12 is not confusing to me, but sorting by
> Windows File Explorer routinely puts 12 before 9, whereas 09 is always
> correctly arranged before 12 (and before 900). From the
> link, https://semver.org/ provided by LI Daobing, I now understand that
> there is a conventional way of numbering software releases, but I remain
> puzzled by the insistence that leading zeros must not be used. It is often
> the case that the status quo can be seen to work, but it is my opinion
> that, if an improvement can be made and the effort to do so is minimal, it
> is normally worth making that improvement. I assume that's what drives the
> developers to make evolutionary changes and introduce updates. I'd just
> like to see a numbering system that works in all circumstances. Alan

Well, it's all context related.

On my linux desktop files get properly sorted already now with .9 appearing before .12. 

In fact linux desktop environments have been properly sorting such version numbers for 
years. So I don't even notice this on the PC I use every day. Looks like the Windows' file 
manager does not have that feature (yet) or perhaps it's configurable somewhere ?

Regards,

Geert