Re: numeric ordering

[Kenneth Whistler]

Viranga asked:

>       Questions
>       ---------
> 
>       1.  Is there another document/algorithm/table that does provide
>           guidelines for sorting numbers within strings?  Something
>           that deals with different scripts?

ISO/IEC 14651 "International String Ordering" includes
an informative annex on this topic. In particular, see
C.2 Handling of numeral substrings in collation. The specific
case of sorting multiple-part section numbering is not
addressed in detail, but many similar kinds of problems
are.

--Ken