Greetings,
I am using AOO 4.1.12 under Slackware Linux 4.4.301, xfce4, mariadb
1.0.38, mysql-connector-java 5.1.42. Note that I am not using the AOO
Base internal server, but mariadb as an external server and the mysql
connector in the middle.
I am getting some strange, inconsistent with sorting norms and
expectations, form name sorting under the Forms option in AOO Base. I
just tried renaming my database forms with a dash (-) prefix in order to
force those names to the top of the list, i.e.:
inventories.CS_Computer_Software_Data_entry
after renaming becomes:
inventories.-CS_Computer_Software_Data_entry
I cannot place the dash before "inventories" because that is the
database name and as such cannot be changed or other failures will
occur. However, as a result the AOO Forms list sorting becomes as this
snippet shows:
...
inventories.au_song_Title_Data_entry
inventories.-CS_Computer_Software_Data_entry
inventories.CS8_Computer_Software_Data_entry
...
Since when is a dash character subordinate to a lower-case character
("a" in the above case), let alone _any_ alpha-numeric character!? I was
hoping the dash would force the listing to go to the head of the list,
before any lower case entries.
Is there any way to correct this and get it to sort properly, or is this
a bug?
Thanks.
Girvin
