Re: [xsl] German umlaut sort

Subject: Re: [xsl] German umlaut sort
From: Michael Müller-Hillebrand <mmh@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 21:25:13 +0200
Jean-Pierre,

what Heiko meant: There is not a single "true" German sort order. Thats why
(as I remember) books like dictionaries or phonebooks explain their sorting
inside.

What you get is also dependent on the software and tool you use, as XSLT is
not defining any language sort order.

- Michael

Am 05.06.2013 um 21:12 schrieb Heiko Niemann <kontakt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi Jean-Pierre,
>
> your list is sorted correctly. When sorting German words you treat
> a-umlaut as a, o-umlaut as o and u-umlaut as u. At least I always would do
> it this way. :)
>
> Regards,
> Heiko
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Ibm using the XSLT B+ sort B; command tob& sort yes b:
>> But with the bumlautb, I don't get the good sequence. How could I get
>> the good one? Example : in general, bC$b is translated as baeb. Is
>> there a way or a tip to force that?
>>
>> My wrong sorted list
>>
>> Hochschulbau | 213 | 276
>> Hochschullehrer | 205
>> HomosexualitC$t | 98
>> HC6rfunksender | 330 --> this should be sorted as Hoerfunksender, so the
>> place is the wrong one
>> Humanistische Bildung | 202 | 203 | 209
>> Ideengeschichte | 82
>> Industriekultur | 7 | 162 |
>>
>> Regards
>> JP

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