[xsl] sorting question

["Torsten Schassan schassan@xxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear colleagues,

I've got a question concerning xsl:sort.

I deal with TEI files and try to process <index> (and other) entries in
order to generate an index. I apply the following <xsl:sort>:

<xsl:sort lang="de"
collation="http://saxon.sf.net/collation?lang=de;alphanumeric=yes";
select="."/>

Now I face the problem that longer entries are sorted *before* shorter
ones although shorter should mean "more general" and thus it would be
preferable to have them listed first.

e.g.:
- LC<beck, Stadtrat
- LC<beck

Am I doing something wrong? Should I use another collation? Do I have to
deal with the special characters like commas etc?

BTW, I'm using Oxygen 17.1 and Saxon-HE 9.6.0.7.

Curious, best,
Torsten


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