Re: Logic used in ordering of dropped folderitems?

[Terry Ford <tmford at shaw dot ca>]

On Oct 31, 2007, at 9:32 AM, Craig A. Finseth wrote:

> In all Unix directories, files are added at the first open slot.  For
> new directories, this means at the end.  If the directory has been
> around and some files have been deleted, new files may be added into
> the open slots.
>
> So, when a program traverses a directory (e.g., with readdir), you get
> the files in the order that they are in the directory.
>
> Just about every utility in Unix sorts the names.  Ditto, of course,
> for the Finder and other GUI-level views.
>
> So, the order is random, sort of.  But you only notice this if you are
> working at the program level.  As a user, you are pretty much unaware
> of the underlying order.

The OP was interested in the drop order in Rb and that probably  
relates more to the way the OS works than anything one could control  
>from the UI level. Sorting is probably his best (or only) option.

Terry

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