How does the index deal with Alpha-numeric titles

[WalterAndOliveAnn]

Hi Everyone

On a multi-chapter story I see alphabetical titles are in alphabetical order:
Andy
Mandy
Sandy

Numerical Titles are in numerical order:
1776
1819
1854

What about a combination would it list?
Day 10
Day 285
Day 1141

I have a multi chapter story that is written. But would like to preserve the option of adding new chapters in the middle of the timeline. Is there a better way? (I did see someone who had a "Chapter 2.5" between 2 and 3 -- I don't like that.)

Thanks

 

[RejectReality]

I would imagine that the buggy legacy code that creates a series right now might very well cough up a hairball trying to organize that.

My guess is that it would treat the numbers like chapter numbers. That means you're going to have to determine the maximum number of days, and add zeroes as placeholders in order to keep them in sequence.

Day 0010
Day 0285
Day 1141

It's most likely going to treat "Day" as part of the title, so the name of the series on your page is going to be "Your Title Day"

That's not as set in stone, though. It did pick up on my "Ep." as an abbreviation for Episode on a series. It also detects ( imperfectly ) things such as "Prelude" and "Epilogue" and adds them to a series. So it's possible it could see "Day" as a segment indicator and not include it in the title of the series.

 

[SimonDoom]

What RR said makes sense to me.

Say you publish:

My Story Day 010

and

My Story Day 020

I think if you subsequently publish story

My Story Day 015

Then on your submissions list the third story will appear between the two other stories. So in the meantime, use zeroes as placeholders.

I'm not 100% sure of this.

 

[Bramblethorn]

What RR said makes sense to me.

Say you publish:

My Story Day 010

and

My Story Day 020

I think if you subsequently publish story

My Story Day 015

Then on your submissions list the third story will appear between the two other stories.

This is how most systems will sort text strings by default, so I'd be surprised if it did otherwise.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

What everyone has said is true.

If you number your "chapters" as you show...

Day 10
Day 285
Day 1141

They will sort as below...

Day 10
Day 1141
Day 285

As Lit uses an alpha sort on titles.

So you have to get the numbers in the correct position as suggested by RR, Simon, and Bramblethorn.

You also have to remember that you only have 35 characters for a title.

 

[WalterAndOliveAnn]

Thanks to those who responded.

Day 0001 has been submitted. If it sends Lit computer into an endless loop I can be found in my igloo a bit north of Point Barrow Alaska. It's the one with the palm trees out front.