Talk:Carriage Renumbering Guide

Sorting numerals problem

"Wikitable sortable" won't sort 1, 2, and 3 digits numbers properly.

Leading zeros need to be inserted, such as 005 instead of 5.

What is needed in a special code, like   (No Break SPace), such as &lz; , which

• sorts as if leading zero(s) are present;
• prints space(s) as if leading zeros are absent.
• etc., FarleyBrook (talk) 02:37, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Template:Aligned table

This template contains some examples of "wikitable sortable", but do not specifically address the numeral sorting problem. FarleyBrook (talk) 03:24, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

U	#	l
A	1	a
D	150	k
Z	2	b

U	#V	#	#Z	L	L2
A	Van 1	1	001	a	V001
BB	Car 1 (2nd)	1	001	aa	C001 (2nd)
ZZ	Van 15	15	015	h	V015
CC	Car 15	15	015	dd	C015
Z	Van 2	2	002	B5	V002
E	Car 1 (1st)	1	001	C	C001 (1st)
XA	Car 101	101	101	P	C101
GG	Van 4	4	002	V	V004
K	Van 13	13	013	fg	V013
W	Wag 15	15	015	w1	W015
CC	Car 4	4	004	cd	C004
W2	Wgn 2	2	002	ff	W002
B	Van 1.4	1.4	001.4	be	V001.4

• Column "#V" does not sort numerals properly
• Column "#Z" DOES sort properly because of leading zeros.
• Column "#" DOES sort properly as numerals
• Column "L2" DOES sort alphanumerically
• Need &lz; like