From f4b531e6571ad8507598fd276a8703e3fb4bb09b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: PChemGuy <39730837+pchemguy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 10:08:11 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Sort strings naturally or alphabetically (#5075)

Hidden setting. If true, use natural collection sorting matching the current behavior. If false, use conventional alphabetic sorting.
---
 chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js | 6 ++++--
 defaults/preferences/zotero.js      | 1 +
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js
index 81f8248820..900b57317f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/intl.js
@@ -244,12 +244,14 @@ Zotero.Intl = new function () {
 	}
 
 	function getLocaleCollation() {
+		var naturalSorting = Zotero.Prefs.get('naturalSorting');
+		
 		try {
 			// DEBUG: Is this necessary, or will Intl.Collator just default to the same locales we're
 			// passing manually?
 			let locales = Services.locale.appLocalesAsBCP47;
 			var collator = new Intl.Collator(locales, {
-				numeric: true,
+				numeric:  naturalSorting,
 				sensitivity: 'base'
 			});
 		}
@@ -260,7 +262,7 @@ Zotero.Intl = new function () {
 			try {
 				Zotero.logError("Falling back to en-US sorting");
 				collator = new Intl.Collator(['en-US'], {
-					numeric: true,
+					numeric: naturalSorting,
 					sensitivity: 'base'
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/defaults/preferences/zotero.js b/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
index 32ab40b7c7..62d3b42bba 100644
--- a/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
+++ b/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pref("extensions.zotero.autoRenameFiles.fileTypes", "application/pdf,application
 pref("extensions.zotero.attachmentRenameTemplate", "{{ firstCreator suffix=\" - \" }}{{ year suffix=\" - \" }}{{ title truncate=\"100\" }}");
 pref("extensions.zotero.capitalizeTitles", false);
 pref("extensions.zotero.launchNonNativeFiles", false);
+pref("extensions.zotero.naturalSorting", true);
 pref("extensions.zotero.sortNotesChronologically", false);
 pref("extensions.zotero.sortNotesChronologically.reader", true);
 pref("extensions.zotero.sortAttachmentsChronologically", false);