> Dired a directory with both uppercase and lowercase file names. The
> uppercase names all appear before any lowercase names. MS Windows is
> case-insensitive for file and directory names, so Dired should respect
> that, by default: an alphabetic listing should pay no attention to
> letter case.
You have the `ls-lisp-ignore-case' option to get what you want (and
`ls-lisp-dirs-first' if you are used to see the directories first, as
in the Windows Explorer).
As for changing the default, I disagree: I'm used to look for
upper-case file names near the beginning of the directory listing,
like they are on Unix. I don't want to change my habits depending on
what OS I'm working. (And what to do on a Unix filesystem mounted via
NFS or Samba?)
Well, we disagree about the default behavior. I don't care about this for my
own use.
I think that the default behavior for MS Windows users should be
case-insensitive. People who have other habits (;-)) or special needs such
as you describe can use `ls-lisp-ignore-case' to adjust.
The default behavior on Windows should be geared to the average (even the
novice) Windows user. That user will expect 1) directories first and 2) case
insensitivity for names.
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