You can track a bug request for glib in https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=754777 and you can find a partial hack at https://github.com/heralight/GlibSortFileNameHackLibrary
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #754777 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=754777 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/322271 Title: Sorting by name doesn't work well with digits or special chars To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/322271/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs