[mb-users] Sortingorder Dutch tussenvoegsel

[Kuno Woudt]

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 11:32:42AM +0200, Kees Bakker wrote:
> Op 19 apr 2008, om 03:19 heeft Sander van Zoest het volgende geschreven:
> 
> > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:38:36PM +0200, Fred Marchee wrote:
> >> Hi to all,
> >> ...
> >> As an example a part of the Dutch phonebook:
> >>
> >> http://nationaletelefoongids.goudengids.nl/search/leiden/buuren.html

Looks like that site does sort on 'lastname, insert, firstname':

http://nationaletelefoongids.goudengids.nl/search/amsterdam/Hulst.html

Interesting to note is that it doesn't make a distinction between
'van' and 'vd' when sorting.  (vd or v/d is short for either 'van de', 
'van der' or 'van den').

> Sorting order 1:
> Soest,  , Bart
> Soest,  , Jan
> Soest, van , Anton
> Soest, van , Kees
> Soest, van de, Dirk
> Soest, van der, Cor
> 
> Sorting order 2:
> Soest, Anton van
> Soest, Bart
> Soest, Cor van der
> Soest, Dirk van de
> Soest, Jan
> Soest, Kees van

I too prefer method 1, the order we have now.

-- kuno / warp.