Windows explorer and creating a filename which gets sorted /after/ the letters ?

"Frank Slootweg" wrote:
Apd wrote:
Yes, and I'm not in that much of a hurry and don't have gigabytes of
stuff.

Note that - at least for me, and probably for many/most people - it's
not just about *your* files, but also about *'their'* files.

True.

For example folders such as '\Program Files', '\Program Files (x86)',
\ProgramData and - especially - \Windows, contain *hundreds of thousands*
of files. Just \Windows has 235,000 files on my (8.1) system!

Yes, that's the problem post-XP - too much bloat. Fortunately, I don't
have to put up with it. All my stuff is on Win2k or XP. Win7 I hardly
use and then only for the web or messing with my smartphone. Win10 I
abandoned in disgust (reinstalled 7).

'Everything' makes it very easy (and fast) to find a needle in that
haystack.

Ok.

R_Wieser asked:
I'm in the need for a filename that will be,
in "windows explorer", sorted /after/ all the ones
starting with letter symbols ( for non-important,
but still easy-to-reach files ).

'Ω' ( Omega, U+03A9 ) is sorted "last" ( after 'z' );
any Japanese, Korean, Greek or Cyrillic letter also works.

In File Explorer, Win10, "letters" are always last, English first.
'乂' ( Mandarin, pronounced "Yi" ) is a "letter", by the way;
it means "to mow" or strike down.

R_Wieser replied ( to me ):
In File Explorer, Win10, "letters" are always last, English first.
'乂' ( Pinyin "Yi", U+4E42 ) is a "letter" (ideograph);
it means "to mow" or strike down.

Any idea how I, in "windows explorer" enter that into filename ?

Google says:

Press and hold down the Alt key.
Press the + (plus) key ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.
Type the hexidecimal unicode value.
Release the Alt key.

Was there any reason you added "comp.os.linux.advocacy"

Because I know people there, and
because some "distro" might provide further insight.

File Explorer uses multiple fonts to display UTF-8 encoded file names;
it doesn't rely on just one font, as a "distro" might.
Sadly, there is no way to zoom in/out.

An update to File Explorer is long past due.

Launching "CharMap" ( from a DOS prompt ),
"Advanced View", "Character Set",
gives you access to all the glyphs.

Mayayana wrote:
My favorite coding font is Verdana.

I prefer the "OCR A" font; like this:

http://Jeff-Relf.Me/Diff.PNG
http://Jeff-Relf.Me/Visual.Studio.2019.PNG

I use "aa" to make sure a file or folder sorts to the top of a folder.

Every number and/or symbol comes before 'a'.

Wouldn't it be easiest to just use "zz"

Yes, most definitely;
but '乂' ( Pinyin "Yi", U+4E42 ) looks cooler.

R_Wieser wrote:
I have to find a character which will
place a file at the end of the list.
And /preferrably/ one I can also enter by keyboard.

'乂' ( Pinyin "Yi", U+4e42 ).

Using THE NUMERIC KEYPAD, I can enter any Unicode glyph; see:

; Requires a ReBoot
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Input Method]
"EnableHexNumpad"="1"

Press and hold-down the Alt key.
Press the + (plus) key on THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.

Type the hexidecimal unicode value ( 4e42 );
decimal digits MUST be typed using THE NUMERIC KEYPAD.

Release the Alt key.

....but I'd never do it that way;
instead, I'd create a speech command ( Nuance Dragon Professional )
or put it on my custom keyboard ( Hot Virtual Keyboard ):

http://Jeff-Relf.Me/MouseKeyboardLayout.PNG