USFM and/or XML filenames - suggested numerical prefices

[DavidHaslam]

This issue is advisory, but not essential.

It will help Windows users especially if the set of XML files and/or future USFM files all had filenames prefixed with two digits and underscore character.

• OT books: prefix 00 through 39
• NT books: prefic 41 through 67

Refer to the Book Abbreviations page in the USFM User Reference.

btw. The reason to start NT at 41 rather than 40 is historic.

Having filenames like this means that the natural directory order is the same as the canonical order.

This facilitates some tasks involving wildcard operations.

NB. The underscore avoids having leading three digit numbers that 'cause havoc' with the directory order in Windows. e.g. 09_1_Samuel is preferred to 091_Samuel, etc.

[DavidHaslam]

I find it useful to have the USFM User Reference available as a Windows compiled help file.

usfmReference2_4.zip

[DavidHaslam]

See also #8