Because it's the kind of minor but obvious presentation detail where the devs are certainly aware of it, intend to fix it at some point, but don't consider it a priority and are probably right not to.

"Why not file a bug report instead of making an offhand comment?" is a good question to ask, but in this case it really is because the criteria for a bug report are different from the criteria for an offhand comment.

But thanks for asking and making me think about it.

I'd say a combination of experience and obviousness, but if you want something more concrete, here's a previous bug report on the subject:

github.com/Heroic-Games-Launch…

Appears I guessed wrong about the motivation for not fixing it; it's not "we'll get to it but it's not a priority", it's a deliberate stylistic choice. "The" gets ignored but "a" and "an" don't. I think it's an odd decision, but ultimately it's theirs to make.

Ignore articles ("The", "A", "An") when sorting the library · Issue #841 · Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Standard alphabetical sorting usually dictates that you ignore articles when sorting titles, i.e. "The Alto Collection" shou...

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