Author: abxabx
Description:
Hi! I would like to have available (mainly for wiktionaries) function {{#reverse:SOME_TEXT}} which returns given text in reversed order of characters:
Examples:
{{#reverse:SOME_TEXT}} -> TXET_EMOS
{{#reverse:bugfix}} -> xifgub
{{#reverse:black dog}} -> god kcalb
Purpose:
I want to have indexes (categories) sorted according to characters placed at the end of page name (or at the end of any given text). I want to write [[Category:English words|{{PAGENAME}}]] for normal category as usually and [[Category:English words (a tergo)|{{#reverse:{{PAGENAME}}}}]].
Rationale:
Classic dictionaries have extra bonus called "index a tergo". That's index where terms are places according to the end of term. Words like "comeback", "hatchback", "playback" are next to each other. In such index North America, South America and Central America and all cities of the world named America are together. This is handy for ethymologists when they look for words with same postfix but also for users who do not remember begining of the term.
ABX
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement