Name Sort -List View- Not Displaying As Expected

Question

If I create several folders inside a main folder that is sorted by name - ascending - I get odd results in terms of the sort order - it seems to be dependent upon the length of the string - or actual numeric real numer (4444 is bigger than 888) in addition to the alphabetical aspects - especially when dealing with numbers only. For example - this is the order I get with the following folder names:
1
7
8
77
888
4444
11111
Q: What is a logic behind this odd sorting order? is there any way to control it? I would prefer that it would be more alphabetical - for example anything that starts with the number one would be together like:
1
11111
4444
7
77
8
888 ..... this type of thing etc.....

Answer 1

Thanks for the info Malcolm & Tom.
From: How Finder lists items that are sorted by name (Mac OS X)
Location: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300989
Note: If you select all these items in the Finder window (Command-A), copy their names to the Clipboard (Command-C), and then paste them into a text document (or email), they will appear in a slightly different order.
Q: What is the logic behind this 'slightly different order'?