Sort order of file names in list windows

Why is the sort order of file names in the File > Open File...
list window other than in a normal Finder list window?
Example:
File > Open...:
@@@2Know.pages
@@@2KnowQ.pages
@@@@@2Do.pages
@@@@eBayAmaz.pages
@@@@pws.pages
@@@@Sold-DE.pages
@@@@Sold-UK.pages
Finder Window:
@@@@@2Do.pages
@@@@eBayAmaz.pages
@@@@pws.pages
@@@@Sold-DE.pages
@@@@Sold-UK.pages
@@@2Know.pages
@@@2KnowQ.pages
How could both lists be displayed equal?
Thanks!

Run this short script
set theFolder to choose folder
set theNames to list folder theFolder
set texte to ""
repeat with n in theNames
--set n to n as text
set texte to texte & n & return
repeat with i from 1 to count of n
set texte to texte & (ASCII number of character i of n) & " , "
end repeat
set texte to texte & return
end repeat
set p2d to path to desktop
set rapport to "the characters.txt"
tell application "Finder"
if exists file rapport of p2d then delete file rapport of p2d
set theRapport to (make new file at p2d with properties {name:rapport})
end tell
write texte to (theRapport as alias) starting at 1
navigate to the folder whose list seems curious.
You will get a file named "the characters.txt" on the desktop.
It will show the code of every character embedded in fileNames.
My guess is that there are some control characters which aren't treated the same by the open dialog and by the Finder.
Here is an example:
.DS_Store
46 , 68 , 83 , 95 , 83 , 116 , 111 , 114 , 101 ,
base Kbase - copie 1.cwk
98 , 97 , 115 , 101 , 32 , 75 , 98 , 97 , 115 , 101 , 32 , 45 , 32 , 99 , 111 , 112 , 105 , 101 , 32 , 49 , 46 , 99 , 119 , 107 ,
base Kbase - copie.cwk
98 , 97 , 115 , 101 , 32 , 75 , 98 , 97 , 115 , 101 , 32 , 45 , 32 , 99 , 111 , 112 , 105 , 101 , 46 , 99 , 119 , 107 ,
base Kbase.cwk
98 , 97 , 115 , 101 , 32 , 75 , 98 , 97 , 115 , 101 , 46 , 99 , 119 , 107 ,
exemple wKbase
101 , 120 , 101 , 109 , 112 , 108 , 101 , 32 , 119 , 75 , 98 , 97 , 115 , 101 ,
Icon
73 , 99 , 111 , 110 , 13 ,
safe
115 , 97 , 102 , 101 ,
scripts pour Kbase
115 , 99 , 114 , 105 , 112 , 116 , 115 , 32 , 112 , 111 , 117 , 114 , 32 , 75 , 98 , 97 , 115 , 101 ,
 w_Kbase vers AW.scpt
240 , 32 , 119 , 95 , 75 , 98 , 97 , 115 , 101 , 32 , 118 , 101 , 114 , 115 , 32 , 65 , 87 , 46 , 115 , 99 , 112 , 116 ,
Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE samedi 7 mars 2009 23:14:15)

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