fix: re-implement numeric natural sorting for dropdowns

resources/views/components/tomselect.blade.php

@@ -19,12 +19,17 @@
                 dropdownParent: 'body',
                 controlInput: '<input>',
                 sortField: [{
-                    field: '$text',
+                    field: 'text',
                     direction: 'asc'
                 }],
-                render: {
+                // Natural sort plugin or custom sorter:
-                    option: function(item, escape) {
+                // We use a custom sort function to handle the "1 - ..." format
-                        return '<div>' + escape(item.text) + '</div>';
+                // This ensures "1" < "2" < "10"
+                sortField: {
+                    field: 'text',
+                    direction: 'asc',
+                    func: function(a, b) {
+                        return a.text.localeCompare(b.text, undefined, {numeric: true, sensitivity: 'base'});
                     }
                 }
             });