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Old 11-18-2019, 01:53 PM   #219
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Originally Posted by KevinH View Post
Then it could produce a list of before and after filenames side by side and have OK and CANCEL buttons.
Yes, that sounds fantastic.

Side-by-side Before/Afters would be nice.

As an example, I use Bulk Rename Utility:

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and it shows any files that are being changed as green. And any options that are going to be applied with an orange box.

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I think having a Default/Advanced Mode for Sigil's Bulk Rename would work.

Default would be similar to how it is now, except you get a few extra "basic options":
  • Remove
    • First n
    • Last n
    • Note: Takes numbers only. Chops off the characters (not counting extension).
  • Add
    • Prefix
    • Suffix
    • Note: Takes a string. Adds it before/after the filename.
  • Change Extension To (?)
    • (Maybe this could be a separate string box?)
    • Currently, this is a "hidden" feature of Sigil. If you type "ReplaceText", it only changes filename, but if you type "ReplaceText.xhtml", the extension gets changed too.

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Originally Posted by KevinH View Post
That should be quite doable. Would this be better, or are regular expressions too hard for most users needs?
Maybe Advanced enables you to then use Regex (just a little checkbox toggle? Or maybe the same 3 Mode dropdown as Sigil's Ctrl+F?).

Side Note: Kind of reminds me of Thunar's bulk rename. That regex support was so great to have built directly into the file manager!

https://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/22/bu...-bulk-renamer/

Last edited by Tex2002ans; 11-18-2019 at 01:56 PM.
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