Keep selection after Multi-Rename

[Hacker]

Hi *.*,
I'd like to suggest for TC to keep files selected after they are renamed using the Multi-Rename Tool. I usually select a bunch of files, rename them using the MRT and then I want to copy them somewhere but I can't, first I have to select them again because the selection is lost after closing the MRT.
Thanks for considering.

Roman

[Horst.Epp]

After an MRT there may be no longer the same file names available
to restore the selection.

[Hacker]

Horst.Epp,
Yes, that is exactly the problem.

Roman

[Horst.Epp]

Horst.Epp,
Yes, that is exactly the problem.

Roman

So you want that TC adapts the previous selction to the new names after the MRT and restores this ?

[hi5]

Extremely popular suggestion in my poll (well, ok 19 votes at the moment) https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=49294

as mentioned "the filenames are already in memory for use with the "Undo" function" so they are available to use one way or another

[Hacker]

Horst.Epp,

So you want that TC adapts the previous selction to the new names after the MRT and restores this ?

Yes, exactly.

hi5,

well, ok 19 votes at the moment

20

Roman

[hi5]

20

[funkymonk]

Support++
That would be very helpful in some situations...

[jinsight]

Support++

[HuSc]

Support++

[ghisler(Author)]

It's unfortunately not that easy - the user could use multiple rename steps, undo some of them, and each time some files may not be renamed...

[Stefan2]

Hi *.*,
I'd like to suggest for TC to keep files selected after they are renamed using the Multi-Rename Tool. I usually select a bunch of files, rename them using the MRT and then I want to copy them somewhere but I can't, first I have to select them again because the selection is lost after closing the MRT.
Thanks for considering.

Roman

It's unfortunately not that easy - the user could use multiple rename steps, undo some of them, and each time some files may not be renamed...

Maybe TC could export the NewName column and use some SelectFromFile function on click on an new [Select]-button near the [Start!]-button?


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[Hacker]

Christian,

It's unfortunately not that easy - the user could use multiple rename steps, undo some of them, and each time some files may not be renamed

If it is difficult to keep track of the original name -> ... -> final name mapping, I'd be happy if it worked for one-step-renaming only. This could be implemented by checking the last (most recent) Old name -> New name mapping when closing the MRT window.

Roman

[jbcb]

Christian,

It's unfortunately not that easy - the user could use multiple rename steps, undo some of them, and each time some files may not be renamed

If it is difficult to keep track of the original name -> ... -> final name mapping

It shouldn't be that complicated. In the simplest scenario, just have a two-dimensional array. In the first dimension is a list of selected files, and in the second dimension a new name is stored by substitution. Then at the end of all renames, I know the original and new names.
But surely a more optimal algorithm can be devised.