Contact sheet automatic filename generation

[andrixnet]

When creating contact sheets, assuming that there are more files then the number files that fit into one single sheet, XNVIEW asks for a filename for each contact sheet file to be created.

Considering a large number of files, this is impractical for the user.

I would suggest the following:
- evaluate the number of files given as input, calculate how many contact sheet files would be needed.
- ask for a filename prefix
- create each contact sheet and save it using prefix-number, where number is an automatically generated number starting from 1 and being 0 padded to the left with the proper number of digits according to how many contact sheet files need be created (and keep proper sortability order).

[helmut]

When creating contact sheets, assuming that there are more files then the number files that fit into one single sheet, XNVIEW asks for a filename for each contact sheet file to be created.

Considering a large number of files, this is impractical for the user.

I would suggest the following:
- evaluate the number of files given as input, calculate how many contact sheet files would be needed.
- ask for a filename prefix
- create each contact sheet and save it using prefix-number, where number is an automatically generated number starting from 1 and being 0 padded to the left with the proper number of digits according to how many contact sheet files need be created (and keep proper sortability order).

Thank you for your suggestions, andrixnet. Sounds like a reasonable workflow to me. The only thing is that most XnView dialogs support workflows but are not workflow based assistants. Means: I wished there were more dialogs that have workflow character, e.g. "Create webpage" is a clear candidate.