XnView Software

Show the old name of the 1st of selected (actual) files instead of the last used - e.g. if the 1st file is 'Sunset 001' then 'Sunset ###'

Or add an option: "use actual name" / "use last used name"

Or at least add the button to do this, because it's now possible only with a mouse double click on the file below and many users don't know about that

Minor suggestion - append a hotkey (F2) to the context menu for Batch Rename (F2 hotkey already works, just append it there)

Thank you!

Dreamer wrote:Show the old name of the 1st of selected (actual) files instead of the last used - e.g. if the 1st file is 'Sunset 001' then 'Sunset ###'

Or add an option: "use actual name" / "use last used name"

Think it's hard to anticipate which template for the filename the user wants to use. But it would be really good if there was a history of the last/applied templates. For this, I suggest to have a dropdown combobox which holds the most recent templates as list.

Dreamer wrote:Or at least add the button to do this, because it's now possible only with a mouse double click on the file below and many users don't know about that

... many users don't know - including me. Very handy, but very hidden. Think this is a candidate for the context menu or a separate button.

Dreamer wrote:Minor suggestion - append a hotkey (F2) to the context menu for Batch Rename (F2 hotkey already works, just append it there)

Right. It should say "Batch rename... F2" in the context menu.

helmut wrote:

Dreamer wrote:Show the old name of the 1st of selected (actual) files instead of the last used - e.g. if the 1st file is 'Sunset 001' then 'Sunset ###'

Or add an option: "use actual name" / "use last used name"

Think it's hard to anticipate which template for the filename the user wants to use. But it would be really good if there was a history of the last/applied templates. For this, I suggest to have a dropdown combobox which holds the most recent templates as list.

But if option "Purge 'most recent used files & directories' on exit" is enabled, then delete this list too, because some users don't want to save these items, if they rename some private images...

Dreamer wrote:But if option "Purge 'most recent used files & directories' on exit" is enabled, then delete this list too, because some users don't want to save these items, if they rename some private images...

Exactly.

helmut wrote:

Dreamer wrote:But if option "Purge 'most recent used files & directories' on exit" is enabled, then delete this list too, because some users don't want to save these items, if they rename some private images...

Exactly.

Ok, for a history

And what about this

Dreamer wrote:Show the old name of the 1st of selected (actual) files instead of the last used - e.g. if the 1st file is 'Sunset 001' then 'Sunset ###'

Or add an option: "use actual name" / "use last used name"

helmut wrote:

Dreamer wrote:Or at least add the button to do this, because it's now possible only with a mouse double click on the file below and many users don't know about that

... many users don't know - including me. Very handy, but very hidden. Think this is a candidate for the context menu or a separate button

I guess, this option was in AC***e and users expect this in XnView too, but they can't find it (even if it's there).

Dreamer wrote:And what about this

Dreamer wrote:Show the old name of the 1st of selected (actual) files instead of the last used - e.g. if the 1st file is 'Sunset 001' then 'Sunset ###'

Or add an option: "use actual name" / "use last used name"

helmut wrote:

Dreamer wrote:Or at least add the button to do this, because it's now possible only with a mouse double click on the file below and many users don't know about that

... many users don't know - including me. Very handy, but very hidden. Think this is a candidate for the context menu or a separate button

I guess, this option was in AC***e and users expect this in XnView too, but they can't find it (even if it's there).

Ok, i'll change it too

xnview wrote:Ok, i'll change it too

Thank you (also for new and current users who find this feature). Maybe you could add it even to 'What's new'

Added in 1.80, thanks Pierre.