Explorer++

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:10 pm**

When renaming a file you can press F2 to cycle renaming the filename only, extension only or both. But selecting filename without extension is the default. I often use renaming to copy the entire filename, so I want with the extension the default.

Could there be an option to change between initially selecting the file part or the entire file with extension?

At the moment I've just done this to get the desired behaviour:

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explorer++_1.2_src\Explorer++\Explorer++\ListViewHandler.cpp

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BOOL CContainer::OnListViewBeginLabelEdit(LPARAM lParam)

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	m_ListViewEditingStage = LISTVIEW_RENAME_FILENAME;

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	m_ListViewEditingStage = LISTVIEW_RENAME_ENTIRE;

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CContainer::ListViewEditProc

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					if(bExtensionFound)
					{
						wParam = 0;
						lParam = i;
					}

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					if(bExtensionFound && m_ListViewEditingStage == LISTVIEW_RENAME_FILENAME)
					{
						wParam = 0;
						lParam = i;
					}

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:59 pm**

Hi twinsen,
I didn't know about the "cycling renaming" pressing F2 multiple times. Thanks.

Related to your request, what about this idea:
1) pressing F2 keeps working as it is now
2) pressing Shift-F2 will select the full filename+extension, which is what you want.

If you like it, I will implement that as soon as David has merged all the pending patches.

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:52 pm**

I'd rather just a groupbox "initial renaming selection", with radio buttons "entire file", "file name only" in options and the value saved.
F2 can work exactly as it currently does.

I just want clicking a file to work like windows explorer does, without having to press F2 or shift F2. So clicking the "entire file" radio button would make it work like I expect (and I can still use F2).

It should be fairly trivial to make the gui change the value of m_ListViewEditingStage for the initial selection. But it might be best to wait for all the other changes to be merged first.

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:34 pm**

ok, i got your point. I will do two things:
1) add a radio button or checkbox for "initial renaming selection" (full or name only) as you suggested, keeping F2 functionality as it is.
2) implement the Shift-F2 key to do the other action.
Sometimes I need full selection, sometimes only the name, so having both options available on the same key would be good I think.

Posted: **Tue Jan 04, 2011 2:26 am**

I like it, for the record (I agree, sometimes I like the default file rename action, and sometimes it bugs me, so having both available with different keybindings would be optimal. The ability to set which is plain-f2 is good, too).

Posted: **Sun Jan 09, 2011 11:17 pm**

Implemented. Patch submitted.
http://www.explorerplusplus.com/forum/v ... ?f=7&t=647

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