New dirs and files creation: keyboard access of Choose plugin property dialog

[DrShark]

Like MRT, new file and folder creation dialog uses [±] "speed button" (not accessible with Tab key) for adding plugin fields (and other placeholders). But unlike [=? Plugin] speed button in MRT, [±] speed button in new dir and file creation dialogs is not underlined, so Alt+<underlined letter> from keyboard can't be used either to access it.

My suggestion:
if New name input field begins with <[=?] text (so <Error!> will be shown as a new name) and user presses Enter, show "Choose plugin property" dialog, and if user will confirm some plugin field there, either replace <[=?] text with it, or add a plugin field after <[=?] (so user can press Enter to call "Choose plugin property" dialog again.)
The same approach may be used if <[=?] typed in MRT's Rename mask: file name or Extension fields, so user won't have to switch language to access translated [=? Plugin] speed button (this problem discussed previously here.)

[petermad]

2DrShark
Have you tried pressing Alt+ + in the F7 and F4 dialogs - it opens the the dialog menu - it is not a ± character on the button, but an underlined +
See http://madsenworld.dk/tcmd/plus_minus.png - it shows the difference between ± and +

[DrShark]

2DrShark
in the F7 and F4 dialogs ... it is not a ± character on the button, but an underlined +

I see now, thanks. My keyboard doesn't have a NumPad, so in this case Alt+Shift++ works.

Also, I see now that TC Help have a note on this:

New: If the name name starts with the character '<', the same placeholders as in the multi-rename tool can be used. You can pick some of them via the [+] button near the edit box.

[DrShark]

It seems the problem with this suggestion is that I didn't make it clear from where TC should take a plugin value when we're creating a NEW file or folder which doesn't even exist yet. Well, it could take it from existing file under cursor from current or opposite panel (like From target/From source of Change Attributes). Of course it's possible to set some random name to new file or directory, then give it a name of plugin value of file under cursor with Change attrubutes itself, but this is an additional step which by implementing the suggestion it will be possible to avoid.

[Usher]

2DrShark
in the F7 and F4 dialogs ... it is not a ± character on the button, but an underlined +

I see now, thanks. My keyboard doesn't have a NumPad, so in this case Alt+Shift++ works.

Strange, in all 3 cases (F7, F4, MRT) I have to press Alt+NumPlus+NumPlus (hold Left Alt and press NumPlus twice). I suspect that Alt+NumPlus in this place is still active for "Select All with same extension".
So it's really better to use Alt+Shift+# (only in MRT) and Alt+Shift+Plus.