[9.10ß3] Multi Rename Tool: [E#-#] is not working properly

[Flint]

This is not 9.10β specific but was just reported on a Russian forum.

(I'm not sure about posting this all together, but all these bugs look related to me.)

Bug No.1
1. Select some file(s) with non-empty extensions and open Multi Rename Tool.
2. Click the [E#-#] button, select any part of the extension.
3. Turn on the option "Measure last character from the end", press OK.
4. Nothing is added to the Extension editbox.

Bug No.2
pp. 1, 2 are the same.
3. Turn on the option "Use [first,last]…", press OK.
4. The [E…] template is appended to the Name editbox instead of Extension one.

Bug No.3
1. Select at least one file or dir without extensions, open Multi Rename Tool.
2. Put cursor on a file without extension and click the [E#-#] button.
3. Instead of opening the dialog, TC immediately inserts [E1-3] into the Extension editbox.
I understand that there is nothing to select from, but TC should either suggest some fake extension instead, or simply do nothing.

Bug No.4
1. Select at least one file or dir without extensions, open Multi Rename Tool, do NOT put .
2. Do NOT put cursor anywhere in the list and click the [N#-#] button.
3a. If the cursor in TC panel was set on some file/dir, the dialog will use this name for selection.
3b. If the cursor was set on [..], the name of a random file from the list will be used.
4. Now press [E#-#].
5. No matter where the cursor in TC panel was (even if it was on a file with extension), TC just inserts [E1-3] into the Extension editbox, without dialog.

P.S. There are many problems also with [#-#], [P#-#], etc. commands of the [#] button drop-down menu. For instance, when "Measure last character from the end" is set, selection is not applied at all (TC inserts just [], or [P], or [G], etc.).

[petermad]

2. Do NOT put cursor anywhere in the list and click the [N#-#] button.
3a. If the cursor in TC panel was set on some file/dir, the dialog will use this name for selection.

Not here, it is set to some random file/dir name (the same each time for the same selection in the main panel)

[ghisler(Author)]

I can confirm that the [E...] entry isn't added.

[ghisler(Author)]

OK, I have checked this now:
#1 is a bug, will be fixed
#2 too
#3 is intentional: Since there is no extension, the user couldn't choose anything in the dialog
#4 is intentional too: If you don't put the cursor on a file, TC uses the name of the first in the list. Then #3 is applied (no extension)

There are many problems also with [#-#], [P#-#], etc.

It's actually the same as #1: When I added this feature, I updated only the [N#-#] button.

[Flint]

#4 is intentional too: If you don't put the cursor on a file, TC uses the name of the first in the list. Then #3 is applied (no extension)

Not according to my tests. See the screenshot:
http://flint-inc.ru/Temp/tcbeta910/tc-mrt.png
I selected all files in my TC dir, put the cursor on the [..] (you can see it in the background), opened MRT, pressed [N#-#]. TC suggested the name "TOTALCMD64-9.00b15a" which is not the first file.

[ghisler(Author)]

No, [N#-#] is special, it suggests the longest name!

[Flint]

ghisler(Author)
I see. It's a bit confusing. Maybe make [E#-#] do the same when no file is selected — suggest the longest available extension?

[petermad]

No, [N#-#] is special, it suggests the longest name!

Aha - good to know - makes sense BTW.

Maybe make [E#-#] do the same when no file is selected — suggest the longest available extension?

I agree.

[ghisler(Author)]

Usually extensions aren't longer than 3 characters, so I didn't add the 'longest' search as I did for the N placeholder. I prefer to keep it this way for consistency with older TC versions.

[ghisler(Author)]

Bugs 1+2 should be fixed now in RC1, as well as the problems with [P], [G] etc. from the dropdown list. Please test!

[petermad]

I can confirm that bug 1 and 2 are fixed in TC 9.10rc1

[Flint]

Yes, confirm fixed in rc1.