[TC 11.57rc4] renaming files when displaying long file names is disabled truncates long names

[petermad]

If I have disabled "Use long names (recommended)" and I try to inline rename a file to a long file name, then the name is just truncated to 8 characters.

I would expect that the file got renamed to the long file name and the short file name would be shown after pressing Enter - Just as if I had used DOS's RENAME or REN command

Similar if I try to copy for example testfile.txt to testfilenew.txt with Shift+F5, then TC tries to copy testfile.txt to testfile.txt and gives the message that I cannot copy a file to itself. No problems doing that with DOS's COPY command.

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, I prefer to keep it this way. Disabled means disabled. This would affect a TON of functions.

Moderator message from: ghisler(Author) » 2026-04-16, 06:48 UTC

Moved to will not be changed

[petermad]

So when it says "Use long names" it really means that if disable I cannot use long names, not just not have them displayed.

So it is a mixed display AND operation setting.

Maybe add to the Help: "If disabled it is not possible to create files with long names - any attempt to do so will truncate the name to a 8.3 name"

[ghisler(Author)]

It's not consequential, so I can't really add this statement. For example, Shift+F4 can still create longer name files, but F7 can't create long name directories.

[petermad]

Then maybe just add: "If disabled it is not possible to rename files to long names - any attempt to do so will truncate the name to a 8.3 name"

[ghisler(Author)]

OK, I will add that, thanks for the suggestion.