[Req] In-place filename renaming

[Laplace]

Hi all!
This is my first post here, so excuse me if I did something wrong.
I use TotalCmd so many years! Thanks for the brilliant File Manager!
But I feel inconvinience using in-place filename renaming.
It is often useful for me to switch to an another application during rename, to copy-paste some text from application to the filename.
The issue is than all my work is lost when TotalCmd loses the focus. In comparision the standard Explorer saves the changes.
I would really wish to have an option (in Configuraion for example) to save the last name I entered during switching from TotalCmd.
Is it possible?

[cptpicard]

Hit F6. Do not use Shift+F6 for inplace renaming.

Overwrite the Pathname of the other window and the filename with your new filename. In this "move"-dialog no changes will be lost when you are switching tasks.

[Laplace]

2cptpicard
Yep, I know it
But In-place editor (Shift+F6) is more suitable for renaming (not moving) file.
If I use F6 for renaming I need to select the path, delete it, then start to edit filename.
I need in-place rename exactly! But I want it to be more comfortable.
I thought it is possible to bring the ideas of improvements in this forum to the developers.

[Laplace]

Overwrite the Pathname of the other window and the filename with your new filename.

I no do not want to give a new name I need to modify existing one in most cases.

[Gral]

You can use Multi Rename Tool for changing name of the single file too.

[Laplace]

2Gral
I think I should better write my own tool for simple renaming...
The F6 Move\Rename and Multi Rename Tool are not convinient enough for such simple operation.

[Balderstrom]

I don't even understand what you are asking for,
You rename a file, it is renamed. whether you use shift-F6 inplace or f6. Leaving focus of TC to another program and what "work" is lost? the file is still renamed...

[Sheepdog]

Overwrite the Pathname of the other window and the filename with your new filename.

I no do not want to give a new name I need to modify existing one in most cases.

Maybe this AutoHotkey script would be helpful for you:

It copys automatically the filename - either with or without extension - that is selected by pressing [Shift]+[F6] to the clipboard. Thus you can paste the name in the other Application and change it to your desires and copy it again to the clipboard. Of course you can't use [Shift]+[F6] now for renaming because it would overwrite your new name. But hitting [F6] would do the trick because the filename with path is already selected and a [Ctrl]+[v] or [Shift]+[ins] would overwrite the path with your name and [Enter] makes your renaming permanent.

sheepdog

[Laplace]

It is interesting, thank you.
But actually it is not the same that I wanted... I believe that the cancelling the renaming while switching to another application is not a good feature and I would even say that it is a bug.
I thought that developers of the TotalCmd could possibly fix this feature (or just give me a change to "turn it off").

[SanskritFritz]

There is a feature in TC, I dont know if it is intended:
Select the file you want to rename, and select the [..] folder as well, press Shift-F6 for inplace rename, and you are provided with the rename dialog box. Based on this i created this AutoHotkey script:
http://www.ghisler.ch/wiki/index.php/AutoHotkey:_Inplace_rename_with_dialog
This is a quick and dirty solution, make sure you read the comments.

[Laplace]

There is a feature in TC, I dont know if it is intended:
Select the file you want to rename, and select the [..] folder as well, press Shift-F6 for inplace rename, and you are provided with the rename dialog box.

You are genius!!! How did you find that? Very interesting...
I have not tried to use your AutoHotkey script ( 2muchwork! ) but the idea is brilliant! I'll try to grasp how to install your script later. Anyway, many thanks!
Have you participated in TotalCmd development or just use it very often?

[SanskritFritz]

2Laplace
I got this idea from the forum, someone discovered this by accident, maybe BlackDog. TC develeopment is a one man project, Ghisler (Author) is the one here in the forum.

[Balderstrom]

@ SansskritFritz
RE: AutoIT Script
; (careful when selecting a folder, by default it calculates the size,
; which can be time consuming)

Anytime TC starts calc'ing a folder when I don't want...In my experience hitting [Esc] will stop it.

[SanskritFritz]

Anytime TC starts calc'ing a folder when I don't want...In my experience hitting [Esc] will stop it.

True. But this breaks the script.
If you are really interested, i will search a better method, and try to be keyboard independent

[Sheepdog]

I'll try to grasp how to install your script later. Anyway, many thanks!

Simply download AutoHotkey and install, then doubleclick on the script (provide that it is saved in a file with extension *.ahk), enjoy.

sheepdog