Multiple file extensions

[krojc]

I rarely search, but always sort files. I wonder how much work would it take to implement "multiple file extensions". I can sort documents by filetype since it is always delimited with period. Could it be possible to implement also "contents type" like:

We have many .doc files, but only few are interviews and i name them someinterview.int.doc or if it's letter then someletter.ltr.doc

If program can find last period "." than it probably could also find second last period and I could sort all documents by two periods.

I appologize for not being totally understandable. I never was...

[Sheepdog]

I wonder how much work would it take to implement "multiple file extensions". I can sort documents by filetype since it is always delimited with period. Could it be possible to implement also "contents type" like:

Sounds like not to much work. But how many extensions shoeld be supportet? somebusinessletter.bus.let.doc someveryimportantbusinesletter.ver.imp.bus.let.doc
But anyway - it would be a nice feature.

I appologize for not being totally understandable. I never was...

Maybe you are a woman??? They're never totally understandable for me.

sheepdog

[pdavit]

Why don't you follow a deferent naming scheme? For example, instead of someinterview.int.doc use int_someinterview.doc and for someletter.ltr.doc use ltr_someletter.doc.

In this way you'll get the shorting automatically. And with a powerful tool as multi-rename is, the renaming process won't be that hard even if you have tones of document files.

[krojc]

A woman??? This one is good. I'm not a woman, but still frequently misunderstood!

I sort filenames "Smith - someinterview.int.doc"

The reason is that I primerily have to assign files to a person, since there are a lot of files that are linked to one name and I have to have a good overview of all the submitted files. If I could have multiple extensions (I guess that 2 extensions would be enough for me, but I think I could find use for max 3 extensions), I could also color code it and assign first extension *.doc to text color and second *.int.??? to background color.

Naming files int_something.???.??? I can not sort by person.

Good think I find about this is that I also get very long filenames and most of them get "cut". Doing it multi - extensions stick. I posted once this trauma:

http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=3024&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

but I guess you guys all use short filenames.

[Clo]

2krojc

I could also color code it and assign first extension *.doc to text color and second *.int.??? to background color.

 Hello !
• Currently, there is none background-colour implemented for each file-type colour. This has been required, I think, but not accepted by the Author (if I well remember…). This should be useful for users who set a very dark colour in the pannels as background…

  Kind regards,
Claude
Clo

[krojc]

2Clo

Then...
I guess color coding should be separated to extensions and file name which is even better than fore- background color combination!