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In addition to combining multiple rules, you can rename any file manually. | In addition to combining multiple rules, you can rename any file manually. | ||
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The following example explains the process: | The following example explains the process: | ||
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| In the '''Files''' pane, select the file to be manually renamed | | In the '''Files''' pane, select the file to be manually renamed | ||
(click anywhere on its row). | (click anywhere on its row). | ||
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| [[Image:ManualRenamingSelectFile.png]] | | [[Image:ManualRenamingSelectFile.png]] | ||
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| To enter '''Edit''' mode, do any of the following: | | To enter '''Edit''' mode, do any of the following: | ||
#Press '''F2''' | #Press '''F2''' | ||
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| [[Image:ManualEditMode.png]] | | [[Image:ManualEditMode.png]] | ||
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| To end the '''Edit''' mode, press '''ENTER '''(or click anywhere outside the edit box). | | To end the '''Edit''' mode, press '''ENTER '''(or click anywhere outside the edit box). | ||
The newly edited name is shown as preview (the file is not renamed yet). | The newly edited name is shown as preview (the file is not renamed yet). | ||
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| [[Image:ManualEditModePreview.png]] | | [[Image:ManualEditModePreview.png]] | ||
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| To ''actually'' rename the file, click on the [[Image:RenameButton.png]] button. | | To ''actually'' rename the file, click on the [[Image:RenameButton.png]] button. | ||
| [[Image:ManuallyRenamedFiles.png]] | | [[Image:ManuallyRenamedFiles.png]] | ||
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We will check this out with multiple examples. | We will check this out with multiple examples. | ||
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| '''Example-1:''' Manual renaming is always lost if '''Preview''' button is pressed. | | '''Example-1:''' Manual renaming is always lost if '''Preview''' button is pressed. | ||
If we press the '''Preview''' button, the manual renaming is lost, and the rules in the '''Rule''' pane take over again! | If we press the '''Preview''' button, the manual renaming is lost, and the rules in the '''Rule''' pane take over again! | ||
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| [[Image:ManualRenamingEx1.png]] | | [[Image:ManualRenamingEx1.png]] | ||
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| '''Example-2:''' Manual renaming may be lost when files are added <br>(if the '''Auto preview when new files are added''' mode is turned ON). | | '''Example-2:''' Manual renaming may be lost when files are added <br>(if the '''Auto preview when new files are added''' mode is turned ON). | ||
In this example, the preview options are set to refresh the preview whenever new files are added to the '''Files''' pane of ReNamer. So, if we add a new file, ReNamer behaves as if we pressed the '''Preview''' button (and the manual renaming is lost). | In this example, the preview options are set to refresh the preview whenever new files are added to the '''Files''' pane of ReNamer. So, if we add a new file, ReNamer behaves as if we pressed the '''Preview''' button (and the manual renaming is lost). | ||
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| [[Image:ManualRenamingEx4.png]] | | [[Image:ManualRenamingEx4.png]] | ||
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| '''Example-3:''' The effect of manual renaming may be lost when you add a new rule <br>(if the '''Auto preview on change of rules configurations''' mode is turned ON). | | '''Example-3:''' The effect of manual renaming may be lost when you add a new rule <br>(if the '''Auto preview on change of rules configurations''' mode is turned ON). | ||
In this example, the preview options are set to refresh the preview on any change to the rules.<br> The file was renamed manually, and then a single [[ReNamer:Rules:Case|Case Rule]] was added to convert the names to ALLCAPS. Notice that this rule actually ignored the manually given name ('''Name 3''') and acted on the ''original'' name of the file ('''Name2'''), and made it '''NAME2.''' | In this example, the preview options are set to refresh the preview on any change to the rules.<br> The file was renamed manually, and then a single [[ReNamer:Rules:Case|Case Rule]] was added to convert the names to ALLCAPS. Notice that this rule actually ignored the manually given name ('''Name 3''') and acted on the ''original'' name of the file ('''Name2'''), and made it '''NAME2.''' | ||
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| [[Image:ManualRenamingEx1.png]] | | [[Image:ManualRenamingEx1.png]] | ||
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| '''Example-4:''' Manual renaming works '''''if''''' done '''''after''''' all the rules are added (no matter what the AutoPreview settings are). | | '''Example-4:''' Manual renaming works '''''if''''' done '''''after''''' all the rules are added (no matter what the AutoPreview settings are). | ||
This is the reverse of the Example-3. The preview options are also set to refresh the preview on any change to the rules. But this time the ALLCAPS (Case) rule was added first. As soon as it was added, It acted on both files. The second file was manually renamed ''after'' that. So its name is changed from '''NAME2''' to '''Name 3'''. | This is the reverse of the Example-3. The preview options are also set to refresh the preview on any change to the rules. But this time the ALLCAPS (Case) rule was added first. As soon as it was added, It acted on both files. The second file was manually renamed ''after'' that. So its name is changed from '''NAME2''' to '''Name 3'''. | ||
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Revision as of 10:15, 21 September 2010
In addition to combining multiple rules, you can rename any file manually.
The following example explains the process:
Note that manual renaming has a major limitation: it must be the last operation before renaming. Any further Preview operation will discard your adjustments. If the AutoPreview is on, your changes will be discarded if you press button, or do something in the ReNamer GUI (such as adding/removing a file, adding/removing/editing a rule).
This happens because manual renaming is not a rule; so its results cannot be passed on to the other rules for further processing. The rules stack always start with the file's original name.
We will check this out with multiple examples.
1 | Example-1: Manual renaming is always lost if Preview button is pressed.
If we press the Preview button, the manual renaming is lost, and the rules in the Rule pane take over again! In this example, we renamed the second file manually, and then pressed the Preview button. As a result, the ALLCAPS rule acted on the original name (Name2) again, and converted it into NAME2. |
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2 | Example-2: Manual renaming may be lost when files are added (if the Auto preview when new files are added mode is turned ON). In this example, the preview options are set to refresh the preview whenever new files are added to the Files pane of ReNamer. So, if we add a new file, ReNamer behaves as if we pressed the Preview button (and the manual renaming is lost). So the net effect is same as the Example-1 (above). Compare the three screenshots: The first screenshot shows the effect of the Case Rule, which is set to convert the name to ALLCAPS. Both file names are turned ALLCAPS. The second screenshot shows that the file Name2 is manually renamed to Manual. (The ALLCAPS rule still works on the first file.) The third screenshot shows what happens when the New file is added to the Files pane: The auto preview mode forces a refresh of the pane. As a result, the name of the second file is reset to its original name. Then the ALLCAPS rule acts afresh on all three names, and turns all the three file names to ALLCAPS. The net effect is as if the manual renaming was never done at all. |
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3 | Example-3: The effect of manual renaming may be lost when you add a new rule (if the Auto preview on change of rules configurations mode is turned ON). In this example, the preview options are set to refresh the preview on any change to the rules. |
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4 | Example-4: Manual renaming works if done after all the rules are added (no matter what the AutoPreview settings are).
This is the reverse of the Example-3. The preview options are also set to refresh the preview on any change to the rules. But this time the ALLCAPS (Case) rule was added first. As soon as it was added, It acted on both files. The second file was manually renamed after that. So its name is changed from NAME2 to Name 3. To conclude, the effect of the manual renaming survived because it was done after the last Preview (triggered by adding the rule in this case). |