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Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so?
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:12:43 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:
Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so? What do you want it to do? It does jump to the next file for you to rename that but you can't use it in a file name, at least in my Windows Explorer. -- Faster, cheaper, quieter than HS2 and built in 5 years; UKUltraspeed http://www.500kmh.com/ |
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On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:30:42 +0000 (GMT), "Rodney Pont"
wrote: On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 08:12:43 +1100, Peter Jason wrote: Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so? What do you want it to do? It does jump to the next file for you to rename that but you can't use it in a file name, at least in my Windows Explorer. Perhaps MSoft will fix this in the next upgrade. |
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Peter Jason wrote:
Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so? Interesting... In the file manager, using the tab key saves changes and moves to the next file. I never noticed that before, maybe it is a recent change. Not that I will have a use for it, but still interesting. I have found a use for renaming multiple files at the same time, so who knows. I guess one reason tab in the file manager does not function conventionally when renaming a file is because there is no need for typical formatting that the tab key is used for? Like making/aligning columns? |
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Peter Jason wrote:
Perhaps MSoft will fix this in the next upgrade. Really, you want tabs in a filename? How about backspaces in a filename? Linux awaits you ... |
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Peter Jason wrote:
Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so? In answer to that specific question, for what it's worth... I doubt it. Programs do whatever they want to do with keys. So you cannot get a tab key in there if the program simply refuses to use the tab key the way you want it to. The only way to produce the function of the tab key is by sending a tab to the operating system. In order for the tab to show up in the program (file manager), file manager must have focus and therefore file manager determines what happens with the tab key. So, No, you cannot get there from here. You can intercept the tab keystroke before it reaches the program but that does you no good. You still cannot relay a tab key that works in file manager renaming. Nope. |
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On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 23:02:55 -0000 (UTC), John Doe
wrote: Peter Jason wrote: Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so? Interesting... In the file manager, using the tab key saves changes and moves to the next file. I never noticed that before, maybe it is a recent change. Not that I will have a use for it, but still interesting. I have found a use for renaming multiple files at the same time, so who knows. I guess one reason tab in the file manager does not function conventionally when renaming a file is because there is no need for typical formatting that the tab key is used for? Like making/aligning columns? I use the file name as a primitive database for subsequent selection of files/folders using 'search' in File explorer. The file name is a series of 3-letter codes separated with a space. |
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Andy Burns wrote:
Peter Jason wrote: Perhaps MSoft will fix this in the next upgrade. Really, you want tabs in a filename? How about backspaces in a filename? Linux awaits you ... Hey, that sounds like fun. Can I play ? https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...(v=vs.85).aspx Use any character in the current code page for a name, including Unicode characters and characters in the extended character set (128–255), except for the following: The following reserved characters: (less than) (greater than) : (colon) " (double quote) / (forward slash) \ (backslash) | (vertical bar or pipe) ? (question mark) * (asterisk) Integer value zero, sometimes referred to as the ASCII NUL character. Characters whose integer representations are in the range from 1 through 31. === Tab is 9 ??? (The space character is 32 and is OK) Any other character that the target file system does not allow. I think backspace is "down low" too. It's value is 8 or so. Damn. And "Bel" is 7, so we can't make Explorer bark every time the directory is opened :-) Now I can't have any fun. Paul |
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Paul wrote:
Andy Burns wrote: How about backspaces in a filename? Hey, that sounds like fun. Can I play ? Use any character in the current code page for a name, including Unicode characters and characters in the extended character set (128–255), except for the following: The following reserved characters: (less than) (greater than) : (colon) " (double quote) / (forward slash) \ (backslash) | (vertical bar or pipe) ? (question mark) * (asterisk) You can create files using some (all?) of those if you use the Kernel's "native" API, don't be surprised if they make explorer.exe or cmd.exe barf ... http://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?article=91 |
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:14:12 +1100, Peter Jason wrote:
On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 23:02:55 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: Peter Jason wrote: Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so? Interesting... In the file manager, using the tab key saves changes and moves to the next file. I never noticed that before, maybe it is a recent change. Not that I will have a use for it, but still interesting. I have found a use for renaming multiple files at the same time, so who knows. I guess one reason tab in the file manager does not function conventionally when renaming a file is because there is no need for typical formatting that the tab key is used for? Like making/aligning columns? I use the file name as a primitive database for subsequent selection of files/folders using 'search' in File explorer. The file name is a series of 3-letter codes separated with a space. Now that we know your file naming scheme, how would tabs help? Do you want to replace the spaces with tabs? |
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On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:28:19 -0600, Char Jackson
wrote: On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:14:12 +1100, Peter Jason wrote: On Tue, 20 Feb 2018 23:02:55 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote: Peter Jason wrote: Why doesn't this work when renaming files? Can it be made to do so? Interesting... In the file manager, using the tab key saves changes and moves to the next file. I never noticed that before, maybe it is a recent change. Not that I will have a use for it, but still interesting. I have found a use for renaming multiple files at the same time, so who knows. I guess one reason tab in the file manager does not function conventionally when renaming a file is because there is no need for typical formatting that the tab key is used for? Like making/aligning columns? I use the file name as a primitive database for subsequent selection of files/folders using 'search' in File explorer. The file name is a series of 3-letter codes separated with a space. Now that we know your file naming scheme, how would tabs help? Do you want to replace the spaces with tabs? It's the same in this case, but I'm used to the tab key. |
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