What's new in 1-4a Rename 1.56.0
Nov 4, 2011
- New:Made things faster a bit here and there.
- New: Added a minimizer button for panels (only visible in expert mode. Top right corner of some panels). So you can make the big panels smaller without changing to basic mode.
- New: The columns of the grid are movable now. So you can place them in the sequence you like.
- New: Clicking right button when above some insert fields opens a context menu for insert functions.
- Change:The exe is not compressed anymore. Some users had complaints.
New in 1-4a Rename 1.55.0 (Nov 4, 2011)
- New: Made things faster (noticeable with a huge number of files).
- New: Needs less memory (noticeable with a huge number of files).
- New: The executable rename.exe is compressed now (upx.tsx.org) (uncompresses automatically in memory whenever you start it), so the file is smaller (fits better onto a diskette).
- New: Hints (the yellow help boxes when your mouse points over something) are displayed for a longer time now.
- New: New replace function Trim. This deletes spaces to the left and to the right of the replaced letters. So Replace "at" by "@" in "Masters at work" would result in "Masters@work" instead of "Masters @ work"
- New: Insert functions which insert letters (like , , , , ...) will insert uppercase letters now, if typed , , , etc
- Lowercase is , , , etc.
- New: Insert functions , , , now also work with negative numbers, meaning that you can insert the xxx LAST letters of a file's name, extension, separator, 4DOS description. Thus would insert the last letter, second to the last, the last three letters, the last three letters, but in reversed order, letters from the third letter on to the letter before the last one. See examples.
- New:Added a few more Destruct filename to 64 chars automaticities, so filenames can get even shorter.
- New: Shorten filename to 64 letters now also works for filenames SHORTER than 64 letters. So you can use this function to shorten filenames depending upon your settings in the menu Filename restrictions in other Operating Systems. If you set Maximum file length to, say, 20 letters you can use Shorten filename now.
- New: added 2 new functions for shortening file names larger than 64 letters: Kill vowels and No doubles. Kill vowels is quite destructive, it will erase all 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' leaving you with just the consonants.
- New: Sort by length of name-extension separator.
- New: Sort by length of extension.
- New: Sort by length of filename (name+extension).
- New: The Start button is red now, so you can see it better, especially when the panels are moved moved because of resizing of the window.
- Change:Now "d" sorts by date, not by date&time anymore. So if you want to sort by date&time, use "dt"
New in 1-4a Rename 1.43.0 (Nov 4, 2011)
- New: it is possible to Browse the Network now. Just double click the blue file panel. I know this is not an optimal solution, but it is better than not having this option at all. I will enhance it later.
- New: start button displays now how many letters will be deleted through the functions Destruct to 64 chars, Shorten to 64 chars, NoSpaceBetweenLetters
- New: Added more Destruct filename to 64 chars automaticities, like "does not" will become "doesn't", "12 years old" becomes "12yro".
- New: Easy Move. Drag the window by clicking on any free area of the window instead by clicking on the title bar. Double click on any free area and the window maximizes.
- New: & (number justification) works with file length now. So inserting "" will insert a justified file length.
- New: You can insert numbers and format them as IP addresses, so instead of "1" it would be "000.000.000.001". You may insert it as hex values, decimal values, octal values etc. Just check as IP and there you go. Works with inserting functions, too. So instead of the file size the file size AS IP ADRESS is inserted. Cool.
- New: If you don't like 1-4a Rename checking for updates online then turn it off by starting 1-4a Rename with /noc (no online check).
New in 1-4a Rename 1.4.0 (Nov 4, 2011)
- New: stardate from STAR TREK can be inserted.
- New: when renumbering: Setting number of Leading zeros to "0" will set it to the original length of the number
- New: added 3 progressbars for: Scanning subdirs, Renaming, Undoing
- New: delayed typing. Rename calculates new preview not instantly, but delayed by about 1/3 second. Thus you can type more fluently with less interruptions.
- New: 1-4a rename checks automatically for new versions and tells it in the title bar.
New in 1-4a Rename 1.3.0 (Nov 4, 2011)
- New: Mathematical Renumber. Can add a value to an existing number. Did I say add? Not only. Multiply, subtract, power.
- New: Per default 1-4a rename starts in Basic mode with reduced functionality. You may switch to Expert mode with F2 and switch back by pressing F2 again. New: users had problems with the overwhelming amounts of functions. Also in Basic mode, the directory tree is bigger, so it's easier to browse.
- New: Check for naming compatibility in other file systems (DOS 8.3 uppercase, ISO 9660 etc). Now you can check whether your files will be accessible in other operating systems like DOS.
- New: Progressbar has gradient colors now.
- New: 1-4a rename adapts more smoothly to the actual window size. This is better for smaller screen sizes, like 800x600
- New: Insert function (time)
- New: Insert function (special characters)
- New: Sort by reversed name
- New: Sort by reversed extension
- New: Sort by first number in name
- New: Sort by first number in extension
- Change: Now you don't differentiate name-extension separators by ">", but by "|". The same applies to the "Excluding Files" filter.