What's new in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.7.5

Oct 14, 2011
  • Fixed compatibility issues with Windows Vista
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.7.4 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Fixed minor bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.7.3 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Added predefined tasks and QuickRename presets for renaming MP3 and JPEG files
  • Enabled drag and drop of path addresses in all wizards
  • Wizards now save last state on close
  • Fixed a bug in scan mode, where deselected items are also processed
  • Small changes and fixed minor bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.7.2 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • SearchBar has been removed from the Sponsored edition. The Sponsored edition now includes only Save!
  • Added rule counter under the list of rules
  • Fixed The RegEx text comparison behavior has been matched to NIYoW's configuration.

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.7.1 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Added an option to handle the whole filename (including the dot), instead of title and extension each separately.
  • New rule: Miscellaneous - Make 'Title & Extension' affect full names
  • "Create new name" rule can now set the whole filename at once instead of title or extension separately
  • Fixed minor bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.7.0 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Rename files and folders directly from Windows Explorer using the QuickRename © feature!
  • Command line renaming using the '/quickrename' option 'Apply-Before-Update' tools in the ID3 tag editor
  • Added new parameter to the 'Set exceptions list' rule to specify whether to include skipped words in counting of advanced renaming rules
  • Undo last renaming task even if NIYoW was closed.
  • 'ID3 Tag Editor' redesigned and the processing speed significantly improved.
  • Illegal operation when trying to rename files with hidden characters
  • Some MP3 tasks in the renaming wizard gives empty results
  • Pressing the 'Edit ID3' button when no files selected using Scan mode results in a crash
  • Default characters in the 'Set word separators' rule included illegal characters

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.6.2 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Added support for Karaoke Midi files
  • Added the Disaster Recovery feature
  • Added command line options
  • Scan Mode's folder explorer and Add Folder window are now resizable
  • Fixed small bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.6.1 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Added rule to find and replace text using Regular expressions (Requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or above)
  • Added rule to set the name as line from a text file
  • The Tag Generator is now even simpler with a new set of generating presets
  • Duplicate names rules now also checks for physical duplicates on the disk
  • Fixed some CJK fonts display bugs
  • Fixed other small bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.6.0 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Automatically set the time & date of multiple files using 8 different sources
  • Retrieve information from MS Office documents: Author, Title, Company, etc
  • Set information of single/multiple documents at once!
  • New rule: Add text at position
  • Drag and drop folders from Explorer to the folder field or type it manually
  • View report after setting collection attributes
  • Added the Anti-duplicate feature as a rule
  • Optimization of all inner functions!
  • Fixed small bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.5.2 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Change the time stamp of files and folders in batch!
  • Show a preview of JPEG files in the properties window
  • Check for updates online
  • Added new rule to pad numbers with custom character/string
  • Retrieve JPEG date values in 3 different formats
  • Retrieve JPEG time values in 2 different formats
  • Small bug fixes

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.5.1 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • New variablesto generate random numbers/letters
  • Fixed a bug in folders explorer where CJK fonts could not be shown correctly
  • Some other small fixes

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.5.0 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • New registration code. Will be automatically delivered to all registered users
  • Support for JPEG digital images. Retrieve information such as image dimensions, resolution, date taken, shutter speed, etc.
  • Two major changes to the system of rules:
  • New rule: "Skip rule if causing validation error"
  • New condition in variables. The "ELSE" condition for creating alternative variables in a single rule. Example: %id3v1_title ELSE id3v2_title%
  • Added a new variable, the %const=text% for use in conjunction with the "ELSE" condition in variables
  • View summary information of MP3, JPEG and Midi files in the properties window and also navigate between the files
  • Add optional comments to rules
  • New parameter to the "Create new names from list" to specify the first line in the file to start reading from
  • Sort names by numeric value
  • Remove successfully renamed files from list after renaming
  • Associated .RLS files with NIYoW + Drag & Drop .RLS files into the list of rules
  • 'Add/Edit Rule' is now in a separate window!
  • Two new parameter controls in the Add Rule window: radio buttons & browsing
  • Reorder or rules in categories (rule sets with reordered rules has to be rebuilt)
  • Edit/Duplicate existing rules in the Tag Generating wizard
  • Enhancement of all checkbox selection in wizards
  • Updated the folder explorer (is now like windows explorer)
  • Multiselection in the Added Rules list
  • The rule "Create new names from list" wasn't processed for the last item in the list
  • Some rules were skipped even if they are checked or are giving different values when they are being edited
  • Many other small fixes

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.4.1 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Set NIYoW as Always on Top
  • New rule: 'Create new names from list' to import the new names from text file!
  • Option to control the position of items in the List Mode. Useful when using rules such as the 'Create new names from list' and the Auto-Numbering rules
  • New enhanced wizard!
  • Improved checking support in the Scan Mode and the Rules List
  • Bugs related to language support
  • Bug caused omission of spaces of some midi fields
  • Bug caused files dragged from Windows Explorer to be imported without extension

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.4.0 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Support for MIDI files, retrieve information such as track title, MIDI file format, tempo, etc
  • Full report after renaming with detailed error handling
  • Set attributes of files and folders from different locations in your computer in one action!
  • Edit single item's properties such as name and attributes from within the program
  • Drag & Drop files and folders from Windows Explorer directly to the list!
  • Anti-Duplicates system to avoid creation of duplicated new names
  • Physically remove files from within the program
  • Remove dead links from list in one click
  • New rule: 'Remove characters from position' to remove a specified number of characters from a specific location in the name
  • The Sort by name rule can now sort items by the old name or the new name
  • Filter search results by all attributes (not only by the hidden attribute as the older versions)
  • Manually launch the instant preview to refresh the list
  • The instant preview now has a progress bar too
  • Improved help system. Press F1 in any place to view the related help topic
  • Huge amount of improvements such as faster file and folder searching, preview generation and sorting, etc
  • Small bug fixes

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.3.0 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Instant preview of new names:
  • Automatic preview generation
  • Overload sensor to detect long delays during preview
  • Delay period before every preview generation
  • Mark new names with colors according to their state
  • Edit and duplicate existing rules
  • Display full details of rules by tooltip
  • Display full description of rule parameters by tooltip
  • New rule: Set an exceptions list for the letters rules
  • New rule: Add zero padding to numbers in the name
  • The encoding of exported HTML files is now matched to the selected language
  • Lots of bug and small enhancements

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.2.1 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Export lists to Text/HTML file
  • Added a variable to retrieve the title of HTML files
  • Added an option to set the characters that will act as word separators in the letters category
  • Enhanced the rule of removing trailing spaces to be able to remove leading spaces too
  • Fixed some bugs

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.2.0 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • New enhanced rules system! (NIYoW Rules System v2.0, not compatible with older versions). Makes the rules system much easier to understand and comfortable to use
  • New files and folders listing mode. Enables you to add items from several locations.
  • New auto-numbering modes: Hexadecimal & Alphabetical
  • Renaming of files and folders from list.
  • New variable: Add the parent folder name (%parent_folder%)
  • Added an Edit menu in the Preview window.
  • Added check boxes to the list of rules, enables you to temporarily disable rules without the need to remove them
  • List sorting is now available also as a rule
  • Significantly improved the speed of list refresh after renaming
  • Improved GUI capabilities, enabling you to control the size of the main
  • Small bug fixes

New in Name It Your Way (NIYoW) 1.1.0 (Oct 14, 2011)

  • Renaming of folders!
  • Full support for all languages!
  • New date and time variables!
  • New set of icons! (by Mayan)
  • Cycling tips on status bar!
  • Fixed some bugs