Rename [Re: [Usability] The ``Replace File'' dialog should display the two]

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Matthew Thomas wrote:

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> It isn't. The file managers built into Windows and Mac OS aren't very
> powerful. (They don't even include a mass-rename function, for
> example.)

Windows does include a mass rename function and has done for quite a
while but it is not very easily to discover

I suggested nautilus could have a similar batch rename feature
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=306489
and Christian has gone to the trouble of providing a patch to add such a
feature.

Sincerely

Alan Horkan

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