Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-15 Thread A. Ben Hmeda
H.S. wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/09/07 23:29, H.S. wrote: [snip] Last time I checked, it did not support reordering the files using drag and drop. It only supported up and down arrow keys; which can be quite a drag if I have many files! Just out of curiosity: what is the "root problem"

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-12 Thread Gabor Nagy
> > This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers > > (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by > > dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files > > automatically with a file pattern? > > You can do this very easy with the ng-xim

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-11 Thread H.S.
Ron Johnson wrote: Once you get them renamed to event_hhmmss.jpeg, a script can rename them to event_.jpeg, if you want. Oh yes, that I am sure about since the project began. I work with shell scripts on a daily basis so this is a no brainer. :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL P

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-11 Thread KS
H.S. wrote: Hello, This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files automatically with a file pattern? This problem arose because I have

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-11 Thread Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
H.S. wrote: >> >> file2.txt >> file3.txt >> file1.txt >> Assume that you were somehow able to generate this list. In real life problem, this would be couple hundred lines long (not just 3 lines). Call this listA. >> to >> >> 001_file2.txt >> 002_file3.txt >> 003_file1.txt > Call this listB.

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-11 Thread Nagy Gábor
Idézet H.S. 2007. június 9. 05.47 keltezésű leveléből: > This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers > (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by > dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files > automatically with a file pattern

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread H.S.
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: H.S. wrote: Hello, This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files automatically with a file pattern? This pr

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
H.S. wrote: > Hello, > > This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers > (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by > dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files > automatically with a file pattern? > > This problem arose beca

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/10/07 11:15, H.S. wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: The way that I would do it is: As you view an image in one window, use exiv2 in another window to add (or change) the exif timestamp. It would require extremely huge amount of time -- doing this by hand for every file and all. With bash and

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread H.S.
Ron Johnson wrote: The way that I would do it is: As you view an image in one window, use exiv2 in another window to add (or change) the exif timestamp. It would require extremely huge amount of time -- doing this by hand for every file and all. Also, the jpegs do not have an exiv2 header in

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/10/07 09:28, H.S. wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/09/07 23:29, H.S. wrote: [snip] Last time I checked, it did not support reordering the files using drag and drop. It only supported up and down arrow keys; which can be quite a drag if I have many files! Just out of curiosity: what is

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread H.S.
Ron Johnson wrote: On 06/09/07 23:29, H.S. wrote: [snip] Last time I checked, it did not support reordering the files using drag and drop. It only supported up and down arrow keys; which can be quite a drag if I have many files! Just out of curiosity: what is the "root problem" you are tryi

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/09/07 23:29, H.S. wrote: [snip] Last time I checked, it did not support reordering the files using drag and drop. It only supported up and down arrow keys; which can be quite a drag if I have many files! Just out of curiosity: what is the "root problem" you are trying to solve? Get t

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-10 Thread Mumia W..
On 06/09/2007 11:28 PM, H.S. wrote: [...] I am looking for a method to drag and move file1.jpg to the bottom of the list and then to rename them based on a file pattern to get 001_file2.jpg 002_file3.jpg 003_file1.jpg Only that I do not have only three files, a few hundred of them. Use drag

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread Kevin Mark
On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 12:28:18AM -0400, H.S. wrote: > Joe wrote: > > > > >Both Nautilus and Konqueror do it exactly the same way as Windows > >Explorer, click once in a heading to sort by that heading, click again > >to reverse the sort. The heading will show a small arrow pointing up > >or down

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread H.S.
Joe wrote: Both Nautilus and Konqueror do it exactly the same way as Windows Explorer, click once in a heading to sort by that heading, click again to reverse the sort. The heading will show a small arrow pointing up or down according to the sort direction. You do need to use list view, rather

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread H.S.
Stephen Cormier wrote: On June 9, 2007 12:47:46 am H.S. wrote: Hello, This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files automatically with a f

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread H.S.
Mathias Brodala wrote: Ah, yes. You cannot reorder files’ positions within Bulk Renamer’s list. (I will file a feature request for this if there isn’t already one.) Thank you. ->HS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread Stephen Cormier
On June 9, 2007 12:47:46 am H.S. wrote: > Hello, > > This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers > (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by > dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files > automatically with a file pattern? >

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread Joe
H.S. wrote: Mathias Brodala wrote: Hi. H.S., 09.06.2007 05:47: This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files automatically with a file pa

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread Mathias Brodala
Hi. H.S., 09.06.2007 18:22: > Mathias Brodala wrote: >> Hi. >> >> H.S., 09.06.2007 05:47: >>> This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers >>> (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by >>> dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread H.S.
Mathias Brodala wrote: Hi. H.S., 09.06.2007 05:47: This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files automatically with a file pattern? Thun

Re: reorder files with a mouse in a file browser and rename them

2007-06-09 Thread Mathias Brodala
Hi. H.S., 09.06.2007 05:47: > This may be a little odd question. Can any of the file browsers > (konqueror, nautilus) let a user reorder the files in a folder by > dragging them to a certain position and then to rename the ordered files > automatically with a file pattern? Thunar can: "thunar --b