Name Exchange/Swap

Post by **admin** » 21 Jan 2008 13:46

TheQwerty wrote:Love the new scripting function!

I too agree it needs to be officially lifted to the GUI level.

I think it might also make more sense to error out rather than continue if the user has more than 2 items selected.

Error out: Agreed!

Post by **admin** » 22 Jan 2008 09:10

Conc. lifting it to the GUI level. Difficult! It's structurally different from all other Rename Special functions (which all create a new name for all selected items and then apply that name to all selected items). Swap Names cannot be fit in here. Also the Preview would have to be adjusted to this special case since both names exist... too much monkey business...

An alternative would be the file menu, right below "Rename"...

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 22 Jan 2008 09:40

Ok...as long as it's directly available via built-in menus, it doesn't really matter that much to me as to where it ends up...but...bear with me...how is having it executed via menu/sub-menu any different than being executed via UDC/CKS/etc when it comes to the preview issue and such?

While it may be structurally different from Rename Special, it does fit within that type of function from a user point of view, it would seem to me...and all we're trying to do is find a non-scripting menu way to execute it.

Post by **admin** » 22 Jan 2008 10:10

j_c_hallgren wrote:Ok...as long as it's directly available via built-in menus, it doesn't really matter that much to me as to where it ends up...but...bear with me...how is having it executed via menu/sub-menu any different than being executed via UDC/CKS/etc when it comes to the preview issue and such?

While it may be structurally different from Rename Special, it does fit within that type of function from a user point of view, it would seem to me...and all we're trying to do is find a non-scripting menu way to execute it.

You can of course create a Goto UDC with location "::swapnames"...

Conc. Preview issue: there's a menu point "Preview All" in Rename Special. People would wonder why Swap Names is not previewed. also, there are internal reasons (code structure) why it just does not fit here.

I think it's a nice function that deserves a place in the main menu.

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 22 Jan 2008 15:56

admin wrote:An alternative would be the file menu, right below "Rename"...

Well, if that works ok for you, I'll support that menu location!

Just wanted a better understanding of why the other menu (which seems to me a more appropriate logically due to function) wouldn't work out, and you've given that...so thanks!