Keeping focus on pasted file(s)

RalphM · Post by **RalphM** » 04 Nov 2006 17:31

jacky wrote:Go!

Oh wait, you meant by others maybe....

Nice try Jacky, really gave me a chuckle...

But I'm with you guys on this one. I say Go! as well, makes XY more predictable, me thinks.

Post by **admin** » 04 Nov 2006 19:38

RalphM wrote:
jacky wrote:Go!

Oh wait, you meant by others maybe....
Nice try Jacky, really gave me a chuckle...

But I'm with you guys on this one. I say Go! as well, makes XY more predictable, me thinks.

Ok, I went!

lukescammell · Post by **lukescammell** » 05 Nov 2006 03:12

I know you already did it, but I vote another "Go" as well as it makes sense.

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 07 Nov 2006 02:25

hmm... okay little wish about that one: it would be great if if worked for "Copy of..." files too, as in when you Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V some file(s) (or D&D for that matter) in the same folder.

Post by **admin** » 07 Nov 2006 07:54

jacky wrote:hmm... okay little wish about that one: it would be great if if worked for "Copy of..." files too, as in when you Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V some file(s) (or D&D for that matter) in the same folder.

I know. However, in this case I let the OS do the rename-on-collision, and it does not tell me the new name

The only solution, and maybe better anyway, would be if XY does the renaming itself (and follows the user's settings for this as stated in the PostfixNum key; hell, I have to lift this key to the config dialog!).

lukescammell · Post by **lukescammell** » 07 Nov 2006 12:58

admin wrote:
jacky wrote:hmm... okay little wish about that one: it would be great if if worked for "Copy of..." files too, as in when you Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V some file(s) (or D&D for that matter) in the same folder.
I know. However, in this case I let the OS do the rename-on-collision, and it does not tell me the new name
The only solution, and maybe better anyway, would be if XY does the renaming itself (and follows the user's settings for this as stated in the PostfixNum key; hell, I have to lift this key to the config dialog!).

Excellent, now Don's creating my wishes before I even have to voice them

Post by **admin** » 07 Nov 2006 15:56

lukescammell wrote:It isn’t perfect, but with the kind of motivation and determination that is behind it, it may get there one day.

So so, hear hear! And what part of it is it that is not perfect?

PS: but thanks for mentioning XY there! (here: http://alexking.org/blog/2005/01/27/win ... eplacement)

lukescammell · Post by **lukescammell** » 07 Nov 2006 16:53

admin wrote:
lukescammell wrote:It isn’t perfect, but with the kind of motivation and determination that is behind it, it may get there one day.
So so, hear hear! And what part of it is it that is not perfect?

Shall I list all my existing wishes and some new ones I haven't thought through properly yet?

admin wrote:PS: but thanks for mentioning XY there! (here: http://alexking.org/blog/2005/01/27/win ... eplacement)

Actually that's where I found XY in the first place, so it seemed fair to call Alex on his bashing of all file managers mentioned there, as he *still* hasn't posted what this miracle perfect file manager that he's discovered is.

Post by **admin** » 07 Nov 2006 17:16

lukescammell wrote:
admin wrote:
lukescammell wrote:It isn’t perfect, but with the kind of motivation and determination that is behind it, it may get there one day.
So so, hear hear! And what part of it is it that is not perfect?
Shall I list all my existing wishes and some new ones I haven't thought through properly yet?

No!

Post by **admin** » 09 Nov 2006 10:52

lukescammell wrote:
admin wrote:PS: but thanks for mentioning XY there! (here: http://alexking.org/blog/2005/01/27/win ... eplacement)
Actually that's where I found XY in the first place, so it seemed fair to call Alex on his bashing of all file managers mentioned there, as he *still* hasn't posted what this miracle perfect file manager that he's discovered is.

The curious thing is that Mr. King does not recognize that XY is exactly what he is looking for, and even is not what he is not looking for(*). He seems to 100% share the XY philosophy but does not note it.

Maybe someone should put King's nose into that... (his site is extremely popular...)

* What Mr. King is not looking for in his own words:
Two (side by side or top-bottom) explorer views
File viewers
Built-in FTP client
Creating and viewing zip files

lukescammell · Post by **lukescammell** » 09 Nov 2006 14:42

Agreed, but you have to realise that it XY consumes more than 1KB of RAM while running, doesn't automagically organise his files for him and won't bring him warmed slippers in the evening either - so it's not good enough

I reckon this FM he is getting from "another developer" is mythical...

Steadyhands · Post by **Steadyhands** » 12 Nov 2006 03:16

jacky wrote:Don't know how others, including Don, feels about it though. But if there's a vote I'm voting for having items always selected, aka replace any current/already existing selection .

This is how I would expect it to work.

I'll change it if I get one more "Go!" and no "Stop!"

Go!!

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 12 Nov 2006 03:24

Steadyhands wrote:Go!!

hmm you're a little late my friend

admin wrote:Ok, I went!

AFAIK it only does not work (for now?) when copy/pasting on the same folder (with autorename "Copy of...")

Post by **admin** » 12 Nov 2006 07:19

jacky wrote:
Steadyhands wrote:Go!!
hmm you're a little late my friend
admin wrote:Ok, I went!
AFAIK it only does not work (for now?) when copy/pasting on the same folder (with autorename "Copy of...")

Yes, when the OS does the autorename to avoid a collision, i cannot do it because the OS does not tell me about the new name.

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 12 Nov 2006 16:29

admin wrote:Yes, when the OS does the autorename to avoid a collision, i cannot do it because the OS does not tell me about the new name.

Oh yeah, I remember..... :

admin wrote:The only solution, and maybe better anyway, would be if XY does the renaming itself (and follows the user's settings for this as stated in the PostfixNum key; hell, I have to lift this key to the config dialog!).