Batch rename "Tips" arrow

[aurumdigitus]

Users would be better served if the Tips included information on the new Cut function.

Have found the feature of the highest value!

[eil]

a way to edit "Tips" for one-self would be even better.

[aurumdigitus]

That is an interesting concept. But now would those "notes" be keep separate from the official Tip?

[admin]

Indeed, an interesting concept! It always nagged me that these examples sooner or later look/are outdated and need revision (in 27 languages!).

Maybe change it to "Notes" and deliver it empty?

[eil]

Maybe change it to "Notes" and deliver it empty?

i'd wish such tips to be stored say in separate file and loaded, which will allow user to modify it with own examples/often used "constructions", maybe even sharing such "much more wide lists" of useful ways to handle corresponding functiom. separate file is just an example, any realisation that allows user access for modification would be good.

[highend]

Give your current internal tips names, e.g. "batch_rename", "regexp_rename", ...

Add another tweak:

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; Tweak: patch internal tips with files in this path
PatchTipsPath=PatchedTips

and if a .txt file exists that is named after your internal tip name, like
<xydata>\PatchedTips\batch_rename.txt and it is NOT empty,
load it and replace the text of your internal tip with it...

The only "question" is, where or how do you want to display the internal tip names,
so that users know which files to create...

[admin]

Or we leave the current tips as they are and add another button to the mini toolbar named "User Notes". It offers a writable text area, and the notes are stored in:
<xydata>\UserNotes\batch_rename.txt
The user does not have to care about the file names, it all works smoothly behind the scenes.

[eil]

what about other windows with hints button(like say regex rename), will they get same button+file?

[admin]

Yep, that's the idea.

[aurumdigitus]

The Info button really ought to have a note or two about the use of the /Cut command.

[admin]

This would be become a never-ending hustle. I rather make those notes user-writable.

[aurumdigitus]

P;lease define "user-writable". Does that mean we could write our own data and have it show up in Tips?

That may be even better!

[highend]

Seriously?

viewtopic.php?p=184519#p184519

[eil]

Seriously?

viewtopic.php?p=184519#p184519

i guess he forgot about that topic, and as feature is still absent, wrote wish again.

[aurumdigitus]

Maybe I have (again) missed something. February was awhile ago. What is the current status of the magnificent concept?