Preview windows: formatting the status of new names (<unchanged>, <exists>, ...)

[matewo]

Hi all,

preview windows show the status of new names:

• successful renames in green with new names
• unchanged names in black with prefixed "<unchanged>"
• conflicting renames in red with prefixed "<exists>" or "<dupe>"

Sample (names are just samples, there might be no function producing these exact rename results):

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| Test1.txt  |  Test8.txt              |
| Test2.txt  |  <Unchanged> Test2.txt  |
| Test3.txt  |  <Exists> Test3.txt     |
| Test4.txt  |  <Dupe> Test4.txt       |

It's harder to read the new names, if prefixed with the status infos (<...>), as they vary in length (or are omitted for successful renames). Even changing to a monospaced font does not really help (me).

So I would like to suggest some ideas:

• put the status infos at the end of new names, so that the names themselves are still left-aligned (least effort, I guess)
• put another icon (or unicode character) in front of the icon of the associated apps / folder
• create another "column" between the current and new name, containing text "<...>" and / or icon (very much effort)

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| Test1.txt  |  Test8.txt <Done>       |
| Test2.txt  |  Test2.txt <Unchanged>  |
| Test3.txt  |  Test3.txt <Exists>     |

| Test1.txt  |  ✔ Test8.txt
| Test2.txt  |  ≡ Test2.txt
| Test3.txt  |  🗐 Test3.txt

Thanks and best regards, Markus

[highend]

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| Test1.txt  |  ✔ Test8.txt
| Test2.txt  |  ≡ Test2.txt
| Test3.txt  |  🗐 Test3.txt

+1

If the unicode chars could be colored (checkmark = green, ...) I would take them, otherwise icons...

put the status infos at the end of new names, so that the names themselves are still left-aligned

I don't like that option.
The longer the names get (and they are not always the same length, at least not here) the harder to read & compare the info

[matewo]

[...]

+1

If the unicode chars could be colored (checkmark = green, ...) I would take them, otherwise icons...

At least the file names will still be coloured...

[admin]

The current way cannot be beaten in terms of clarity. I might be able to improve the alignment by adding Tabs before the filenames.

[jupe]

Just an observation, but now If horiz scroll the right panel, the icons overlap the text, eg.

[admin]

Yep! Fix on the way.