Alllow string replacement in bulk renaming

[tsujan]

For example, the user may want to replace "this" with "that" in files this_file_1, this_file_2, this_file_3,... without changing anything else.

The logic is simple — regex could be allowed too — but how to keep the GUI intuitive and uncluttered is another question. I'll think about it after 2.0.0 is released. Suggestions about the GUI (bulk renaming dialog) are welcome.

Self-assigning...

[stefonarch]

IMO - added do the numbering we have already:

• Replace foo with gaa
• case sensitive yes|no
• allow regex
• transform lower|uppercase ?
• preview of renamed files?

Another question is visibility, as separate app it's sure easier to find, I remember users which weren't aware that LXQt has a .desktop file editor.

[tsujan]

I agree with most of them, and they're relatively easy to implement. Only "previewing of renamed files" seems like an overkill to me. Switching between lowercase and uppercase doesn't seem very usable either. All in all, there's no problem on the coding side.

My "problem" is just finding the best way of including it inside the bulk renaming dialog, such that the resulting GUI becomes uncluttered and intuitive as far as possible.

[stefonarch]

It should be under "Tools" at the end IMO.

[tsujan]

A separate menu-item? IMHO, there's no need to that. Moreover, since it's about bulk renaming, the user expects to see it inside the "Bulk Rename" dialog.

Perhaps a separate tab in that dialog,....

[stefonarch]

It looks like a tool to me, like the .desktop editor.

[tsujan]

"Bulk Rename" is already under the "Edit" menu. None of the items under "Tools" edits existing things.

However, I have no problem with changing the place of "Bulk Rename" if really needed. My point is only that it's about bulk renaming, and so, it needs no separate menu-item.