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IDEA: Rename does not select file extension
Suggs:
I have Windows XP and like to have extensions showing in Windows Explorer.
The trouble is, when I rename a file the selection defaults to the complete filename including the extension. Almost always, I forget to type the extension when I rename, I get the error message about the extension having changed and all the text I've just typed in the name has gone.
Is there a way of forcing rename to select everything but the extension? Apparently, it's the default in Vista.
justice:
Yeah I really miss this in XP.
I used QTTabbar and i think it did something like this as on my desktop suddenly when i renamed an image it didn't select the extension. However I no lnoger use QTTabbar and I would love to see this too.
Surely some small utility that does this must exist.
yksyks:
If you are not going to switch to some alternative file manager, QTTabBar indeed does the trick in Windows Explorer--when renaming, it selects just the filename:
Recommended for other features, too.
justice:
Looking for this led me to looking for a nice file manager, and UltraExplorer renames properly too.
Still no perfect solution though, I had trouble with QTTabBar it blocked my windows-e shortcut and it doesn't work consistently for all files under any circumstance (in my case)
yksyks:
I had the same problem with Win-E shortcut and also blamed QTTabBar, but it appeared that the culprit was the recent video driver suite (Catalyst by ATI). After painful uninstall/reinstall procedure of Catalyst everything works again, including QTTabBar. It's necessary to reboot after its installation, though.
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