DONE: clean the marked text

[Curt]

cyber_archaeology_in_the_holy_land__the_future_of_the_past
^My eyes dislike this file name very much. Not because of the words, but because of those 11 ugly _
When I look at it, my instinctive reaction is to rename it, like the 2'nd file in this screenshot from Explorer:



For many years I have been using Dolphin Text Editor, and been happy with it. One day, still many years ago, they updated the program and my favourite feature disappeared! Instead of changing the world, I tried to change myself... Now I realize it is far more realistic to change the world! Please help me to do so: I would very much like a small exe (to be placed in Start) that will clean the marked text for every "_" (shortcut "Ctrl+_", if possible), meaning, Replace it with a Space.

Please? 

[highend01]

AHK (compile it, place it in start, use it's shortcut when a text with underscores is in the clipboard):

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#NoEnv
#SingleInstance Force

^+-:: ; Ctrl+Shift+- = Ctrl+_
Clipboard := RegExReplace(Clipboard, "[_]+", " ")

[tomos]

Hi Curt,
is it the text editor that adds the underscores?
(If so, are you planning on continuing using it?)

One day, still many years ago, they updated the program and my favourite feature disappeared!

-Curt (October 09, 2018, 04:06 AM)

what was that feature?

[Curt]

@highend01 So fast... Wow!
Forgive me: I don't have AHK or any familiar version installed any more. Will You or someone else please exe compile it for me?

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tomos, you said "adds", but meant the opposite. But No, it comes from a site that uses "underscores" in every file name.

[highend01]

AHK doesn't need to be installed to be able to compile a script with it. Just use the current .zip: https://autohotkey.com/download/ahk.zip

[tomos]

tomos, you said "adds", but meant the opposite.

-Curt (October 09, 2018, 04:30 AM)

no I didnt -- but I properly understand the situation now

[Curt]

yes! tested with Ctrl+Shift+- success!

Thank You, highend01 

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YOU HAVE BEEN DONATED

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@tomos, Re-reading my first posts, I can see I wasn't as clear in my mouth as in my imagination... 

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Finished Program

[Shades]

File managers like Directory Opus have features to rename files autmagically, if you instruct them to do so. For example, I created a button that converts selected files/folders (spaces to dots, capitalize every first character of each word in the name and clean up possible double dots in the name) all in one go.

And I don't think I even have scratched the surface of this specific functionality in Directory Opus. Other decent file managers like Total Commander, XYplorer etc. have similar functionality available to them, I'm sure.

[Curt]

^ yes, Shades, I kind of remember this. I was so disappointed with DO 8+9+9.5, that I don't even have the installers any more. It simply takes me far too long to understand how to use the program well. My copy of XYPlorer was too boring, compared to Explorer - yes, Explorer - but of course I can still have a change of mind, because of the generous lifetime key.

[noblejoker]

AHK (compile it, place it in start, use it's shortcut when a text with underscores is in the clipboard):

-highend01 (October 09, 2018, 04:20 AM)

Just a thank you for the AHK script code
I have added this to my always running AHK script and call the cleaning with a different keyboard shortcut - Win+K
I also added a second run to remove the dash and replace with nothing as I need that for certain operations
Looks like this now

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#K::
Clipboard := RegExReplace(Clipboard, "[_]+", " ")
Clipboard := RegExReplace(Clipboard, "[-]+", "")
Return