Implement tabbing through results while renaming

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Irastris
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Implement tabbing through results while renaming

Post by Irastris »

I frequently use Everything to rename mass quantities of files when they're split across a multitude of locations.

Windows' File Explorer features the ability to press TAB while renaming a file and have it immediately move to renaming the next file. I would love if this could be implemented in Everything.

Thanks!
void
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Re: Implement tabbing through results while renaming

Post by void »

Everything 1.4 has a rename_nav option:
  • In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
    /rename_nav=1
  • If successful, rename_nav=1 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.
while rename_nav=1 doesn't support TAB, it does allow Down/Up arrow keys to complete the rename and navigate to the next/previous items.



Everything 1.5 will support TAB by default.
Irastris
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Re: Implement tabbing through results while renaming

Post by Irastris »

This is fantastic to hear, thank you for the explanation. Looking forward to TAB in 1.5 but this is a perfectly functional alternative in the meantime. It even seems to persist across restarts, so that's fantastic.
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