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- Short: Powerful multi-file renaming tool (with GUI)
- UpLoader: Daniel Westerberg (deniil@algonet.se)
- Author: Daniel Westerberg (deniil@algonet.se)
- Version: 1.48
- Type: util/misc
- Requires: MUI, TextEditor.mcc, NList(view).mcc, BetterString.mcc
-
- This program is for renaming, usually many files (hense the
- name) using special designed Tools to do the dirty work for you!
- But you can also manually step through the list using a string gadget!
-
- The tools you can use in MultiRen is:
- > Sort - Sort your files anyhow, or shuffle them..
- > FileCleaner - Clean your filenames from unwanted characters and more..
- > Adaptor - Make all you filenames have the same length, smart one..
- > Extension Editor - Change/add/remove/clean up your filename-extensions..
- > RenPlacer - Advanced wildcard-based rename/replace/find-functions..
- > Numberer - Number your files, or remove numbers. bin/dec/hex/alfa..
- > File Comment - Edit your filecomments anyway you like!
-
- Two useful thing that I didn't classify as tools..:
- > Export list as text.. - Save the list as text for use in f.ex a script or as a playlist..
- > Import a text file.. - Import new filenames from a textfile, f.ex a playlist..
-
- One of the more useful features of MultiRen is that no files are
- actually renamed during your work, but only when you decide so
- and then press Rename in the main window!
-
- Another great thing is that you can save the list of filenames
- and their states if you want to continue the next day or maybe
- just to save the list as a backup so that you can undo your
- work at a later state if a tool didn't do quite what you wanted.
-
- You can use it to create playlists, perhaps sorted or shuffled
- if you want.
- You can also edit filecomments in a flexible way, like adding
- date or filelength to them or so.
-
- News:
- ~~~~~
- * NEW * Fixed some problems with the Adaptor tool.
-
- * NEW * You can now use Path as source in the Renplacer.
-
- * NEW * A single wildcard in the Renplacer will now recognise any
- string, not just non-empty ones.
-
- v1.47
- ~~~~~
- * The Info window crashed badly. Fixed!
-
- * Now it is possible to add files shuffled!
-
- * A user found some flaws in the plugin template file
- template.mrp.c.
-
- v1.46
- ~~~~~
- * Now you can save patterns in the Renplacer so that you don't
- have to re-type them every time if you often use a few different
- patterns!
-
- * The Filecomment tool is now more powerful when using the custom
- string. You can write f.ex: '%n[2;5]' to use 5 chars from offset
- 2 in the New name instead of just the whole New name as before
- with just '%n'!
-
- * Added a new status column for the file comment!
-
- * The file pattern in the file requester was remembered internally
- but not reused in the requester when opening the requester again.
- This have been fixed.
-
- * The PicInfo plugin has been updated!
-
- * Fixed a few bugs..
-
- v1.45
- ~~~~~
- * Now the Adaptor has a switch so that filenames can be just
- cut down instead of "compressed" as before.
-
- * Now there's a switch in the prefs to make MultiRen also set
- the file comments when renaming. (I ususally forget to set
- the comments on my files when I'm editing both filenames
- and comments :))
-
- v1.44
- ~~~~~
- * Now you can decide what entry MultiRen should sort secondly by!
-
- * The left offset also affected the secondly sorted entries,
- now it doesn't.
-
- * The plugin ID3-Info returned wrong layer number.
-
- v1.43
- ~~~~~
- * Now you can start MultiRen with filenames as argument or
- by shift-clicking on icons in workbench!
-
- * Now you can hide the Old name column!
-
- * Fixed a bug which made the Replace function to hang sometimes.
-
- * The Sort tool can now be nicely shrunk if you want :)
-
- * Fixed a bug with the FastFind function.
-
- v1.42
- ~~~~~
- * Now you can get your .info files renamed automatically!
- Just set a flag in the prefs.
-
- v1.41
- ~~~~~
- * Added an offset feature to the Sort tool.
-
- * Added an offset feature to the "Import a textfile"-window.
-
- * Now it's possible to re-read filecomment from all enabled files.
-
- * Now you can rename directories too by dropping them on the
- main window!
-
- * Now you can make MultiRen automatically rename .info files for
- you if you want! (See the prefs)
-
- * Fixed a bug that caused the Renplacer/Rename to always use indexed
- wildcards in some situations.
-
- v1.4
- ~~~~
- * Now using NListview.mcc for the main listview and BetterString.mcc
- for some strings!
-
- * Now you can load a plain text-file to the list, not only .mrl files!
-
- * Added a little info window that tells you things about the files.
- Open it from the menu: "Open info window".
-
- * Enhanced and bugfixed some plugins! Some plugins now has some useful
- settings to edit. Press the "?" in the plugin list.
-
- * There is one more page in the prefs window with some nice settings!
-
- * "Map file to filenames" has changed to "Import a text file" but
- it's function and purpose is the same. (This is not where you
- "load a text file" as said above.)
-
- * I added an easy to use find function that you can use if you
- just want to find some string somewhere in the list and don't
- want to mess with the more advanced find function in the Replacer.
- Press "f" in the main window!
-
- * Now you can change the path for the files! Just select them and
- look into the Edit menu.
-
- * Now you can sort by extensions.
-
- * The extension list has been extended and the Extension Editor tool
- has been improved on some points.
-
- v1.3
- ~~~~
- * Now plugins is supported so that you can get information to your
- filenames from anywhere, like f.ex ID3-tags in MP3's!
-
- * Now all windows is properly disabled during an operation and
- there is also a progressmeter with time display if an operation
- would take long time!
-
- * Filecomments can now be edited with the Renplacer tool!
-
- * Many more minor enhancements..!
-
- v1.2
- ~~~~
- * MultiRen is now Key-mail Ware which means that you have
- to send me an e-mail with your name to get a key-file
- so you can get rid of all annoying requesters and shit! :-)
-
- It's absolutely free, I just want to know how many cool
- users I've got ;-))
- Your name will ofcource not be used for anything else
- than to create your personal keyfile which will be sent
- back to you ASAP.
- (Display names without permission is illegal here in Sweden!)
-
- * Did you ever think of the idea to rename a couple of files
- whos new names is in a textfile??
- Now you can do it the easy way! Just map a textfile to
- your filenames in MultiRen and that's it!
-
- * Now you can use the FileComment tool to edit (add, remove,
- change, improve) your filecomments!
-
- * Now the extensions in the Extension Editor can be saved!
-
- v1.1
- ~~~~
- * Now you can use the Numberer tool to number your files
- in very flexible ways!
-
- * The text-export has got new features which makes you able
- to put f.ex commands in the filelist you create so that
- you can execute it as a dos-script f.ex!
-
-
- Features:
- ~~~~~~~~~
- - It supports filenames of up to 512 characters
- - It uses MUI
- - You can save the list for later perfection and final renaming
- - You can export the filelist as a textfile
- - Many ways to automatically renames the files to what you really want
- - You can number files if you want to make fileseries of some kind
- - You can edit the filecomments of your files
- - It's great to use when managing playlists
-
- --
- Other programs by Deniil 715! can be found on OnyxSoft homepage at:
-
- http://www.onyxsoft.nu/
-
- Feel free to mail me if you found bugs or have suggestions!
-
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