What is new in version 1.7

Version 1.7.516 created August 2005.

  • Drag & Drop image now reflect multiple selected files
  • (Emil) last created undo or log file differs from last loaded file name if there is no numbering consistency.
    Current limit for log and undo is 99 files per directory.
  • (Tihomir) fixed some problems with XP themes on non XP systems(uxtheme.dll)
  • (Emil) fixed drag & drop within file 'list window'
    error occured when user draged outside program and released mouse button. Drag image was still visible and nothing happened.
    Now, when you drag outside of window last selected drop(highlited item) point will be used as drop target.

Version 1.7.515 created June 2005. - Major upgrade

  • FILL THE POWER OF REGULAR EXPRESSIONS!!
    added new dialog 'Regular Expression Builder' with two subdialogs 'Select Mask Builder' and 'Rename Mask Builder', this is exciting new feature which allows you to easily create regular expresions withouth actually knowing anything about them
  • upgraded time rename switch, added: File creation, File last access and File modification times
    IMPORTANT: time 'rename mask' switch has changed (see Time switch format for details)
  • Recursion support added
  • Drag&Drop files form Windows Explorer
  • added select operator 'escape'='\' which is used when next character does not need interpretation
  • QM predefined task actions simplified and reorganized
  • status bar reflects selection changes on 'file list' control as they happen
  • application is now running in thread, which enables you to continue working with Windows Explorer once you have activated MRename application on right-click menu
  • auto-resize of main window on main events to fit opened file name(s) width
  • auto-resize of 'Edit old/new names' dialog to fit file name(s) width
  • most of dialogs are now resizable
  • main window now have column which shows result of each action
  • fixed csv file for files which had ";" char in file name
  • MRename right-click initialization progress removed completly -> shell now work faster
  • file list in main window now supports multi-selection including Drag&Drop
  • added selection support (now you can do major actions within selection: rename all, select, deselect, invert, move D&D)
  • added clear all option
  • added Create Shell Script which creates MRename.bat file for renaming form windows shell
  • window size and position saved
  • some profiling done - program speeded up
  • added resize columns option
  • 'Select All' now just selects all File List items, 'Check All'(Ctrl+H ) is 'Select All'(Ctrl+A ) replacement
  • recursive read progress dialog: added files/sec and slow warrning adjustable in options dialog
  • BUG with '[',']' chars in selection fixed
  • added result messages for regular expression in file list
  • added QuickMenu Backup/Load buttons

Version 1.6.514 created May 2005.

  • new file names hidden for not selected items
  • status bar displays number of selected and number of items
  • added some new examples and help extended
  • added option Show only errors for Quick Menu
  • log file shows action status and error(s)
  • QuickMenu Task list default values rearranged and regrouped
  • MSI recognizes previous version install folder

Version 1.6.512 created October 2004.

  • Windows XP styles applied (currently not working as shell extension)

Version 1.6.511 created May 2004.

  • fixed error on Edit new names or Edit old names
  • fixed freezing while opening QuickMenu
  • fixed - one file was not shown(disappeared) on screen when renamed files refresh cycle finished
  • shortcuts on/off option added

Version 1.6.503 created May 2004.

  • added Rename and Rename All buttons
  • added Minimize and Maximize system buttons
  • added multithread capabilities
  • startup tips added

Version 1.6.502 created May 2004.

  • fixed folder locking when using log or undo files


Version 1.6.501 created May 2004.

  • load last undo fixed when files are not consecutive
  • found bug in Windows Open dialog - it can not open more than 32k length of file names in Unicode
    Bug is reported and waiting for Windows update.
  • Windows limitation for number of menu items you can insert at once is too low so another approach was needed. Solution was to create another menu independent from Windows Shell and display it on demand.
  • added Quick start topic in help
  • added select mask support for X switch


Version 1.6.500 created April 2004.

  • added undo file
  • added help topic How to undo
  • added help topic Regular Expressions for beginners
  • fixed bug - application did not rename files because of error while reading registry
  • shell update now works for files that only change case
  • added rename switch P for runtime replacing of one character in selected box
  • removed buttons added menu with shortcut keys
  • added support for regional characters
  • added replace routine for Windows file name forbidden chars

Version 1.6.497 created April 2004.

  • added new cast switch G on operators (*, ?, []) which make them greedy operators
  • added On The Spot rename mask switch
  • added date and time rename switches
  • added cascading menu separator value
  • help updated
  • new type of versioning (build number instead of 3rd version number)

Version 1.5.4 created April 2004.

  • added right click menu on file list control
  • removed button controls(they are added to menu): save list, load list, new, old, select all, invert all

Version 1.5.3 created April 2004.

  • numbering format changed
  • added progress dialog on initialize, load, rename events
  • added Windows forbidden chars check
  • documentation expanded and updated
  • almost infinite loop fixed (It happens with mask like: *1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9+,
    but still expression like *1*2*3*4*5*6*7*8*9+*0 could take a long time to execute.
    Since mentioned expressions do not have usage it's not an issue.)
  • directory name switch added

Version 1.5.2 created April 2004.

  • drag and drop possibility added
  • additional coloring in dialogs
  • buttons Up and Down removed since they become obsolete
  • button Edit Manually implemented as double click action
  • auto mask apply on drag and drop action or change check state

Version 1.5.1 created April 2004.

  • additional context menu initial values added
  • list views have colored items for easier distinguishing the items

Version 1.5.0 created April 2004.

  • added options dialog
  • added popup context menu with user defined capabilities, which enables renaming with only two clicks
  • context menus are now positioned just below standard Rename context menu
  • default button on main dialog is changed to RenameAll for easier manipulation from keyboard

Version 1.4.2 created December 2003.

  • circular renaming enabled (MRename will try to rename files in multiple passes to fill in the gaps created by renamed files in previous pass)

Version 1.4.1 created December 2003.

  • added save/load for rename lists (you can edit file names in external text editor)
  • added copy/paste for list of file names

Version 1.4 created November 2003.

  • application is transferred to .NET
  • added Unicode support (support for international characters)
  • new installation procedure (MS install)
  • help expanded with new examples for beginners
  • added logging (log file name looks like 'MRenameXX.log'). Log file is created in directory which contain renamed files.

Version 1.3 created November 2003.

  • Help file was transferred into HTMLHelp format and WinHelp type format is no longer maintained and available.

 

Created by rajko@fly.srk.fer.hr