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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Suggestion for new file name filterRe: Suggestion for new file name filter
From: Christian Kündig <kreegee_at_gmx.ch>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 23:15:31 +0100 very good idea, i just renamed all my files from "$artist - $album - $tracknr - $title" to "$tracknr - $title" because filenames like "Haggard - Awaking The Centuries - 10 - Chapter V (Part I) Prophecy Fullfilled, (Part II) And The Dark Night Entered.mp3" are really a pain... Martin Borus wrote: >Hi, > >here's a suggestion that might make navigation a lot of easier >in long file lists of the same artist, album or audio book. >Currently it's not easy to find a file when all files have the same >beginning. > >How about an #optional# directory file filter with an auto-shortening >function that would only display the parts of file names that differ >from the previous name. > >With the filter activated, it will compare each line with the >previous line from the left to the right. It will only show the >part of the filename from the first letter on that is different. >The first line is always displayed in full. > >Example: >Let's say this is the content of a folder: >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-01 of 8.mp3 >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-02 of 8.mp3 >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-03 of 8.mp3 >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-04 of 8.mp3 >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-05 of 8.mp3 >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-06 of 8.mp3 >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-07 of 8.mp3 >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfly in Amber-08 of 8.mp3 >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - part 01.mp3 >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - part 02.mp3 >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - part 03.mp3 >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - part 04.mp3 >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - part 05.mp3 >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - part 06.mp3 > > >On my jukebox the folder currently looks like this: > >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - > >To find a certain part I have to go to each line and let it scroll. >With a filter that looks for differences the folder would look like >this: > >Diana Gabaldon - Dragonfl >2 of 8.mp3 >3 of 8.mp3 >4 of 8.mp3 >5 of 8.mp3 >6 of 8.mp3 >7 of 8.mp3 >8 of 8.mp3 >Kirk Douglas - The Gift - >2.mp3 >3.mp3 >4.mp3 >5.mp3 >6.mp3 > >This would make it really easy to find the right part. This trick >would also work great with album files when you have the name of the >artist in the filename. > >What do you think, anybody like this idea? > >Martin > > >. > > > Received on 2002-10-27 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |