Topic: Would like ability to 'paste' into the expression field...

The drop down box in the expression field has many, many options - but the one thing that it is missing is the ability to 'paste' from text that I have copied elsewhere onto my clipboard.  If Siren has this ability already, please ignore this post, but I could not find a way to do it.

Thanks for listening and KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK ! ! !

Gary Jennings
Matthews NC  USA

Re: Would like ability to 'paste' into the expression field...

I am not sure to understand.
You want to ? :
- Copy some text into the "Expression" edit box and use it as fixed text
- Use a clipboard text line through a variable
- Something else ?

Thanks.

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Re: Would like ability to 'paste' into the expression field...

I would like the ability to be able to 'right click' inside the Expression box and 'paste from clipboard'   This way I can copy text from a file name and paste it into the Expression box for renaming of other files.  Hope this makes sense now.

Re: Would like ability to 'paste' into the expression field...

As you surely noticed, a right-click will make the completion window appear.
To paste the clipboard in the expression edit box, put the cursor in it and type "Ctrl+V".

A shortcut that may interest you: if you want to copy the filename currently highlighted (blue), just type "Ctrl+I" (Ctrl + letter i).
Another one that could be useful: get the cursor column by pressing "Ctrl+P".

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Re: Would like ability to 'paste' into the expression field...

YES !  I feel stupid not even trying Control-V ! !   THANKS ! !  That does it ! ! !  GREAT ! ! !

6 (edited by Stefan 2006-12-28 17:18:12)

Re: Would like ability to 'paste' into the expression field...

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EDIT: i found the answers for this. Please see my edits below by the end

rplr wrote:

A shortcut that may interest you:
if you want to copy the filename currently highlighted (blue),
just type "Ctrl+I" (Ctrl + letter i).

Info for v1.90 users:

Crtl+i: inverts the selection in v1.90

"copy the filename currently highlighted" have no short cut in v1.90.
You can use "Copy pointed value" from context menu (right mouse click)

Crtl+Shift+P: Copies all selected filename to clipboard.



rplr wrote:

Another one that could be useful:
get the cursor column by pressing "Ctrl+P".

Ctrl+P copies all selected filename and future name to clipboard with column headers.
See for this too : http://scarabee.software.free.fr/forum/ … d=101#p101


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Edit:
now i found in the help
"Ctrl+P: displays the current cursor column in the status bar."

This would be an helper... is this function still there?
Because Ctrl+P execute in v1.90 an other feature.

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Edit2:
I found it!
The sentence in the help " - During the writing of an expression:"
means execute this tips  while you are in the expression edit box! This means this box must have the focus. Just click in this box one time for that.

so Ctrl+I pressed  while you are in the expression edit box! inserts
the last pointed filename into this edit box.

And Ctrl+P pressed while you are in the expression edit box!
displays the current cursor column in the status bar.

And Ctrl+Space, F1 or right click must also be done while you are in the expression edit box!
to displays the completion window.



Sorry for confusions.
Stefan
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Re: Would like ability to 'paste' into the expression field...

Stefan wrote:

I found it!
The sentence in the help " - During the writing of an expression:"
means execute this tips  while you are in the expression edit box! This means this box must have the focus. Just click in this box one time for that.

Writing help is a very heavy and delicate task ...

These key sequences (Ctrl+I, Ctrl+P) will change in the 2.00. A long time ago a user wrote me because he noticed the reverse: global key sequences like F5, Ctrl+R, Ctrl+K ... were not usable when one of the combos had the focus.
I've changed this and of course changed the specific "expression combo"'s ones.