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I would like the inner-workings of selection to be adjusted


For example I have a file named >>AAA BBB.txt<<. And I want to copy to the clipboard only the >>BBB<< part. So I click the file with my left mouse button, wait a little, click it the second time with left mouse button- and now after gaining access to the renaming mode I quickly double left click the >>BBB<< part

But what happens? Selection gets extended to the right end of the apparent string: I get >>BBB.txt<< as the selection

I am not a programmer, but this his how I understand it: If FC would check if that dot is the last dot in the filename then it could assume it is the dot separating the actual filename from its extension; and so it would know that the user wants to [most likely] select what happens to be a string of character in the filename. The dot & extension should be only selected if there would be three quick clicks- and if four, the whole filename and extension would be selected


For me the current behavior is really annoying and counter productive. As a result, I either do not use the quick double click in such situation, or have to later on delete the extension that was unwantedly copied

Wouldn't it be easier to select the file, press F2, drag the mouse over the BBB and press Ctl-C?

Zorkoff wrote: ↑01.03.2018, 15:12 Wouldn't it be easier to select the file, press F2, drag the mouse over the BBB and press Ctl-C?

Easier? It is neither easier or quicker


You have to use keyboard; always - because of the F2 step [while CTRL + C can be evoked with mouse from shell menu]. So you cannot do this when like you are laying on the bed with only your wireless mouse

And most of all: you have to precisely select >>BBB<< part, with mouse by dragging the pointer [but stopping before the dot]

A similar problem- but with folders: https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtop ... =19&t=8609

Forez wrote: ↑28.02.2018, 22:38 [...]
I have a file named >>AAA BBB.txt<<. And I want to copy to the clipboard only the >>BBB<< part. So I click the file with my left mouse button, wait a little, click it the second time with left mouse button- and now after gaining access to the renaming mode I quickly double left click the >>BBB<< part

But what happens? Selection gets extended to the right end of the apparent string: I get >>BBB.txt<< as the selection
[...]

Although this is how also Windows Explorer does this, but cannot FreeCommander be better at this?

What about using a dialog, with 2 fields, 1 for name, 1 for extension?

If I am not mistaken this

Tools > Settings... > File/folder operations > Rename/Create > Use dialog window for rename

is a new option that I forgot about; thank you for reminding me about its existence. I will give it a try using it

And there is also this issue concerning the last dot in a filename: https://freecommander.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12646