[Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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[Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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The extension name of PDF is rarely changed over renaming since no one wants to change the file type. I strongly suggest that we separate them to different boxes and focus to the file name by default, which will make renaming much handy. Below is the setting of software XnView MP, which presents an excellent example to follow. Thanks.
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Re: [Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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Hello sibojang9,

I presume that this other tool also allows you to save in several file formats, and by simply changing the file name extension you also force that third party tool to recompress your image in the other file format.

I will pass your suggestion to our devs, but please note that I am only passing it for consideration, and it is not guaranteed that this would be approved or implemented.

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Re: [Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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I don't really see the point of this suggestion.

If you ignore the ".pdf" extension and just enter the new name, the ".pdf" extension will be added by default.
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Re: [Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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Hello PHK,

Ohh, I totally forgot about this! Indeed - you can just directly type the new file name and the .pdf will indeed be appended automatically!
I suspect that the tool from the image in the original post also allowed changing the file format 'on the fly' and that's why it offers the image extension separately, but in any case - with your addition - I also believe that no changes are necessary in the way our file naming dialogues work!

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Re: [Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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Thanks for all your input. I dared to touch the ".pdf" in afraid that it will alter the file type and make the file unreadable.

Since you said ".pdf" will be appended automatically in case it has been removed, I agree that no changes are needed.

Lastly, I highly suggest adding "F2" as the keyboard shortcut to change the file name. "F2" is the standard way to do so across various software including Windows 10. Right now, no responses are triggered by pressing "F2" in PDF-Xchange editor. Why don't we follow the standard practice to make this software more handy?
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Re: [Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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Hello sibojang9 and all,

Thank you all for the input above, and I also heard from our devs that we would actually make it so that by default only the name is selected and the .pdf extension is not, so when you start typing - by default the extension will remain there:
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As for the F2 key - there are multiple standard as to what most shortcut key combinations should do, and I will suggest to our devs to consider adding F2 as rename, but you can also yourself assign custom keyboard shortcuts:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowle ... nge-Editor

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Re: [Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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That is very helpful. I look forward to the next version. Thank you.
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Tracker Supp-Stefan wrote: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:15 am I also heard from our devs that we would actually make it so that by default only the name is selected and the .pdf extension is not
A good amount of times I just want to copy the name of the file so this will be handy for me! Thank you! I'm also lookin forward to this implementation. :)
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Re: [Feature request] Rename file function to separate file name and extension

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I also like this implementation.

I wonder why the ".pdf" extension couldn't simply be left out completely, because nobody would normally rename a PDF file's extension to something else than PDF, let alone from within the PDF application.

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Hi David,

This will be up to the developers to decide when they are making this change in the software. Let's see what they do and then take it from there.

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