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There have been extensions and work-arounds created by users over the decades that could make for useful extensions to the X2 base code. This would help new users of X2 to immediately gain the benefits of these extensions without needing to dig through years of forum entries, try, fail and try again...

Hello all!

Just checking in to:

a. tell everyone this Florida resident is safe.
b. see if the forum is still live after 10 days with no posts

Be safe! Be well! Be happy!
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PJ in (devastated ) FL

There's a lot of power in x2 that I use, and even more that I don't or haven't tried to use. However, the various HELP screens could use a bit up updating. The character range attribute still hasn't been added to the help for the mass rename dialog. Nice that it pops up when selected from the Specia...

nikos wrote: ↑2022 Jun 12, 06:41 usually when users ask of useful things, they get implemented sooner or later

Forgot to mention Mass Rename: If making that modeless, AND adding an APPLY button, multiple changes that need to be completed in sequence to a (large?) group of files could be done without ever leaving the window. Just a thought. Hey, X2 is STILL the first program I open every time I boot up! -----...

Man I totally forgot to add this suggestion due to extreme overload from work at the time but: Make ALL ORGANIZE dialogs MODELESS so the can stay open while continuing to interact with the main X2 window while insuring any changes to the items are updated in the open dialog. For instance, if BOOKMAR...

What's "too many"?

I might be able to limit the number of files being renamed if I knew the range that kept it under the threshold.

Alternately, is there a setting to prevent x2 from performing the refresh until explicitly performed (ctrl-R)?

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PJ in FL

I was performing mass renaming on many files in a very large directory and noticed the renamed files were unselected after being renamed. I needed to cycle through the mass renaming multiple times to get the file set properly named so this became problematic. I guess I can understand how this might ...

Create a user command as such: >"%X2DIR%\xplorer2_64.exe" /S:YourLayout /1 /N /M /T "C:\_empty" where you insert your layout name if you use any and the path to an empty folder, and when you execute such a command, a new tab with the empty folder will be opened, which is as clos...

Thanks for the reminder!

Advanced Options isn't for the faint of heart, but finding that gem of a setting is worth all the mental anguish!

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PJ in FL

I use dual panes with multiple tabs open in each, and make use of the visual filter toolbar in these panes on a regular basis. I'm trying to train myself to be aware of the FILTER icon being present or not in the info bar, but things can still be hectic and I miss that sometimes. So I wonder if ther...

nikos wrote: ↑2021 Apr 20, 16:25 ...
my very far objective is somehow to simulate human-like intelligence, not just specialized algorithms, but one must start somewhere

OMG! Nikos = Father of Skynet

So it's like the time I wrote a Sudoku solver in Excel while I was home with the flu?

Is this a "for profit" exercise or just an activity born of pandemic-induced boredom?

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PJ in FL

Very cool!

I'm always amazed at solutions people with MUCH BETTER math skills than myself can come up with.

Thanks for an interesting read!

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PJ in (stormy) FL

...just a guy who has delved into genes and body mechanics as a hobby, my genetic studies has led me to believe that there are ONLY four primary molecules in the DNA structure, and they are "Fed Up", "Fvck Up", "Stupid", "Lazy" place those on a sliding scale ...