Re: [gcmd-dev] copy dialog

[Piotr Eljasiak]

> Another feature request .... When i copy (F5) a file from left to right pane, 
> the copy dialog highlights the whole path. 
> Well, much often i'd like to modify the filename a little bit, eg, appedning 
> '.bak' or '.mp3'...;) In this case, 
> i have to do something like carefully deselect the highlighted path and 
> re-select the filename only, delete, and type again.
> 
> Some other file managers have different behaviour here, and thus i often 
> forget to walk through this procedure, 
> just type ahead, deleting the highlighted path, and end up with a question 
> like 'A folder 
> 'foobarbaz' does not exist, wanna create?' in which case i have to repeat the 
> whole thing.
> 
> I think modifying the basename is more often requested, than modifying the 
> path. It 
> would shorten the procedure much if only the filename (basename) would be 
> highlighted as default.

I've checked: mc, Krusader and Total Commander - all these file managers
have the whole destination path selected in the copy dlg. IMO it's best
to be compliant with the rest of the world, so if it's that handy - I
might add it as an option to gcmd. What about it?