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From: ejb@think (Erik Bailey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Renaming Files in System 7
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.144106.5116@Think.COM>
Date: 25 Jun 91 14:41:06 GMT
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Hi.  System 7 has made the task of renaming files inordinately difficult.
Last night I went though about 30 files I had downloaded, changing their
names from all lower case to a much nicer mixed case.  It was NOT fun.

While I do not recall the exact series of steps involved, it was a major
ordeal.  I *really* liked the nice, quick way that 6.0.7 did it.  I find
that all too often under System 7 I just click on the icon and start typing
-- suddenly an entirely new icon is highlighted!!!

Now the procedure is (something like): highlight the icon, WAIT for it to
turn from black to the highlight color (yellow in my case), click where I
want the insertion point, [*], wait some more, and type.

[*] last night I noticed a very annoying (repeatable) occurrence -- the
icon name, after being yellow, would REVERT TO BLACK, forcing yet another
click to turn it yellow again!  This is *three* clicks just to rename a
file!!!  And mind you, I have to make sure to space these clicks properly,
otherwise I might launch the file!

There has got to be a better way of doing this.  I'd really rather not use
a Finder replacement, DA, or whatever.  I'd just like a nice, simple way to
change icon names on the desktop without pulling my hair out.

Cheers... --Erik

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