Re: [gcmd-dev] mark all: files only

[Piotr Eljasiak]

> Maybe i missed how this should be working somehow. Currently, selecting with 
> CTRL+A is 'select-all'. But when renaming files, when there are also 
> subfolders in the same place, it's a little bit tedious to always uncheck the 
> folders after CTRL+A ('mark all' ).
> 
> How about a special shortcut like CTRL+SHIFT+A for 'mark all files-only' (and 
> not the folders) ?

CTRL+SHIFT+A is already assigned to 'deselect all'

> Probably with the respective menu entry.
> 
> I think it could as well be CTRL+A for 'mark all files' and the SHIFT thing 
> for 'mark really all', because in 99% of all my cases i need files-only, and 
> i find it even hard to imagine when one would want to select files and 
> folders together. I mean, moving to another place ? And how often does that 
> happen ??
> But renaming / moving just the files, happens all the time.
> 
> Which leaves the question if there should be a 'select folders-only' 
> shortcut. Personally i don't need it and i bet it's even more rarely used 
> than select-all. But YMMV. It could be added to the menu and left for a 
> custom dynamic shortcut, in case someone asks for it. But i won't :)
> 
> This is of course no priority. But i imagine this cute little thing to be 
> useful for just anyone.


I've just added an option to limit selections to files only. Please go
to Options...|General and uncheck 'Select directories'


Please do test,

Piotr