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Vincent Kars

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Find&Replace
« on: January 02, 2011, 06:10:58 pm »

I’m using the Find&Replace to modify a couple of titles.

If I want to change
Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in F Major/ Op. 5/ No. 1 - I. Adagio sostenuto.
to
I. Adagio sostenuto.

I do:
F2 the field
select the “Sonata for Pianoforte and Violoncello in F Major/ Op. 5/ No. 1 –“
Copy the selection
Tools or Right click  >
Library Tools >
Find & Replace
Paste
OK

A lot of clicks

Ok close the dialog.
If I want to do a second edit on the same lines I have to go through Tools > Library Tools > Find & Replace again.
An Apply button would be convenient.

A lot of editors have the very convenient option when opening the Find/Replace dialog, the selected text is in the From field.
Would be great if in F2 or a click on a field populates the “Find What”

A lot of dialogs in MC have the checked fields on top.
Would be convenient if Find & Replace would show the checked fields on top too.
Now you have to browse the entire list to find out which fields are affected.

Thanks
Vincent
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fitbrit

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Re: Find&Replace
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2011, 07:00:40 pm »

+1 for an apply button. I often tag 500 - 1000 video files at a time and it's a pain to have to keep going back to "find and replace". Great idea.
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MrHaugen

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Re: Find&Replace
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2011, 03:40:06 am »

You know that you get the most recently used commands with right click, right? You can set this to 8 last commands, under General options. That would mean a lot less clicks at least. It also means that you need a mouse, but who does not use that when tagging?? :)
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Vincent Kars

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Re: Find&Replace
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2011, 04:39:03 am »

You know that you get the most recently used commands with right click, right?

Thanks, saves a couple of clicks.

BTW: the option is in Tree&View > Advanced
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MrHaugen

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Re: Find&Replace
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2011, 04:57:26 am »

Under Tree & View -> Advanced. Correctomondo!
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fitbrit

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Re: Find&Replace
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2011, 07:53:51 am »

You know that you get the most recently used commands with right click, right? You can set this to 8 last commands, under General options. That would mean a lot less clicks at least. It also means that you need a mouse, but who does not use that when tagging?? :)
Thanks, yes I was aware of that. I use it a lot, and wish that there were more than just 8 slots. However, it's still tiresome for find and replace when there's a lot of finding and replacing to do!
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