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Change the Finder's default name for duplicated files
Authored by: luomat on Sep 04, '07 08:07:15AM

> I hate the fact that everything comes with extensions now. "File"
> and "File copy" or "Folder" and "Folder alias" worked quite well in
> the old days. It's the presence of the extensions that make
> everything look awkward.

Yeah and those kids with their dang rock & roll music are ruining the world.

> Not that this comment had anything to do with the hint.

Yathink?

Your screed against file extensions has absolutely nothing to do with this hint. The presence or absense of extensions wouldn't change this a bit.

But at least you got to vent your feelings in a public forum, right?

Back to the original hint:

THANK YOU for this. It has been a longstanding annoyance of mine as well.



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Change the Finder's default name for duplicated files
Authored by: pascalpp on Sep 04, '07 08:17:26AM

I'm not questioning the utility of the hint, but in fact, file extensions have everything to do with this. Were it not for the file extension, it would be much easier to rename copied files, while still retaining the ability to keep files and copies of files sorted together alphabetically in a list.

And by the way, I don't think the first commenter's point could be described as anything close to a 'screed'. chill out.



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Change the Finder's default name for duplicated files
Authored by: beepotato on Sep 04, '07 01:52:28PM

Well, filename extensions DO have to do with this hint, since the author of the hint cites them as part of the reason why it is "a bit more of a pain" to rename file duplicates.

Which I actually do not completely agree with: since deleting the extension while renaming in the Finder does not actually remove the extension from the name but merely hides it, just delete it at the same time you delete the "copy" at the end of the name.
Except of course if you checked the option to always show extensions in the Finder… but then you would have to be really in love with those stupid extensions in order to do that. ;-P



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Change the Finder's default name for duplicated files
Authored by: Fairly on Sep 05, '07 02:02:02PM

This is not always true; however the original poster was 99% spot on and the other commenter here was abusive.



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