Siren Renamer Changelog

What's new in Siren Renamer 3.14

Dec 28, 2013
  • New features:
  • File type "auto detection" for wrong or unknown file extensions:
  • New column : "Detected Type" (not displayed by default)
  • New variable "Detected Type" : %yd
  • New options in Preferences/General
  • Monitor changes in current directory
  • It even takes in charge the modifications done by Siren. The directory tree is not monitored
  • Support of some new file types:
  • fon : font file (Windows only)
  • snd : sound file
  • Minor modifications:
  • "Insert into expression" option added in the right-click menu of completion windows
  • Better first placement of the completion windows
  • The toolbar buttons and menu options associated to completion windows are now "checkable"
  • Bugs correction:
  • All platforms:
  • Display of the image after modification of Display/Image preferences
  • GNU/Linux:
  • Position of the file list column header right-click menu
  • Horizontal bar under main menu
  • At first start, the "First contact" window is not active
  • Windows:
  • Stricter management of the ':' character in new filenames
  • In the directory tree the "backspace" key generates a two levels jump back

New in Siren Renamer 3.14 Beta 2 Build 1027 (Dec 17, 2013)

  • New in 3.14 :
  • File type "auto detection" for wrong or unknown file extensions
  • New column : "Detected Type" (not displayed by default)
  • New variable "Detected Type" : %yd
  • New options in Preferences/General
  • Monitor changes of current directory
  • It even takes in charge the modifications done by Siren
  • The directory tree is not monitored
  • Support of some new file types :
  • fon : font file (MSW only)
  • snd : sound file
  • Minor modifications
  • "Insert variable" option added in the right click menu of completion windows
  • Better first placement of the completion windows
  • Completion window toolbar buttons and menu options are now "checkable" elements
  • Minor in 3.14 :
  • -MSW : stricter management of the ':' character in new filename
  • -Correct redisplay of the image after modification of Display/Image preferences
  • -MSW : in the dir tree, backspace jumps up two levels
  • -GTK : a right click on a column header shows the menu slightly lower than the mouse pointer
  • -GTK : Horizontal bar under main menu
  • -GTK : At first start, "First Contact" doesn't have the focus

New in Siren Renamer 3.14 Beta 1 Build 1024 (Dec 10, 2013)

  • File type "auto detection" for wrong or unknown file extensions
  • New column : "Detected Type" (not displayed by default)
  • New variable "Detected Type" : %yd
  • New options in Preferences/General
  • Monitor changes in current directory:
  • It even takes in charge the modifications done by Siren
  • The directory tree is not monitored
  • Support of some new file types :
  • fon : font file (MSW only)
  • snd : sound file
  • Minor modifications:
  • "Insert variable" option added in the right click menu of completion windows
  • Better first placement of the completion windows
  • Completion window toolbar buttons and menu options are now "checkable" elements
  • Minor bugs solved:
  • MSW : stricter management of the ':' character in new filename
  • Correct redisplay of the image after modification of Display/Image preferences
  • MSW : in the dir tree, backspace jumps up two levels
  • GTK : a right click on a column header shows the menu slightly lower than the mouse pointer
  • GTK : Horizontal bar under main menu
  • GTK : At first start, "First Contact" doesn't have the focus

New in Siren Renamer 3.13 (Aug 1, 2013)

  • Computation of MP3 duration has been fixed.
  • New audio and video duration variables.
  • Use of the wxWidgets 2.9.5 library.

New in Siren Renamer 3.12 (Apr 18, 2013)

  • Bugs correction:
  • File copies can remain after a failed rename operation
  • Crash during the "expression testbed" window opening if the "immediate recomputation" preference is set
  • Other modifications:
  • New option in the "View" menu to specify the visualisation window placement
  • Change in : Preferences/New name computation/Characters/Replace characters
  • If "From" is longer than "To" the last character of "To" is used

New in Siren Renamer 3.11 (Mar 4, 2013)

  • This version fixes bugs and brings a few minor modifications.