Is there a way to turn it off so that when you're renaming a file, it doesn't highlight the extension?
4 Answers
Use something else than Nautilus' List View mode. It works fine in the Compact View and Icon View modes. Apparently it's a regression: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=627110
Update:
This is now fixed in the development version of Ubuntu 11.10 (Nautilus 3.0.1.1).
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2How annoying. Do you suppose there's a chance of Ubuntu pulling the available patch into maverick-updates?– Oli ♦Nov 9, 2010 at 14:31
When I right click a file and select Rename, or press F2, the extension isn't highlighted.
To answer your question: you don't have to do anything.
You should try pressing F2 twice and extension will highlight.
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This didn't work but changing to icon view worked!!! Thanks for the tip– David ROct 13, 2010 at 10:56
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Yep, it only works on icon view. I really do not understand why in list mode it highlights the name plus the extension. It makes no sense. Jan 23, 2011 at 21:53
to get only name without extension:
${var%.ext}
where ".ext" is extension
following a test script. to effect changes alter the commented line
for name in `find ./path -iname "*pattern*.ext" `; do
new_name=${name%.ext}newextension
if [ "$new_name" != "$name" ]; then
echo “$name => $new_name”
# mv “$name” “$new_name”
fi
done
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2find does not belong in a for-loop. Use a "while read"-loop. See mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls#for_i_in_.24.28ls_.2A.mp3.29– geirhaJan 23, 2011 at 21:56